Sr. Cloud Engineer (AWS) at General Dynamics Information Technology

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Mar, 26

Salary

166750.0

Posted On

14 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Architectures, Cloud Migrations, IT Automation, IT Troubleshooting, Infrastructure-As-Code, Containerization, Micro-Service Architecture, Serverless Workloads, CI/CD, Technical Documentation, DevOps Best Practices, Cloud Technologies, High Performance Computing, Systems Integration, Configuration Management

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: NACLC (T3) Job Family: Software Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills: Cloud: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Architectures, Cloud Migrations, IT Automation, IT Troubleshooting Certifications: None Experience: 8 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: No Job Description: GDIT is seeking a Sr. Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support our National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) team in Rockville, MD. As a Senior Could Engineer, you will work closely with other innovative and savvy people to engineer custom solutions in the Cloud. You will collaborate regularly with product owners to deploy custom line-of-business, scientific, and high performance computing (HPC) applications. In this role, you will also help streamline our users operations and processes, and further the adoption of DevOps best practices. Candidates with a focus on innovation and automating best practices is a plus. This role is remote but within commuting distance to Rockville, MD is preferred for possible meetings. HOW A SENIOR CLOUD SOLUTIONS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT: Collaborate with product owners (researchers and software developers) to identify and design topologies for custom business and scientific applications on AWS as part of our custom platform Provide guidance for adhering to best practices for optimal and secure use of cloud technologies Assist development teams in migrating their products from on-prem infrastructure to AWS, which often requires refactoring application architecture and breaking down monolithic applications into micro-service architecture or serverless workloads Train product teams in AWS cloud technologies and frameworks to assist them in setting up the environment, build and deploy applications, and automate operational needs Work with other Cloud Solutions Engineers or independently to develop prototypes and enhance or expand fundamental capabilities offered on the platform, such as CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and containerized, serverless workloads, and high performance computing. Participate in a daily stand-up meeting to report your accomplishments, plans for the day, and any roadblocks you encountered. Your team will do the same, giving you an opportunity to understand and contribute to other ongoing initiatives. Act as an AWS Cloud Subject Matter Expert (SME) on cross functional teams to help further the organizations mission. Occasionally present to your team, our software developer colleagues, and researchers on DevOps best practices, new and interesting cloud technologies, and ways you approached and solved challenging technical issues during our Tech Talks webinar series. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED: Required Experience: Technical training, certifications, and/or degree and 8+ years of related experience required 3+ years of experience with AWS, to include knowledge of commonly used AWS services, such as: ECS, EC2, S3, Parallel Cluster, Systems Manager, Lambda Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks, such as Terraform or CloudFormation to include writing templates and modules from scratch and experience with configuration management frameworks Knowledge of Containerization and hands-on experience in containerizing software applications; experience working with container orchestration and deployment platforms such as AWS ECS and AWS EKS Experience with implementing and managing Ci/CD workflows using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools Experience analyzing solutions components, understanding systems integration challenges, and identifying technology gaps in current components that must be resolved to reach future performance targets and functionality requirements in cloud infrastructure Experience with presenting ideas to both technical and non-technical users Experience writing comprehensive technical documentation Must be able to obtain and maintain a NIH Public Trust clearance Preferred Skills: Experience designing and implementing technologies using micro-service technology in a Federal Scientific Health Research environment Experience refactoring applications into Cloud native applications Experience consulting scientists, researchers, and developers on how to design, migrate, and optimize their solutions on AWS services Within commuting distance to the Rockville, MD area is strongly preferred #GDITFedHealthJobs The likely salary range for this position is $123,250 - $166,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: None Telecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: USA MD Home Office (MDHOME) Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: 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. 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Responsibilities

As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will collaborate with product owners to design and implement custom solutions on AWS, assist in migrating applications from on-prem infrastructure, and train teams in AWS technologies. You will also act as a subject matter expert and present on cloud technologies and best practices.