AWS Systems Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology
Herndon, VA, United States
10 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Compensation
$162,037.0 - $219,227.0
Working hours
Shift work

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Apache Tomcat Bash Shell Cloud Computing Cloud Engineering Software Documentation Software Quality Continuous Integration Linux Github Industry Standard Architecture
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Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL MySQL Public Key Infrastructure Red Hat Enterprise Linux Runbook Web Applications Scripting Amazon Relational Database Service Information Technology Cloud Optimization Terraform Software Version Control Jenkins

Job description

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats., We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive AWS Systems Engineer to build and maintain the foundational infrastructure that powers enterprise applications. The successful candidate will streamline the software development lifecycle by designing scalable infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and supporting efficient development workflows. You will contribute to the reliability, security, and scalability of cloud platforms with a focus on AWS-native environments and modern engineering practices.

Requirements

  • AWS Infrastructure: Strong experience operating and supporting AWS cloud environments, including implementing high-availability patterns and following architectural best practices.
  • Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on experience designing and managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform for provisioning and configuration.
  • CI/CD & Automation: Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to automate deployment of web applications (e.g., Tomcat, containerized services).
  • Development Workflows: Experience managing source control and development workflows within GitHub to ensure code quality and efficient integration.
  • Agile Methodology: Experience working within Agile development environments and collaborating with cross-functional software teams.
  • Linux/Unix Expertise: Strong background managing, hardening, and optimizing RHEL/Rocky Linux systems.
  • Scripting & Programming: Proficiency in Python or Bash for automation and tool development.
  • Security & Compliance: Experience securing platform components, including secret management, PKI/encryption, and maintaining documented artifacts for certification.
  • System Documentation: Ability to maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, and internal documentation to support developer usability.

Desired Skills & Experience

  • Database Management: Experience integrating managed database services (RDS, Postgres, MySQL) into platform architectures.
  • Cloud Optimization: Experience performing performance analysis and improving efficiency of cloud-native systems. *

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience., Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

  • may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree Certification

Benefits & conditions

The likely salary range for this position is $162,037 - $219,227. 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.

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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