SAIC
Cloud Engineer
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, USA · Full-time
No sponsorship$80k-$120kDetected 26 days ago
BashPowerShellAWSAzureCloud PlatformsLinuxCybersecurityLogisticsSystems EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Conduct strategic analysis and provide actionable recommendations to maximize performance while minimizing costs.
- Assist with configuration management, hardening system security controls, and leveraging Active Directory forests, Group Policies, and STIGs to enforce compliance standards.
- Operate as a trusted technical advisor, consulting senior leadership while showcasing your expertise on scalable cloud solutions in high-stakes, mission-critical environments.
Responsibilities
- Plan, design, and implement next-generation commercial cloud architectures with a focus on security, scalability, resiliency, and operational excellence.
- Lead the migration, re-platforming, and integration of applications into cloud environments, focusing on modernization, automation, and process improvement.
- Apply your expertise in tools such as AWS, Azure, Linux, scripting languages like PowerShell/bash, and ITSM tools to create efficiencies that enable mission success.
- This role offers flexibility with Monday-Friday daytime hours while also offering opportunities to support response efforts during emergencies or planned after-hours events.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree (BS/BA) and 2+ years of experience in cloud engineering, IT systems, or related fields.
Nice to have
- AWS Cloud Engineer Certification and experience operating AWS environments.
- IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+, CECCNA-Security, CySA+ **, GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP).
- Computing Environment Certification for Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Oracle, etc.).
- Azure certifications preferred.
- Expertise in AWS GovCloud services and IL5/IL6 environments.
- Hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and proficiency in command-line administration.
- PowerShell/Bash experience for scripting and automation.
- Knowledge of IT Service Management (ITSM) tool suites and familiarity with Active Directory forests, enclave domain systems, and security measures like STIGs.
Compensation
- $80,001 - $120,000.
- The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. <![CDATA[SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets.
- SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government.
- Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion.
Benefits
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