Cloud DevOps Engineer
About The Position
GDIT is hiring a Cloud DevOps Engineer to support the Department of War (DoW) Chief Information Officer for Special Access Programs (DoW SAP CIO). The role supports government, defense, and intelligence missions by provisioning and maintaining cloud services; designing and supporting cloud infrastructure; developing Infrastructure as Code and automated deployments; integrating customer workloads; and maintaining secure, reliable cloud operations. The position collaborates with cloud service providers, mission owners, DISA, and cybersecurity teams, and supports compliance with organizational security standards, RMF, JSIG, and cloud governance requirements. This onsite position is based in Falls Church, Virginia. It requires 40 scheduled hours per week, U.S. citizenship, and a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. A bachelor's degree is required, though additional years of experience may substitute. The posting lists a likely salary range of $164,382–$207,000, subject to experience, location, and contractual requirements.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of related IT, DoW infrastructure, and cloud experience.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; the posting also lists Top Secret/SCI as the clearance level currently possessed and able to obtain.
- Bachelor's degree; additional years of experience may be substituted.
- Cloud infrastructure engineering and administration experience with AWS, Azure, or equivalent cloud service providers.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
- Knowledge of cloud compute, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
- Knowledge of cloud networking, VPNs, routing, load balancing, and hybrid cloud architectures.
- Knowledge of API Gateway and cloud service integration.
- Scripting and automation skills with PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
- Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and performance management tools.
- Knowledge of configuration management and ITSM/CMDB practices.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity and compliance frameworks, including RMF, JSIG, and NIST 800-53.
- Strong troubleshooting, systems integration, and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Cloud certifications are listed as required, with examples including AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, CISSP, CCSP, and Security+.
Responsibilities
- Provision, configure, and maintain cloud service provider accounts, subscriptions, and services.
- Design, deploy, and support cloud infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, and virtual desktop solutions.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code templates and automated deployment processes.
- Implement and support API Gateway, cloud-native, and shared platform services.
- Optimize cloud performance, scalability, availability, and resource utilization based on workload requirements.
- Support onboarding and integration of customer workloads into cloud environments.
- Engineer and maintain secure connectivity between cloud, customer, and DoW network environments.
- Monitor cloud infrastructure, system health, and network interfaces to ensure service continuity.
- Maintain configuration management, change control, and CMDB processes.
- Collaborate with cloud service providers, mission owners, DISA, and cybersecurity teams on cloud operations and service enhancements.
- Ensure compliance with organizational security standards, RMF, JSIG, and cloud governance requirements.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Educational assistance and eLearning.
- Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement.
- Rewards and recognition programs.
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal time, and 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
