Join our team as a Cloud Engineer and play a key role in building secure, scalable, mission-critical solutions for DoD and Air Force Special Operations. Work with cross-functional teams to build scalable, resilient, and secure solutions-primarily in AWS-while modernizing legacy systems and improving enterprise operations.

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud-hosted applications and services
• Architect elastic, highly available, and fault-tolerant cloud solutions
• Automate deployments and infrastructure using CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
• Migrate on-premises systems to cloud environments using established patterns and tools
• Integrate identity, authentication, authorization, and directory services
• Apply and enforce cybersecurity best practices (zero trust, RBAC, RMF, STIGs, DevSecOps)
• Support day-to-day cloud operations, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement
• Develop and maintain documentation and training materials, brief leadership on risks, status, and enhancements
• Lead cloud development efforts, including hands-on coding, testing, and deployment
• This role requires strong AWS/cloud expertise (Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, Docker, CloudFormation, Ansible), CI/CD experience (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions), Linux/Windows proficiency, scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python), and a solid background in identity and directory services (AD, IAM, Keycloak, PKI).

• Experience supporting DoD and Air Force Special Operations missions; familiarity with DoDAF viewpoints
• Proven experience developing, integrating, and sustaining applications in cloud environments (AWS preferred; Azure or GCP acceptable)
• Proficiency with core cloud services and tools (Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, Docker, AWS CLI, CloudFormation, Ansible)
• Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
• Expertise in identity and access management and federation (Active Directory, IAM, Keycloak, Red Hat SSO, PKI/certificates)
• Strong knowledge of Linux (RHEL) and Windows operating systems and scripting/programming (e.g., Bash, Python)
• Ability to troubleshoot cloud applications across development, test, and production environments
• Experience with configuration management, version control, and code repositories (GitLab, GitHub)
• Demonstrated ability to implement secure cloud configurations aligned with RMF, STIGs, SCAP, and DevSecOps principles
• Strong documentation skills, including system diagrams, baseline configurations, deployment artifacts, and user guides.

Education, Certification and Experience Requirements

• BS in a related technical field or equivalent experience plus required years of experience
• 5+ years of combined DoW and/or Commercial industry IT experience
• Two (2) of the five (5) years’ experience must be implementing/sustaining enterprise-level solutions in a production cloud environment
• Current DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification (Sec+ CE or equivalent) Required
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Required
• Linux+ Desired

Security Requirements

• Must have a SECRET clearance as required, Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

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

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career in intelligence at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for securing the mission.

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armajobs, The likely salary range for this position is $106,250 - $143,750. 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.

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