Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Scripting Languages, Structured Query Language (SQL), Terraform

Certifications:

None

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Cloud Architect 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.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Architect you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

HOW A CLOUD ARCHITECT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive Cloud Architect to work on a platform engineering team to produce reusable infrastructure and software components to support a wide variety of large, mission critical, user-facing applications and services produced by multiple project teams. The engineers will be responsible for producing both robust, reusable software solutions and business processes centered around modern, industry standard infrastructure as code and DevOps tools to harden applications, improve resiliency, reduce costs, and accelerate speed of delivery to mission customers.

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.Experience: 15+ yearsRequired skills:Leverage cloud-native tools to build infrastructure and sustain applications in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)Write cloud infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (Terraform preferred)Work with containers and associated technologies such as Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, and HelmDeliver and debug applications written in languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or Ruby running in Linux-based environmentsDevelop software in Python (preferred), Java, or JavaScriptDevelop scripts and other automation in Python and ShellDeliver and maintain relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, or document databases such as Elasticsearch or Solr, to include managed databases such as AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) or OpenSearchProvide Tier 3 support to debug applications and infrastructure; performing root cause analysis of failuresUse Git and working on cross-functional teams with Git-based workflows (GitHub preferred)Implement and maintain encryption technology (X.509 PKI, KMS)Work on cross-functional teams in an agile environmentSupport system and data security requirements, and document system artifacts required for security certification.Perform cloud performance analysis and optimize distributed cloud systems.Security Clearance: TS/SCI with PolygraphDesired skills: Experience with building AWS infrastructure or migrating private on-premise solutions to cloud hosting environments.Firm Relational Database understanding (Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, Kafka)Working knowledge of CloudFormation, Terraform and Ansible.Experience with scripting languages (Shell, Perl, and Python).Experience with SysOPs/DevOps.Ability to perform cloud performance analysis and optimize distributed cloud systems.Location: Herndon, VA - customer siteHours: Contract Core hours 9-3US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

401K with company matchComprehensive health and wellness packagesInternal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your careerProfessional growth opportunities including paid education and certificationsCutting-edge technology you can learn fromRest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

#WeAreGDIT
#JET
#GDITEnhanced2025 

The likely salary range for this position is $182,882 - $247,428. 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

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. 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.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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