Cloud Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology
Herndon, VA, United States
1 day ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$182,750.0 - $247,250.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon Web Services Amazon S3 Microsoft Azure Bash Shell Cloud Computing Cloud Engineering Cyber Security Computer Programming Computer Networks Continuous Integration Domain Name System (DNS)
+33 more
Perl (Programming Language) Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Monitoring of Systems Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language) Network Security Windows PowerShell Role-Based Access Control Azure Active Directory Ansible Prometheus TCP/IP Circleci Data Logging Scripting Load Balancing Fluentd Grafana Cloudformation Containerization Gitlab-ci Kubernetes Deployment Automation Azure AKS Functional Programming Cloudwatch Api Gateway Terraform Serverless Computing Docker Elk Stack Jenkins Programming Languages

Job description

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Cloud Engineer and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you., As a Cloud Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our cyber security customer. You will play a crucial role in securing our nation’s secured infrastructure by working closely with the customer to have a great impact on the mission.

Requirements

Cloud Computing,Collaboration,Containerization,Programming Languages

Certifications:

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) - Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) Microsoft - Microsoft, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Experience:

5 + years of related experience, + Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience

  • Experience: 5+ years of Cloud Engineering experience

  • Technical skills and abilities :

  • Cloud Platforms:

  • AWS Experience with services like WC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation, IAM, Cognito, Etc.

  • Azure experience is a plus, including Azure VM’s, Blob Storage, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Active Directory, Etc.

  • Kubernetes:

  • Experience with Kubernetes (CKAD or CKA certification is a plus)

  • Understanding of Kubernetes architecture, components, and ecosystem (e.g., Helm, kube-state metrics)

  • Experience with Kubernetes deployment strategies (e.g., rolling updates, blue -green deployments)

  • Programming Skills

  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, and Type script

  • Experience with scripting languages like Bash, PowerShell, or Perl

  • Containerization:

  • Experience with Docker, including creating Docker files, managing images, and orchestrating containers

  • Networking and Security:

  • Understanding of networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing)

  • Experience with security best practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, FIPS)

  • Familiarity with AWS-native encryption (KMS)

  • Familiarity with security tools like AWS IAM, Azure Active Directory, or Kubernetes RBAC

  • Monitoring and Logging:

  • Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch

  • Familiarity with logging tools like ELK Stack, Fluentd, or cloud Logging

  • CI/CD and Automation:

  • Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI

  • Familiarity with automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation

  • Other:

  • Technical liaison and integration support with In-Q-Tel and external vendors

  • Familiarity with the customer’s Assessment & Authorization (A&A) process

  • Security clearance level: TS/SCI w/Polygraph

Benefits & conditions

The likely salary range for this position is $182,750 - $247,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About the company

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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