Cloud Engineer

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret/SCI Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Cloud Engineering, Enterprise IT, Mission Critical Certifications: None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: We are seeking a Senior level Engineer to support design, implementation, and sustainment of an IL6 and multi-domain environments for a defense program. This role directly supports Enigma capabilities, including CSfC solutions, cross-domain architectures, secure remote access, and high-side cloud environments. The Cloud Engineer will play a key role in automation initiatives, and cybersecurity compliance within mission-critical environments. The ideal candidate has experience working in Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, and enclave-specific ecosystems, understands DoW cybersecurity requirements, and can design and maintain cloud-native and hybrid architectures supporting Enigma workloads. Key Responsibilities Responsible for designing, architecting, deploying, maintaining, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of cloud environments. Supports configuration, sustainment, and modernization of CSfC-based solutions, secure remote access capabilities, and multi-domain connectivity. Handles the installation, configuration, and maintenance of cloud systems under the guidance of the cloud engineering team, while collaborating with engineering, development, and quality assurance teams to establish guidelines for automated monitoring and alerting protocols. Monitors, troubleshoots, and resolves any operational issues in cloud environments, maintaining thorough logs and operational records. Works with cross-functional infrastructure and engineering teams to identify and apply emerging trends and technologies in cloud solutions. Prepares and updates documentation to align with organizational standards and procedures related to cloud operations. Contributes to automation initiatives supporting provisioning, monitoring, patching, and compliance validation across IL6, CSfC, and cross-domain systems. Provides technical expertise and consultative guidance for cloud strategies and solutions, ensuring effective implementation and support of enterprise cloud environments. Monitors, troubleshoots, and resolves operational issues within Enigma cloud environments, maintaining logs, records, and system baselines. Assists in engineering and maintaining bi-directional data flows, ensuring compliance with all security, auditing, and operational controls. Required Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or an equivalent field. Experience: 5 years of experience in cloud operations (IL5/IL6 environments preferred) Clearance: Secret with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI Location: Remote with up to 25% travel 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, 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. The likely salary range for this position is $112,840 - $141,450. 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: 10-25% Telecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: Any Location / Remote Additional Work Locations: 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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To e