Cloud Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
About The Position
GDIT is hiring a Cloud Engineer to support a cybersecurity customer’s mission and help secure national infrastructure. The role works closely with the customer to deliver cloud engineering capabilities. It is based onsite at the customer site in Herndon, Virginia, and requires an active Top Secret SCI clearance with polygraph and U.S. citizenship. The engineer will work across cloud platforms, including AWS and Azure, and contribute to Kubernetes, containerization, networking, security, CI/CD, and automation efforts. The role requires at least eight years of cloud engineering experience and a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, and work experience. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, with no travel required. The stated likely salary range is $191,250–$258,750; actual compensation may vary based on experience, geographic location, and contractual requirements. GDIT describes benefits that include medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) options, company matching, paid time off, and other insurance and leave offerings.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of cloud engineering experience.
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, or an equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Must currently possess a Top Secret SCI clearance with polygraph and be able to obtain a Top Secret SCI clearance with polygraph.
- Experience with AWS services such as EC2, EKS, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, and IAM.
- Experience with Azure services such as Azure VMs, Blob Storage, Azure Functions, AKS, and Microsoft Entra.
- Experience configuring cloud networking and security resources, such as AWS VPCs, subnets, and PrivateLink, or commercial-cloud equivalents.
- Understanding of Kubernetes architecture, components, and ecosystem.
- Experience with Kubernetes deployment strategies such as rolling updates and blue-green deployments.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, or TypeScript.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Perl.
- Experience with Docker, including creating Dockerfiles, managing images, and orchestrating containers.
- Understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, and load balancing.
- Experience with security best practices and compliance frameworks such as NIST and FIPS.
- Familiarity with security tools such as AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra, or Kubernetes RBAC.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI.
- Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with commercial cloud AI services such as SageMaker, Bedrock, or Microsoft Foundry.
- CKAD or CKA certification.
- Understanding of Kubernetes ecosystem tools such as Helm and kube-state metrics.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the customer to support the mission of its cybersecurity operations.
- Contribute cloud engineering expertise to securing national infrastructure.
- Work with cloud platforms and services, including AWS and Azure.
- Configure cloud networking and security resources.
- Support Kubernetes architecture, deployments, and containerization.
- Apply networking and security best practices and compliance frameworks.
- Use CI/CD and automation tools.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Competitive pay.
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick, personal, holiday, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Medical plan options, including options with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life insurance and other accident and critical illness insurance offerings.
- Full flex work weeks where possible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
