Cloud Engineer SME - TS/SCI with Polygraph

GD Information Technology•Herndon, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

GDIT is seeking a skilled and experienced Cloud Engineer Subject Matter Expert with expertise in DevOps Automation (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation), Cloud Administration, and Cloud AI Services. As a Cloud Engineer SME, you will be a part of a team leading the design, implementation, and automation of a secure cloud infrastructure. Focusing on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cybersecurity best practices, you will guide customers in securing complex, multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP) while bridging technical execution with executive-level strategic decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or t he equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience
Minimum 15 years of relevant experience
Deep practical experience in Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and/or Google Cloud).
Strong experience in creating, deploying, and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates).
Practical experience integrating security into cloud infrastructure (IAM, networking, logging, monitoring).
Proven ability to communicate technical, security, and project risks to senior leadership.
TS/SCI with Polygraph
US Citizenship Required

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Government cybersecurity requirements, frameworks (e.g., NIST, RMF, FedRAMP), and operational policies.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture, DevSecOps practices, and multi-cloud orchestration.
Experience supporting Intelligence Community (IC) programs.

Responsibilities

Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for program-related cloud security solutions and projects (and other areas as assigned).
Work with IaC Development & Security, creating, maintaining, and securing Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.) to build secure-by-default cloud environments.
Serve as a technical advisor for cloud security, providing guidance in architecture, compliance, and risk mitigation.
Work to integrate robust cybersecurity operations, automated guardrails, and compliance checks (NIST 800-53, Zero Trust) into CI/CD pipelines.
Work in a Multi-Cloud Environment, overseeing security postures across hybrid and multi-cloud platforms.
Synthesize complex technical data into concise briefings, reports, and strategic recommendations for executive decision-making.

Benefits

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you build your skills and own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and 10 company-paid holidays
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.