SAIC
Cloud Engineer
Reston, Virginia, USA · Full-time
No sponsorshipDetected 27 days ago
TypeScriptGitAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformAnsibleCI/CDJenkinsLinuxDevOpsCybersecurityDetection EngineeringAgileSystems EngineeringZero TrustProblem SolvingCISSP
About the role
- Ensure architectural alignment with enterprise goals and security policies.
- Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning and configuration through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible).
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and deploy cloud-based solutions in support of customer-specific applications.
- Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot performance, cost, and security concerns in cloud assets.
- Design solutions with a focus on security (zero-trust, encryption, IAM) and compliance with customer and industry standards (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST, DoD requirements).
- Manage identity and access management (IAM) controls, role-based policies, and threat detection tools.
- Perform vulnerability and patch management for cloud resources.
- Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of cloud-native application architectures.
- Manage containerized workloads using tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, or OpenShift.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
- 9+ years relevant cloud engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform cloud services and tools.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and methods (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
- Experience with networking principles, monitoring/configuration management, and cloud security policies and tools.
- Strong expertise in Linux and/or Windows system administration in conjunction with cloud platforms.
- Knowledge and implementation of CI/CD best practices using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
- Knowledge of Agile software development and tools such as JIRA.
- Experience in cloud-cost governance and optimization strategies (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management).
- Hands-on experience with container orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker/OCI, Rancher EKS, AKS).
Skills
- Provide ongoing system documentation, knowledge transfer, and training to ensure smooth cloud adoption.
Company info
- Deliver technical advice and best practices to customers to ensure mission success in cloud modernization efforts.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizenship
This listing is sourced directly from SAIC's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.