Principal Cloud Engineer
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Principal Cloud Engineer designing, automating, and operating secure multi-tenant cloud platforms for GDIT, a U.S. government technology services company. Supporting AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI mission environments.
Responsibilities:
- Design, architect, deploy, and maintain cloud solutions
- Maintain system integrity and security
- Maintain documentation
- Support and develop automation
- Develop using Bash, PowerShell, and Python
- Maintain and enhance knowledge of AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI cloud services
- Monitor and tune cloud systems for optimal performance
- Work with internal teams and external customer groups to develop strategy and design solutions
- Advise implementation teams during infrastructure buildouts
- Handle escalations and provide assessments, recommendations, and issue resolutions
- Write and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions, and knowledge articles
- Support cloud engineering, migration, and operations for a large multi-tenant cloud platform and enterprise
Requirements:
- Technical training, certification(s), or degree
- 5–8+ years of experience with cloud engineering and operations
- Experience with cloud computing: AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI
- Technical skills in Linux and Windows Server
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience delivering presentations to diverse audiences at various organizational levels
- Must be able to pass a background check to obtain a position of Public Trust
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
- Position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
Benefits:
- AI-powered career tool identifying career steps and learning opportunities
- Internal mobility team supporting career goals
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401(k) with company match
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick, personal, holiday, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
- Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees
- Medical plan options, including plans with Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- Flexible work weeks where possible
- Short- and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel and accident insurance
- Award-winning culture of innovation
- Military-friendly workplace


















