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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Engineer Principal - **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology - **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $131,750.0 - $178,250.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Cloud Platform System, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - **Published:** August 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/083E3B07D6534DC58DC3DC07DCB823DA/job/ ## About the Role Cloud Computing,Linux,Microsoft Windows Server Experience: 5 + years of related experience, Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree, 5+ years of experience with cloud engineering and operations Experience: Experience with Cloud Computing - AWS / Azure / GCP / OCI Technical Skills: Linux, Windows Server Skills and Abilities: Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience delivering presentations to diverse audiences at various levels of an organization Security Clearance Level: Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret or higher clearance ## Description Own the opportunity as a Cloud Engineer Principal and help ensure the mission is never interrupted. At GDIT, we deliver clarity with our cloud solutions and provide meaningful work. Your work will be an important part of transforming our clients for the modern age and helping them face any obstacle. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Engineer Principal you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Cloud Engineer Principal joining our dynamic team to work in a fast-paced environment with engineering, migration, and operations. We're looking for a self-starter, to work both as part of the team and on individual assignments, in an environment of customer mission delivery, integrity, and communications. We're looking to fill this role with someone who currently has the cloud experience, certifications, and skills to execute in large environments, is flexible and enjoys tackling challenges, and desires to join a large team that is building and sustaining a large multi-tenant cloud platform/enterprise and migrating/expanding/automating the enterprise. If this sounds like you and you love to learn and grow with a team while delivering program milestones, then we'd love to hear from you! 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