Cloud Engineer III; RAS

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly experienced Cloud Engineer III to lead the design, implementation, modernization, and sustainment of secure cloud, hybrid cloud, and edge-to-cloud architectures supporting advanced Navy and DoW mission capabilities. This role focuses on cloud architectures aligned to warfighter needs, distributed maritime operations, multi-classification environments, Dev Sec Ops  enablement, and secure platform modernization across AWS Gov Cloud, Azure Government, on-premises, tactical, and on-platform compute environments.

The candidate will provide senior-level technical leadership to cross-functional engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and government stakeholders to ensure cloud solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, compliant, and aligned to mission objectives.

In this role, you’ll contribute to Naval Operational Architecture (NOA), working alongside engineers and operators to deliver resilient, forward-leaning solutions in support of national defense.

THIS IS AN ONSITE ROLE IN SAN DIEGO, CA. WITH UP TO 20% OF TRAVEL INVOLVED.

• Lead the design and implementation of secure cloud architectures that support data-driven mission capabilities, warfighter needs, distributed maritime operations, and Navy operational objectives.
• Develop hybrid edge-to-cloud architectures that integrate tactical edge nodes, on-platform compute, on-premises infrastructure, and cloud environments across operational and enterprise use cases.
• Architect solutions across multi-classification environments, while accounting for cloud-based cross-domain considerations and multi-level security requirements.
• Lead cloud deployments and modernization efforts across AWS Gov Cloud, Azure Government, on-premises, tactical, and containerized environments by aligning infrastructure, platform, networking, identity, and security requirements.
• Implement and optimize Dev Sec Ops  pipelines by integrating CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated security scanning, configuration management, and secure deployment practices.
• Ensure cloud architectures comply with DoW cloud standards, Impact Levels 4, 5, and 6+, Zero Trust principles, RMF requirements, cybersecurity controls, and mission assurance needs.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers, developers, cybersecurity personnel, operators, program leadership, and government stakeholders throughout architecture, implementation, testing, and sustainment activities.
• Support architecture reviews, technical planning, risk identification, trade studies, and stakeholder briefings by translating complex cloud design considerations into clear recommendations and executable actions.

• Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience;
  Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience;
  PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have an Active Secret clearance to start.
• Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI after start.
• Must have Active CompTIA Security + certification.
• Vast experience in cloud architecture, distributed systems, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, Dev Sec Ops , or related technical roles.
• Experience designing, deploying, integrating, or sustaining cloud solutions in AWS, Azure, AWS Gov Cloud, Azure Government, or similar cloud environments.
• Experience developing secure cloud, hybrid cloud, edge-to-cloud, containerized, or enterprise platform architectures.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation, configuration management, CI/CD pipelines, and Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Familiarity with containerization, Kubernetes, Docker, microservices architectures, and cloud-native application deployment patterns.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity, storage, compute, security, monitoring, and infrastructure operations.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams of engineers, operators, cybersecurity personnel, program managers, and government stakeholders in dynamic mission environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain architecture decisions, technical risks, dependencies, and recommendations to technical, operational, and executive audiences.

• Experience supporting Navy war fighting concepts, distributed maritime operations, mission engineering, or associated mission capabilities.
• Experience engineering, deploying, automating, and sustaining infrastructure within AWS Gov Cloud or Azure Government environments.
• Experience with DoW cloud standards,…