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# AWS Technical Lead

- **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology
- **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $178,500.0 - $241,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Cloud Services, Cloud Platform System, Gitlab, Information Technology, Terraform, Devsecops, Jenkins
- **Published:** July 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3307885912&tx=HT7266TYT&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

AWS Architecture,Cloud Solutions,Project Management, 10 + years of related experience, * U.S. Citizen/Green Card Holder eligible for Public Trust clearance.

 * 10+ years of IT/digital transformation experience.
 * 5+ years of deep hands-on AWS (preferred), Azure, or GCP cloud architectures and implementations.
 * Strong communication and collaboration ability
 * Expertise leading multi-tenant cloud systems (e.g., landing zones, multi-account systems).
 * Team management, leading and developing team members.
 * Focus on proactively identifying and driving improvement in cloud infrastructure
 * Experience developing and managing high-availability, secure, and automated solutions aligned with best practices.

Preferred Qualifications :

 * Experience with DevOps/DevSecOps methodologies and tools (e.g., Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab).
 * Professional Cloud Certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
 * Proven experience bridging on-premise systems with cloud environments.

## Description

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a AWS Technical Lead to join our innovative cloud infrastructure team. In this role, you will collaborate directly with our federal client to modernize and expand their cloud capabilities, enabling their mission-critical operations through cutting-edge cloud solutions. We manage multi-cloud environments, and as a key technical leader, you will shape architectures, synthesize cross-agency requirements, and drive successful implementation.

What You'll Do:

 * Operational Leadership:
 * Own the current state of AWS systems and work with the team to identify gaps and areas for improvements
 * In partnership with the operations lead, work to improve operational excellence across the USPTO AWS environment.
 * Participate as final escalation point with Program Manager to ensure that response SLA's are met
 * Solution Development:
 * Collaborate with client stakeholders and customers to define technical requirements and objectives.
 * Bring USPTO systems to the next level, helping adopt AI practices, lead the design of system improvements and help oversee client deliverables.
 * Team Enablement & Mentorship:
 * Lead a team of DevOps Engineers, ensuring innovative and secure cloud strategies.
 * Build a culture of continuous improvements, proactively identify areas of improvement from customer requests, and maintain and prioritize a backlog of improvements.
 * Stakeholder Engagement:
 * Partner with senior leadership, enterprise architecture teams, and agency personnel to build cloud adoption strategies.


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