Cloud Engineer

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret/SCI 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: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Automation Scripting, IT Troubleshooting Certifications: None Experience: 8 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: Transform technology into opportunity as a Cloud Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you'll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI level Cloud Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO . HOW A CLOUD ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT The Cloud Engineer will be responsible for working with highly functional development team automating service deployments; optimizing system performance; integrating with enterprise authentication services; establishing/improving system monitoring; maintaining established security protocols; provide customers technical support. The Cloud Engineer will be integrated with an agile environment participating with scrums and other meetings. Specific Duties and Responsibilities: Work with A&A Team to maintain security requirements for operation of systems Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc) Produce detailed documentation Maintain System in AWS environment using EC2, S3, Load Balancer, and RDS Automate and optimize service deployments Delivering a full-stack web application to production; identifying and resolving operational issues in same Actively participating in technical requirements-gathering process (i.e. meetings with customers) Executing design and implementation of application features, independently / unassisted, with minimal oversight Refactoring legacy application code for improved reliability and maintainability Mentoring junior developers Writing and reading unit tests; understanding code-quality analysis concepts Writing and debugging Javascript, Typescript, or closely-related language Developing applications backed by a relational database; understanding RDB design concepts WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED: Education/Experience:   Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience 8+ years IT experience Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following:  Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA Required Skills: Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services Strong Troubleshooting skills Experience in automating tasks using scripted languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Perl Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology Familiarity with DevOps development processes and Continuous Integration tools: GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus Extensive Typescript or Javascript background Angular frontend framework; UI/UX design Microservice-based backend architecture; integrating with COTS/FOSS software REST APIs Supporting a full-stack application in a PaaS environment CI/CD pipeline implementation, ideally with GitLab Creating and deploying containerized applications, ideally with Docker Designing/implementing container orchestration with Kubernetes Desired Skills: Strong understanding of cloud APIs and interaction with the AWS/CLI Experience working with one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, Ruby, or Java) Experience with Go programming language Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Markdown, and portal development Database experience with a Postgres backend Strong communication skills Desired Certifications: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner ● Location: Customer Site  ●US Citizenship Required 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. #RoverGSS The likely salary range for this position is $125,800 - $170,200. 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 T elecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA VA Springfield Additional Work Locations: USA MO St. Louis 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. To ensure our employees are able to protect their inco