Senior Cloud Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology

1d • Remote

About The Position

CLOUD ENGINEER SENIOR Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Cloud Engineer Senior and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Cloud Engineer Senior, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of Mississippi Medicaid. You will play a crucial role in cloud engineering describe how the role will have an impact on the customer’s mission. drive operations forward. Job Description: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to join our team. This role will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for our client’s AWS environment. The ideal candidate is a proactive and autonomous professional who excels in managing cloud infrastructure, maintaining resources, and implementing cost-effective and efficient solutions. Working directly with the client, the Senior Cloud Engineer will ensure the environment is optimized, well-monitored, and cost-efficient while delivering expert recommendations for continuous improvement.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a cloud engineering role, with a focus on AWS services.
• Expert knowledge of AWS platform and services, including compute, storage, networking, and security.
• Proven ability to monitor cloud environments, manage cost efficiencies, and optimize resource utilization at a production scale.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact with client stakeholders at multiple levels of technical expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a trusted advisor, with a balanced approach to technical problem solving and client interfacing.
• Experience with cloud monitoring tools and techniques.
• Strong technical writing skills for creating operational documentation and IT-related requests.
• Self-motivated and proactive problem-solver with keen attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and client-facing communication skills.
• Adaptable to changing cloud technologies and environments.
• Dedication to continuous improvement and learning.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security
• AWS Administration
• AWS Config
• AWS Networking
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator) strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, monitor, and support the client’s AWS cloud environment, including installations and resource provisioning.
• Proactively monitor resource usage, evaluate costs, and deliver strategies to optimize expenditures within the AWS environment.
• Provide expert recommendations for improvement, addressing the client’s cloud infrastructure and identifying opportunities for greater efficiency and innovation.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and SME for all cloud-related queries, ensuring alignment with the client’s business goals.
• Work directly with client stakeholders to ensure cloud services meet operational requirements while adhering to security and compliance standards.
• Draft and submit IT-related requests on behalf of the client, reducing operational overhead for the client’s internal teams.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting, incident response, and resolution for any issues related to the AWS environment.
• Stay updated with AWS advancements and industry best practices, integrating new solutions into the existing environment as appropriate.

Benefits

• 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level