Req ID: RQ187042
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Cloud
Skills:
Cloud Based Services,Cloud Computing,Cloud Technology
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Your work in Cloud Engineering at GDIT will have an impact on securing our clients' missions and ensuring we anticipate the threats of tomorrow.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Cloud Engineer joining our team as a member of the client's Cyber Consulting Team, specializing in providing guidance and support to the client's Cyber and Cloud technology program(s). Here, you'll have the opportunity to:
Recommend the most effective methods of securely configuring new and existing Cloud services in the customers environment.
Develop Cloud configurations to be hosted on GITHUB and available for use by project teams using terraform or native cloud vendor scripting services.
Recommend rules for detecting and alerting on Cloud configurations.
Collaborate with Cloud vendors to include Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, and Google to review the security features of service offerings.
Assess and recommend Cloud resources and identify policies for the enterprise across the major Cloud vendors.
HOW A CLOUD ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
You will consult with customer/clients regarding the most effective methods of securely configuring new and existing Cloud services (across multiple vendors) in the customer's environment.
In addition, you will plan, prepare, and execute tests against Cloud services/technologies used to secure systems and reduce cyber risk. You will coordinate with stakeholders across the organization to identify and clarify specifications, requirements, and performance measures, leveraging your engineering expertise to document and codify use cases for mission partners and collaborates with service providers to ensure solutions meet the operational needs.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Analyzes customer requirements and provides highly innovative technical expertise on cloud computing techniques and related cloud architectures.
Identifies the vulnerabilities and risks associated with Cloud misconfigurations, particularly with respect to systems processing extremely sensitive data.
Helps to define and update Cloud security standards/requirements necessary to minimize the risks associated with Cloud misconfigurations.
Assists with establishing an approach to monitoring compliance with specific Cloud security standards of systems in the Cloud.
Develops scripts, terraform files, and/or Cloud Development Kits (CDK) to assist project teams with an automated means to implement and validate Cloud configuration standards.
Reviews and analyzes Cloud configuration compliance data to inform risk remediation and/or risk mitigation strategies.
Maintains current and advanced knowledge of progressive and advancing technology as assigned.
Provides expert guidance and leadership to less experienced cloud development personnel.
May serve as a task or project leader. (Not a people manager)
May consult with executives and customers to deliver complex cloud development solutions.
Recognized as a subject matter expert in cloud technology.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Education: Technical training, Certification(s) and/or Degree (Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, etc.)
Required Experience: 10+ years related
Required Technical Skills:
Demonstrated experience with one or more Cloud vendors and their native services/environments (Amazon, Microsoft, Google and/or Oracle)
Demonstrated experience with enterprise cybersecurity management platforms.
Required Skills and Abilities:
Demonstrated experience engineering and deploying IT capabilities.
Demonstrated ability to provide triage effectively and independently, and problem resolution for technical issues.
Demonstrated record of sound judgment and problem-solving skills necessary to make recommendations to Customer management.
Demonstrated working knowledge of information security policies and regulations.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Polygraph
Desired Skills and Abilities :
Proven experience communicating effectively with a variety of business partners and customers and have a demonstrated capacity to develop effective interpersonal relationships; strong analytic and organization skills; self-starting skills; the ability to work effectively and independently, with little direction; ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Demonstrated experience with implementation and assessment of security controls that support authorization and accreditation processes.
Demonstrated experience supporting the NIST Risk Management Framework.
Demonstrated experience with Cross Domain Systems
Demonstrated project management experience.
Recommended Certifications:
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and/or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, CCSP, CCSK, CISSP
Location: Herndon, VA customer site
US Citizenship Required
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
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The likely salary range for this position is $221,743 - $300,005. 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.
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.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.
GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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