Cloud Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology•St. Louis, MO

53d•$125,800 - $170,200•Onsite

About The Position

Transform technology into opportunity as a Cloud Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you'll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI level Cloud Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
8+ years IT experience
Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA
Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services
Strong Troubleshooting skills
Experience in automating tasks using scripted languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Perl
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology
Familiarity with DevOps development processes and Continuous Integration tools: GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus
Extensive Typescript or Javascript background
Angular frontend framework; UI/UX design
Microservice-based backend architecture; integrating with COTS/FOSS software REST APIs
Supporting a full-stack application in a PaaS environment
CI/CD pipeline implementation, ideally with GitLab
Creating and deploying containerized applications, ideally with Docker
Designing/implementing container orchestration with Kubernetes
US Citizenship Required

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of cloud APIs and interaction with the AWS/CLI
Experience working with one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, Ruby, or Java)
Experience with Go programming language
Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Markdown, and portal development
Database experience with a Postgres backend
Strong communication skills
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Responsibilities

Work with A&A Team to maintain security requirements for operation of systems
Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc)
Produce detailed documentation
Maintain System in AWS environment using EC2, S3, Load Balancer, and RDS
Automate and optimize service deployments
Delivering a full-stack web application to production; identifying and resolving operational issues in same
Actively participating in technical requirements-gathering process (i.e. meetings with customers)
Executing design and implementation of application features, independently / unassisted, with minimal oversight
Refactoring legacy application code for improved reliability and maintainability
Mentoring junior developers
Writing and reading unit tests; understanding code-quality analysis concepts
Writing and debugging Javascript, Typescript, or closely-related language
Developing applications backed by a relational database; understanding RDB design concepts

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Competitive pay and paid time off
Medical plan options
Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
Vision plan
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
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