Cloud Comp Engr Job Listing at SAIC in San Diego, CA (Job ID 2505650)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Comp Engineer to support the Navy's mission-critical initiative to achieve seamless, distributed maritime operations and the Naval Operational Architecture (NOA). This role focuses on designing, deploying, and optimizing secure, scalable cloud infrastructure that enables data-driven decision-making and continuous delivery of mission-critical capabilities across domains. You will work closely with Navy stakeholders, software teams, and cybersecurity personnel to integrate modern cloud-native technologies that support resilient operations across land, sea, air, space, and cyber environments.

This position is 100% on-site in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Design and deploy secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architecture (primarily AWS and Azure) to support Department of Defense (DoD) mission systems.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Configure and maintain Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability tools to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Enforce cloud security best practices, including role-based access control, encryption, and compliance with DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Support containerized application deployment using Kubernetes, Docker, and orchestration platforms (e.g., OpenShift, Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot cloud infrastructure and support mission-driven development environments.
• Write and maintain documentation including architecture diagrams, user guides, and system configurations.

Qualifications

Education and Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field and 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Kubernetes) preferred.
• Relevant certifications (Security+, Network+, or SATCOM industry certifications) are a plus.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience engineering solutions in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)).
• 5+ years of hands-on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration, including secure configuration, patch management, PKI, system hardening, and integration with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, and identity and access management (IAM).
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages.
• Experience with GitOps and DevSecOps tools and methodologies (e.g., Argo CD, Flux, Terraform, Tekton, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).
• Experience with cloud-native services such as Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs), Application Load Balancers (ALBs), Route 53, EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda, VPC, Azure Functions, Secrets Manager, etc.
• Familiarity with container orchestration platforms and container security best practices.
• Ability to work in Agile environments and collaborate across disciplines in fast-paced teams.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience supporting DoD or other federal cloud migrations or deployments.
• Knowledge of DoD compliance frameworks (e.g., Impact Level 5/6 (IL5/6), RMF, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)).
• Experience with OpenShift or hybrid edge/cloud environments.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator, Azure Administrator, Red Hat OpenShift (EX280), or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus, Zabbix, Grafana, Amazon CloudWatch, or Azure Monitor. 

Citizenship and Clearance Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active Secret clearance required.
  • TS/SCI preferred.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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