Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GDIT is a global technology and professional services company delivering technology solutions and mission services to government, defense, and intelligence organizations. The Cloud Engineer Principal will design, architect, deploy, secure, and maintain cloud solutions while supporting automation, performance tuning, documentation, and infrastructure strategy across large cloud environments.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- **Education:** Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree, 5+ 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 possess or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret or higher clearance
- **US Citizenship Required
- **Location:** Remote
Benefits
- Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, for all US-based employees
- Dental plan options for all US-based employees
- A vision plan for all US-based employees
- 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
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for new employees, to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
- An additional 10 paid holidays per year
- Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees
- Short- and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel and accident insurance
- AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- An internal mobility team focused on helping employees achieve their career goals
- Comprehensive wellness packages
- Remote work arrangement
- Growth and learning opportunities
- Award-winning culture of innovation
- Military-friendly workplace
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