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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Engineer - **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology - **Location:** Liberty, NC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $116,813.0 - $149,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Foundry, Information Systems, Databases, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, File Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), VMware ESX Servers, Ganglia (Software), Monitoring of Systems, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Nagios, Network Time Protocols, OAuth, OpenStack, Oracle (Applications), Platform as a Service (PAAS), Performance Tuning, RabbitMQ, Release Management, Ansible, Prometheus, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Spinnaker, VMware VSphere, Workflow Management Systems, Datadog, Transport Layer Security, Google Cloud, Load Balancing, Git, Concourse, Heroku, Kubernetes, Cacti, Hardware Infrastructure, Graphite, Teamcity, Elastic Beanstalk, Splunk, New Relic (SaaS), Appdynamics, Atlassian Bamboo, Jenkins - **Published:** September 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/9E7D3F499AB24E99990D005A522FB2D3/job/ ## About the Role Amazon Web Services (AWS),Cloud Computing,Cloud DevOps,Kubernetes Experience: 5 + years of related experience, * 5 years of IT and/or software experience. * DOD 8570 IAT Level II required (Level III preferred) * Experience with Kubernetes * Participated in or led agile development teams * In depth understanding of Dev Ops methodologies * Worked with Concourse, Spinnaker, Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity or other Continuous Integration tools * Experience in VMware vSphere / ESXi / NSX-T * Experience with networking and related technologies (e.g. load balancing / DNS / SSL / firewalls / NAT / SDN) * Experienced in using Git * Experience in release management * Competent to work at a high technical level on all phases of systems engineering activities * Excellent communication and briefing skills; shows tact; effective listening skills and follow through * Detail oriented and organized; able to understand information systems and ensure accuracy of work * Provides technical guidance and leadership to engineers with less experience * Working knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems, including file systems, directory structures, permissions, and core system configurations. * Familiarity with Ansible and Packer for automating the creation, configuration, hardening, and maintenance of standardized machine images. * Understanding of CI/CD principles and pipelines used to automate image building, testing, validation, and deployment. * Familiarity with Defense Information Systems Agency Security Technical Implementation Guides (DISA STIGs), including applying security requirements across Linux and Windows operating systems. Desired Skills: * Experience in Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and OpenStack * Experience with Kubernetes, Chef, Ansible, BOSH, or related automation / orchestration tools * Experience with a platform as a service product such as Cloud Foundry, Heroku, Elastic Beanstalk, or similar * Experience working with DNS, NTP, SAML, OAuth 2, Active Directory * Understanding of systems monitoring, alerting and analytics (Prometheus, New Relic, AppDynamics, Cacti, Graphite, ELK, Nagios, Ganglia, Splunk, Log Insight, Realize Operations, Datadog, etc.) * Background in Windows deployment, automation, and related technologies * Experience with database (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MSSQL) and messaging middleware technologies (e.g. RabbitMQ) * Solid worth ethic and the ability to work in a mission critical environment ## Description At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a DevOps Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Dev Ops Engineer joining our team to support USSOCOM at Fort Liberty, NC., As a Cloud Engineer; you will be responsible for distributed and managed services, automating the installation, configuration, and maintenance of platform services. You will manage system tuning for reliability and efficiency and guide and manage software releases for new features and support users through consolidation. Occasionally performs the administrative operation of server hardware and software. Ensures system security and executes practices and procedures. Troubleshoots system related problems. Remains current in operating systems/software analysis and technological developments and applications. Recommends future direction or projects to management. 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