AOC AppTX Cloud Engineer SME

General Dynamics Information Technology•Hampton, VA

2d•$147,292 - $199,278•Onsite

About The Position

GDIT is seeking an AOC Application Transformation (AppTX) Senior SME / Cloud Engineer to join their team supporting the Air Operations Center Weapon System (AOC WS) program. The role involves migrating and/or integrating legacy AOC WS 10.1 and third-party applications to the cloud, utilizing DevSecOps techniques and tools. The engineer will apply expertise in cloud-native and hybrid cloud architectures, deployment automation, and DevSecOps practices to enhance mission capability delivery. This position provides technical leadership and execution oversight within the AppTX engineering and integration team, reporting to the Chief Engineer and Program Manager. Responsibilities include overseeing technical integration and testing, managing team performance, driving customer reviews, providing engineering oversight for cloud migration, infrastructure, and application development in an Agile DevSecOps environment, establishing continuous delivery processes, and supporting business development activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, or a related technical field
10+ years of related experience
5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevSecOps, or systems integration, preferably in a DoW or classified environment
3+ years of direct experience with cloud migration, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent)
Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance required
TS/SCI eligibility strongly preferred
U.S. Citizenship required
Demonstrated experience in infrastructure design and engineering, with current knowledge of network and infrastructure technologies including cloud-native architectures and hybrid cloud solutions at IL5/IL6 classification levels
Demonstrated experience with Systems Engineering lifecycle processes, including configuration and change management in a DoW weapon system environment
Experience leading multiple development teams to design and build cloud-hosted software systems following the Agile methodology
Experience leading diverse engineering teams including the technical team, Government, and other contractors
Experience developing and delivering program presentations and leading development teams implementing CI/CD pipelines
Proficiency in container orchestration and management using Kubernetes, Istio, and service mesh technologies; Infrastructure as Code (IaC) design and implementation
Experience with deployment automation for older, enterprise, and legacy systems with widely variable technologies; ability to adapt deployment, hosting, and management strategies for third-party applications where source code access is limited or unavailable
Experience supporting DevSecOps security procedures including fuzz testing, vulnerability testing, penetration testing, and misuse/abuse testing; security engineering analysis for baseline releases and accreditation support
Familiarity with cloud environment scale for large DoW C2 programs; experience planning and supporting large-scale, multi-site enterprise deployments requiring high-compute, high-storage infrastructure configurations across CONUS and OCONUS locations
Familiarity with Cloud Architectures and deployment requirements for US DoW, including IL5 and IL6 cloud environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, C2S)
Experience developing cloud architecture technical solutions, authoring proposal volumes, or supporting competitive capture activities for large-scale DoW programs is highly desired

Nice To Haves

Graduate-level degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
Direct experience supporting DoW cloud modernization programs, application transformation initiatives, or C2 system-of-systems integration efforts
Experience operating in Agile/Scrum sprint environments on DoW programs; familiarity with CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance in classified environments
Experience supporting competitive proposal development, technical solution narratives, oral presentations, or business development activities for large-scale DoW programs

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain device configuration procedures in accordance with mission requirements and security policies; manage OS updates, monitor and report operational status, resolve issues, and coordinate with vendors and service providers as needed
Support cloud capability operations and integration, including integration with technologies such as Kubernetes and others, in all program-managed environments, ensuring high parity, high availability, and high reliability
Perform routine maintenance of all program-managed environments where cloud capabilities are deployed, including ensuring all security patches are applied per the Authority to Operate (ATO) conditions
Support cloud software architecture and solution development for migration of legacy and third-party DoW weapons system applications to the cloud
Lead and direct cross-functional engineering teams during proposal, design and delivery phases of products in development and production phases
Coordinate with functional departments on staffing, supplier relationships, and technical requirement definition
Assist in managing the integration and operations of core services, including Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), ArcGIS, and other services as needed for cloud platform operations
Provide technical leadership in architecture definition and trades, requirements analysis, CONOPs, algorithms, interface definition, container orchestration, hardware and software design, procurement, integration, validation and verification

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Competitive pay
Paid time off
Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
Vision plan
Ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars to 401(k) up to IRS annual limits and receive a company match
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays
Paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance