8 hours ago
San Diego, CA, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure in AWS GovCloud environments.
- Configure and manage Kubernetes and OpenShift container orchestration platforms.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code using Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
- Support secure data flows and compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards and STIG requirements.
- Collaborate with DevSecOps teams on deployment pipelines and container management.
- Optimize cloud resources for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
- Troubleshoot cloud, networking, and containerized-environment issues.
- Partner with AI/ML engineers and software developers to deploy and integrate analytics platforms.
- Maintain technical documentation and provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related STEM field with at least 14 years of experience; alternatively, a master’s degree with at least 12 years, or a PhD or JD with at least 9 years.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Active Top Secret clearance is required at start, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance after starting.
- Experience in cloud engineering, cloud administration or architecture, DevOps engineering, IT specialization, platform engineering, site reliability engineering, release engineering, systems administration, systems engineering, or a similar role.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms or containerization technologies, including examples such as AWS, Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python or Bash, Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible, and Linux system administration.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity principles and platform security best practices.
- Knowledge of networking topics such as VPCs, TCP/IP, and TLS.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and logging tools, Airflow, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache, Kibana, or GovCloud adaptations is preferred.
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or Security+ are strongly preferred.
- Ability to transport or move 50-pound equipment on planes and ships.
Benefits
- Onsite work in San Diego, California.
- Up to 15% travel is required.
Tech Stack
AnsibleApache AirflowApache KafkaAWSAzureBashDockerElasticsearchGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDGrafanaJenkinsKibanaKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPythonRabbitMQTerraform
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About SAIC
SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) is a government technology integrator delivering systems engineering, enterprise IT, secure cloud, cybersecurity, C5ISR, and data analytics for U.S. defense, space, intelligence, and civilian agencies. It builds and sustains mission IT and digital engineering solutions under multi-year federal contracts and task orders. Founded in 1969, SAIC is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and is a public company traded on the NYSE under the ticker SAIC.