Cloud Engineer DevOps Lead
About The Position
GDIT is hiring a Cloud Engineer DevOps Lead to support the Department of War Chief Information Officer for Special Access Programs. The role leads a team delivering cloud infrastructure engineering and operations for government, defense, and intelligence missions. Responsibilities include provisioning and maintaining cloud service provider accounts, designing and supporting cloud infrastructure and platform services, automating deployments, onboarding customer workloads, and maintaining secure connectivity across cloud and government network environments. The role also supports monitoring, configuration management, change control, security compliance, and coordination with cloud providers, mission owners, DISA, and cybersecurity teams. The position is onsite in Falls Church, Virginia, with 40 scheduled hours per week and 10–25% travel. GDIT lists an anticipated salary range of $187,179–$235,750, with actual compensation dependent on experience, location, and contractual requirements. A bachelor’s degree is required, although additional years of experience may substitute. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and possess a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
Requirements
- 15 or more years of related IT/Department of War infrastructure and cloud experience.
- Bachelor’s degree; additional years of experience may be substituted for the degree.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Cloud infrastructure engineering and administration experience with AWS, Azure, or equivalent cloud service providers.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
- Knowledge of cloud compute, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies.
- Experience with 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 using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
- Experience with 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; examples listed include 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 Department of War 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.
- Lead a team working in cloud infrastructure and operations.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plan options, including some medical plans with Health Savings Accounts.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Educational assistance and eLearning.
- Internal mobility support for employee advancement.
- Rewards and recognition programs.
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, and 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
