Cloud Engineer Sr. Principal - TS​/SCI Polygraph

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other

Required:

None

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

• Skills: Cloud Engineering, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), System Administration
• Certifications: None
• Experience: 10+ years of related experience
• US Citizenship
  
  Required:
  
  Yes

Job Description:

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Cloud Engineer Sr Principal and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

Meaningful work and personal impact. As a Cloud Engineer Sr Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our intelligence customer in Chantilly, VA. You will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure that supports scalable, secure, and high‑performing applications.

• Architect, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure platforms
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize cloud environments for cost and efficiency
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver cloud‑native solutions

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Cloud Engineer Sr Principal must have:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline
• Experience: 10+ years of related experience in cloud engineering, Dev Ops, or infrastructure roles
• Technical skills: Experience managing AWS and Azure hybrid/multi-cloud environments; experience with RHEL system administration; strong proficiency with IaC tools; solid understanding of networking concepts; experience with containerization, orchestration, and serverless technologies; strong knowledge of cloud security principles and best practices; familiarity with monitoring and logging tools
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI w/ Poly (or eligibility)
• US citizenship required
• Role requirements: DoD 8570 IAT II Certification

GDIT is your place. At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support:
  An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards:
  Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community:
  Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Own your opportunity. Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

The likely salary range for this position is $164,382 - $201,250. 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: Onsite

Work Location: USA VA Chantilly

Additional Work Locations:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental and vision plans, and a 401(k) plan with company match. We offer flexible work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. Other offerings such as short and long-term disability, 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 reflect what our employees value most. We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company delivering consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation.

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