GDIT

IT Infrastructure and Operations

CloudEngineer

$111–150k Falls Church, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Cloud Engineer at GDIT. Skills: Cloud Operations, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Infrastructure-as-code. Executes cloud operations supporting Department of Defense environments by configuring, monitoring, and maintaining Amazon Web Services infrastructures used within the Advana platform.. Builds and modifies Virtual Private Clouds, routing components, access control configurations, and network interconnections aligned with operational and security requirements.”

What You'll Achieve.

Measurable improvements in system reliability, configuration compliance, and operational efficiency across mission-critical cloud services

Industry & Context.

IT Infrastructure and Operations
Problems you'll solve

Issue resolution; System optimization

Eligibility Requirements

Top Secret/SCI clearance, US Citizenship Required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3 + years of related experience, Top Secret/SCI clearance

Nice to Have

Amazon Web Services AWS Certified: Solutions Architect Associate

What You'll Do.

Executes cloud operations supporting Department of Defense environments by configuring

and maintaining Amazon Web Services infrastructures used within the Advana platform.

Builds and modifies Virtual Private Clouds

access control configurations

and network interconnections aligned with operational and security requirements.

Monitors system performance using CloudWatch

and AWS Config to track availability metrics

configuration changes

Applies configuration hardening baselines to compute instances

and application components using approved security methods and automated enforcement tools.

Supports release and deployment processes by preparing staging environments

validating deployment prerequisites

and confirming functionality during integration and production transitions documented in Software Release Plans.

Collects operational diagnostics supporting incident response investigations

and post-incident reporting requirements.

Executes system administration tasks including patching activities

and account permission updates.

Automates system and application deployments using infrastructure-as-code tools such as AWS Systems Manager

CloudFormation templates

and scripted provisioning workflows.

Maintains operational documentation covering system changes

and equipment inventories supporting asset management functions.

Coordinates with cloud engineers

and cybersecurity personnel to support issue resolution

and operational planning.

Provides measurable improvements in system reliability

configuration compliance

and operational efficiency across mission-critical cloud services supporting Army

and Fourth Estate customers.

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinates with cloud engineers, developers, and cybersecurity personnel to support issue resolution, system optimization, and operational planning.

Full Job Description

**_Type of Requisition:_** Pipeline _**Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:**_ Top Secret/SCI _**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:**_ Top Secret/SCI ** _Public Trust/Other Required:_** None _**Job Family:**_ IT Infrastructure and Operations ** _Job Qualifications:_** **Skills:** Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Based Services, Cloud Operations, Enterprise IT **Certifications:** None **Experience:** 3 + years of related experience **US Citizenship Required:** Yes _**Job Description:**_ Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as Cloud Engineer at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government. The Advana team is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join their program**.** Advana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities. **Cloud Engineer** * Executes cloud operations supporting Department of Defense environments by configuring, monitoring, and maintaining Amazon Web Services infrastructures used within the Advana platform. * Builds and modifies Virtual Private Clouds, routing components, access control configurations, and network interconnections aligned with operational and security requirements. * Monitors system performance using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config to track availability metrics, configuration changes, and workload trends. * Applies configuration hardening baselines to compute instances, storage services, and application components using approved security methods and automated enforcement tools. * Supports release and deployment processes by preparing staging environments, validating deployment prerequisites, and confirming functionality during integration and produc

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