Sr. Cloud Engineer; AWS at GDIT Silver , MD

Sr. Cloud Engineer (AWS) - GDIT - Silver Spring, MD.

Location: USA MD Home Office (MDHOME)
Job Req: RQ211432 Job Family: Software Engineering Clearance Level: None Public Trust

Required:

NACLC (T3)

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 Cloud Engineer, you will work closely with other innovative and savvy people to engineer custom solutions in the Cloud, collaborate regularly with product owners to deploy custom line-of-business, scientific, and high performance computing (HPC) applications, and help streamline our users' operations and processes while further adopting Dev Ops best practices.

Candidates with a focus on innovation and automation are a plus. This role is remote, but proximity to Rockville, MD is preferred for possible meetings.

• 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, often requiring refactoring application architecture and breaking down monolithic applications into micro‑service or serverless workloads.
• Train product teams in AWS cloud technologies and frameworks to set up environments, build and deploy applications, and automate operational needs.
• Work with other Cloud Solutions Engineers 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 daily stand‑up meetings to report accomplishments, plans for the day, and any roadblocks.
• Act as an AWS Cloud Subject Matter Expert (SME) on cross‑functional teams to help further the organization’s mission.
• Occasionally present to team, software developer colleagues, and researchers on Dev Ops best practices, new and interesting cloud technologies, and solutions to challenging technical issues during Tech Talks webinars.

• Technical training, certifications, and/or degree with 8+ years of related experience.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS (e.g., ECS, EC2, S3, Parallel Cluster, Systems Manager, Lambda).
• Working knowledge of infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) frameworks such as Terraform or Cloud Formation, including writing templates and modules from scratch, and experience with configuration management frameworks.
• Knowledge of containerization and hands‑on experience in containerizing software applications; experience with container orchestration and deployment platforms such as AWS ECS and AWS EKS.
• Experience implementing and managing CI/CD workflows using Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Experience analyzing solution components, understanding systems integration challenges, and identifying technology gaps in current components to reach future performance targets and functionality requirements in cloud infrastructure.
• Experience 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.

• Experience designing and implementing technologies using micro‑service architecture in a Federal Scientific Health Research environment.
• Experience refactoring applications into cloud‑native applications.
• Experience consulting scientists, researchers, and developers on designing, migrating, and optimizing their solutions on AWS services.
• Within commuting distance to the Rockville, MD area is strongly preferred.

The likely salary range for this position is $123,250 - $166,750.

Telecommuting Options: Remote •
Travel Required: None •
Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40 hours

Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, and paid time off. We offer short‑term and long‑term disability, life, accidental death, and business travel insurance. GDIT is a global technology and professional services company delivering consulting and mission services to U.S. government agencies.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans.