Cloud Engineer Principal

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

• $128K — $173K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering and operations
  • Proficient in cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI)
  • Strong skills in Linux and Windows Server
  • Ability to communicate effectively and present to various audiences
  • Self-starter with problem-solving abilities and team-oriented mindset

Responsibilities

  • Design, architect, deploy, and maintain cloud solutions
  • Ensure system integrity and security
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation
  • Develop and support automation frameworks
  • Program in languages such as Bash, PowerShell, and Python
  • Monitor and optimize cloud system performance
  • Collaborate with teams and external customers to strategize and implement solutions

Benefits

  • Flexible work schedules and full work week flex options
  • Comprehensive health and dental insurance plans
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Generous paid time off including vacation and holidays
  • Paid Family Leave program up to 160 hours per year
  • Life and disability insurance options
Full Job Description

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Cloud Computing, Cloud Solutions, Linux

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Own the opportunity as a Cloud Engineer Principal and help ensure the mission is never interrupted. At GDIT, we deliver clarity with our cloud solutions and provide meaningful work. Your work will be an important part of transforming our clients for the modern age and helping them face any obstacle.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Engineer Principal you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Cloud Engineer Principal joining our dynamic team to work in a fast-paced environment with engineering, migration, and operations. We’re looking for a self-starter, to work both as part of the team and on individual assignments, in an environment of customer mission delivery, integrity, and communications.

We’re looking to fill this role with someone who currently has the cloud experience, certifications, and skills to execute in large environments, is flexible and enjoys tackling challenges, and desires to join a large team that is building and sustaining a large multi-tenant cloud platform/enterprise and migrating/expanding/automating the enterprise. If this sounds like you and you love to learn and grow with a team while delivering program milestones, then we’d love to hear from you!

HOW A CLOUD ENGINEER PRINCIPAL WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

  • Designs, architects, deploys and maintains cloud solutions
  • Maintains the integrity and security of systems
  • Maintains all documentation
  • Supports and develops automation
  • Develop in languages such as Bash, PowerShell, Python
  • Maintains/enhances knowledge of related (AWS / Azure / GCP / OCI) cloud services
  • Monitors and tunes the cloud systems to achieve optimum performance levels
  • Work across teams and external customer groups to develop strategy, design solutions, and advise implementation teams during infrastructure buildouts
  • Deal with escalations. Make assessments, recommendations or provide solutions to resolve issues
  • Write and maintain standard operating procedures and work instructions, knowledge articles, etc.


WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree, 5-8+ years of experience with cloud engineering and operations

Experience: Experience with Cloud Computing - AWS / Azure / GCP / OCI

Technical Skills: Linux, Windows Server

Skills and Abilities: Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience delivering presentations to diverse audiences at various levels of an organization

Security Clearance Level: Must be able to pass a background check to obtain a position of Public Trust

Location: Remote

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. 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:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, 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 ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 


Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

 

 

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