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# Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $110,500.0 - $149,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Systems Engineering, JIRA, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Scrum Methodology, Cloud Services, Ansible, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Web Services, Scripting, Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_gditmerge-RQ224765

## About the Role

Our work depends on Cloud Engineer joining our team! **REQUIRED SKILLS:** + Ability to design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems + Experience in scripting using software languages such as Java and Python + Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues + Regularly review existing systems and make recommendations for improvements and cost efficiencies + Develop and maintain cloud solutions in accordance with customer best practices and guidance + Demonstrated experience working with Agile Scrum based development team + Interact with clients, provide cloud support, and make recommendations based on customer needs + Experience with DevOps/Platforms: Amazon Web Services (S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, CloudFormation, etc.), Docker, Ansible + Demonstrated experience utilizing DevOps tools, such as GitHub and Jenkins, to enable continuous integration and continuous delivery + Strong understanding of web services, API,
REST **DESIRED SKILLS:** + Familiar with Assessment & Authorization process and associated artifact collection process + Background utilizing Jira for documenting and tracking software development tasks + Documented experience with open-source technology, software development, system engineering and cybersecurity + Exposure to Terraform or IaC tools **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 + **Required Certification:** AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or higher + **Location:** Herndon, VA + **Hours:** Contract core hours, 9am - 3pm; rotational on-call responsibility for team coverage + **Security Clearance:** TS/SCI with Polygraph + **US Citizenship Required** **GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:** + 401K with company match + Comprehensive health and wellness packages + Internal