Cloud Computing Engineer Sr Principal
Listed on 2026-10-18
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer, AWS, Cybersecurity
SAIC is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer to serve as a senior Dev Sec Ops engineer supporting mission systems operating in DoD IL5 and higher environments. This role will lead the design, implementation, and sustainment of secure, automated software delivery pipelines and cloud infrastructure for critical national security customers, with a focus on AWS services (including App Stream 2.0) and integration with Keycloak.
The Cloud Engineer acts as a technical leader and subject matter expert, partnering with government stakeholders, solution architects, cyber, and development teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and compliant AWS solutions in development, test, and production environments.
Key Responsibilities include:
serve as the senior Dev Sec Ops /Cloud engineer for AWS-based solutions in IL5+ and classified environments. Define cloud-native architectures, deployment patterns, and CI/CD strategies aligned with customer mission, DoD Cloud Computing SRG, and RMF requirements. Provide technical guidance, design reviews, and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers. Engineer and support Amazon App Stream 2.0 environments, including image creation, fleet and stack configuration, user access models, scaling policies, and integration with enterprise identity providers, to include high availability.
Lead the design and implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines for apps (including App Stream-backed workloads), and other mission applications. Integrate automated build, test, code quality, and deployment stages supporting multiple environments (dev/test/stage/prod) across unclassified and classified enclaves. Design and maintain containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes/EKS or on-prem Kubernetes/Open Shift clusters. Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and best practices.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, and 14+ years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD or JD and four 9+ years of relevant experience.
Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain CI-Poly.
Extensive hands‑on experience in cloud engineering and/or Dev Sec Ops with significant focus on AWS (experience with Azure a plus).
Experience with identity and access management using Keycloak
Security+, CISSP, or equivalent.
AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer – Professional or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Experience with Gitlab, Sonarqube, Prisma, Jenkins, Artifactory, Open Shift, and ArgoCD
Target salary range: $140,001 - $180,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity.
Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working AA M/F/Vet/Disability
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