Cloud Engineer, Jr.
GDIT· enterprise· Defense IT· Oct 15, 2026 · 12d ago
Springfield, VA
Hybrid
Full-time
Junior
$98K–$132K
3+ years exp
Job description
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCI
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:
CI/CD, DevSecOps, GitLab Certifications:
None Experience:
3 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Cloud Engineer, Jr. 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 Engineer, Jr. you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared Cloud Engineer, Sr. joining our team to support our intelligence customer in St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA.
HOW A CLOUD ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
In this role, you ll join our Common Operations Release Environment (CORE) team, providing high-quality, cost-effective cloud solutions to our clients. Be part of a dynamic environment where your expertise in cloud operations will drive significant enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of our customers’ operations. As a Cloud Engineer on our team, you will be responsible for distributed and managed services automating the installation, configuration and maintenance of platform services.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools to automate and optimize service deployments within development, test, and production systems
Integrate with enterprise authentication services
Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc.)
Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor for security and system related incidents
Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage
Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation along with maintaining documentation and ensuring continuity of recurring tasks
Enforce best practices for security and reliability, and drive security initiatives, like access control and vulnerability testing
Work with A&A Teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems
Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions, and validate completion
Participant in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings
On-call support will be required
Required Skills:
3 years of experience
Willing to learn cross-domain services available at customer agency
A working understanding of TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Bash
GitLab CI/CD pipelines, typically centered around deploying or updating applications/services in OpenShift or AWS
Strong understanding of DevSecOps and software/application development processes
Understanding of GitLab or other DevSecOps/Continuous Integration tools
Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design
Desired Skills:
Multi-platform integration (connecting processes and services between AWS, GitLab, OpenShift, Nexus, Self Service)
AWS serverless infrastructure components
Background as a system administrator
Cross Domain engineering
AWS Diode
Security Certification
Understanding of access management and security groups (i.e. IAM, S3 bucket, SSH, VPN, etc.)
Ability to write and use unit and functional testing
Experience using Jira and Confluence
Strong written and oral communication
Customer engagement
Location: Hybrid - St. Louis, MO or Springfield, VA
US Citizenship Required
The likely salary range for this position is $97,750 - $132,250. 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
T elecommuting Options:
Hybrid
Work Location:
USA VA Springfield
Additional Work Locations:
USA MO St. Louis
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.
Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 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 mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
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