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Job Title: Cloud Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Company Name: General Dynamics IT
Location: Herndon, VA
Position Type: Full Time
Post Date: 05/16/2026
Expire Date: 06/18/2026
Job Categories: Engineering, Information Technology
Job Description
Cloud Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Cloud Engineer at GDIT. Here, youll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, youll make the end users experience your priority and well make your career growth ours.At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Cloud Engineer with proven experience in supporting enterprise web applications and software development teams. A successful candidate will need to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of Linux/Unix and a firm understanding of cloud technologies. Candidate must demonstrate on the job experience upgrading, monitoring, troubleshooting and implementing both on premise and cloud technologies REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:Support and troubleshoot web applications. This includes deployment of Tomcat applications using AWS and utilizing application and server logs to identify and resolve issues.Demonstrated experience and support for applications hosted in an AWS cloud environment, including deployments, patches, security checks, and maintenance.Upgrade and maintain operating systems and application software on LINUX (Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Scientific Linux) and Microsoft Windows platforms.Perform software installations, including support for COTS applications.Daily monitoring of the network, servers, cloud and applications to ensure full availability and optimum performance. Utilize software tools and logs to monitor network and system health.Track and manage system certificates, privileged accounts, and database passwords.Create and update documentation, including standard operating procedures, administrative instructions, After Action Reports for system outages, task status updates, and customer reports.Support for system and data security requirements, and documented system artifacts required for security certification.Experience with implementing and maintaining encryption technology (PKI authentication, Vormetric, and KMS).Demonstrated experience with web services.DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCEExperience 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. WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.Required Experience: 10+ years of related experienceSecurity Clearance Level: TS/SCI with PolygraphLocation: Herndon, VAAfter-hours on call rotation is a requirement for this position. It is normally one week at a time and rotates approximately every eight weeksUS Citizenship RequiredGDIT 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#GDITEnhanced2026#VA_2026Alumni
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