AWS Cloud Engineer (TS/SCI With Poly Required)

$170,000 - $230,000/Yr

General Dynamics - McLean, VA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - McLean, VA

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

As an AWS Cloud Engineer at GDIT, you will be responsible for building, deploying, managing, and administering cloud infrastructure to deliver complex software products in a production environment. This role requires a hands-on approach to cloud engineering, focusing on developing and deploying repeatable processes and tools that facilitate software delivery. You will work in an agile environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the end-user experience is prioritized while driving continuous improvement and innovation in cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build, administer, and secure cloud environments, including hybrid environments, in a repeatable and reliable manner.
• Design, develop, test, debug, and deploy new cloud tooling and infrastructure that extend or replace existing capabilities.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team of software engineers, data scientists, analysts, project managers, and other engineering groups.
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancements to systems and platforms.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Write and update technical documentation such as system documentation, training materials, processes, and procedures.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to sustain and advance the organization's capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
• 10+ years of related experience.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience configuring cloud VPCs, subnets, route tables, and gateways.
• Demonstrated experience scaling applications written in Java, Python, or other programming languages with Cloud Native technologies.
• Experience deploying code in AWS utilizing solutions such as Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
• Experience working with cloud native technologies, Infrastructure as Code (IAC), and/or Serverless cloud technologies.
• Experience securing cloud environments per NIST 800-53 security controls.
• Demonstrated experience achieving customer accreditation of cloud solutions for highly sensitive systems.

Nice-to-haves

• AWS Certification: Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud technologies used with ETL and big data pipelines such as Glue, EMR, HIVE, Spark, S3, SQS, and SNS.
• Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes or EKS.
• Demonstrated experience using the AWS CDK.

Benefits

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Paid vacation and holidays