Cloud DevOps Engineer - TS/SCI w/ Poly

About the role

• Type of Requisition: Regular
• Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
• Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
• Public Trust/Other Required: None
• Job Family: Software Engineering

Job Qualifications

Skills

Apache Tomcat, Cloud Development, Linux, Scripting Languages, Unix Operating Systems:

• Certifications: None
• Experience: 10 + years of related experience
• US Citizenship Required: Yes

About the role

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Cloud DevOps Engineer at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

We are seeking a Cloud DevOps Engineer with proven experience supporting enterprise web applications and cloud based infrastructure. The Cloud DevOps Engineer role is responsible for providing hands on OS level support, troubleshooting, and maintenance of cloud hosted systems and enterprise applications.

Success in this role depends on strong Linux/Windows administration skills, deep cloud engineering expertise, and the ability to independently execute upgrades, monitoring, troubleshooting, and implementation activities within AWS environments. This is a hands on engineering position and a primary contributor to the day to day success of program operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Operations & Support:
• Troubleshoot and support AWS environments (EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda, VPC).
• Perform advanced OS upgrades, patching, and system health checks.
• Manage SQS queues, serverless apps, and microservices.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting:
• Operate observability stacks (CloudWatch, ELK, AppDynamics).
• Analyze logs and telemetry for performance optimization and RCA.
• Automate tasks with Python, Bash, or Shell.
• Automation & CI/CD:
• Develop automation scripts, and manage CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub).
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Security & Governance:
• Manage TLS/SSL certificates, secrets, and PKI processes.
• Support AWS KMS, IAM, and vulnerability remediation efforts.
• Maintain security accreditation and documentation.
• Containers & Cloud Operations:
• Deploy and optimize Kubernetes workloads, Docker containers, and AWS Lambda functions.
• Improve container build pipelines and troubleshoot complex runtime issues.

Required Skills & Experience (What You Bring)

• Strong Linux/Unix administration and distributed systems troubleshooting experience.
• Strong experience supporting enterprise web applications (Tomcat).
• Strong experience with AWS EC2, S3, IAM, Security Groups, SQS, Lambda, STS, Availability Zones.
• Strong experience with CloudWatch, ELK, Logstash, Elasticsearch, Icinga, AppDynamics.
• Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong scripting skills (Java, Python, Bash, Shell).
• Strong CI/CD experience with Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab.
• Strong experience with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Strong experience with TLS/SSL, PKI, OpenSSL, encryption ciphers.
• Strong experience with serverless applications and microservices.
• Strong AWS CLI proficiency.
• Experience with MySQL or similar databases.
• Preferred experience working with Solr and Zookeeper clusters.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Location: Herndon, VA
• Hours: Contract core hours, 9am - 3pm
• On Call Duty: Participation in the on call rotation schedule is required.
• Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
• US Citizenship Required

Gdit Is Your Place

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

Pay and benefits

The likely salary range for this position is $158,855 - $214,921. 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
• Telecommuting Options: Onsite
• Work Location: USA VA Herndon

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 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.