AWS Cloud Architect at General Dynamics
Bethesda, MD 20810
About the Job
Type of Requisition:RegularClearance Level Must Currently Possess:NoneClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:NonePublic Trust/Other Required:MBI (T2)Job Family:CloudJob Qualifications:Skills:Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Cloud Computing, Cloud ArchitecturesCertifications:NoneExperience:9 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:NoJob Description:We are GDIT.
We stay at the forefront of innovation to solve complex technical challenges. GDIT is your place.
Make it your own by discovering new ways to securely and expertly apply the latest technology.
Own your opportunity at GDIT by playing an important role in providing the technologies and services that millions of researchers and health professionals depend on, every day.
Our work depends on an AWS Cloud Architect joining our team to support one of our Federal customers in the DC Metropolitan area.At GDIT, we foster a people-centric environment.
As an AWS Cloud Architect supporting GDIT’s Federal Health Division, you will be trusted to support cloud contracts for multiple customers in multi-cloud environments with other technical engineers and architects spanning AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure technologies.
In this role, a typical day will include:Leads the team in supporting operations and management of applications on cloud platforms.
Manage the AWS environment including native AWS services and features; environment consists of over 500 AWS accounts across multiple consolidated billing accounts.Maintain and improve an automated governance and compliance framework, allowing customers to quickly gain access to cloud computing resources in a protected and compliant environment.Leverage AWS Control Tower to manage organizational units and individual accounts.Maintain security compliance.Maintains strategic alignment with all customer IT roadmaps, ensuring that technical solutions in development are aligned to objectives.Assists in defining technical requirements for CSP service offerings that meet long-term objectives, in collaboration with the customer.Provides technical input, cross-functional collaborations, and make architecture recommendations in alignment with industry best practices; e.g., providing technical input to cloud services product roadmaps; producing whitepapers and/or technical requirements documentation; produce Architecture documents and artifacts.Consults and engages with customers to help them understand what options they have in the cloud and identifies the optimal platform and architecture for their workloadsMeet with customers to understand the workload(s) they plan to deployReview architectures and make recommendationsGather networking requirements and any special configurations neededHelp customers identify the appropriate CSP for their workload(s)Provide guidance to customers on how best to manage their workload(s)Provide guidance on security best practicesOnboard new customers and projects into the environment.Provides support for AI/ML workloads helping customers get started.Provides tier 2 or tier 3 troubleshooting to ensure the cloud environment is configured to perform AI/ML tasks.
Interface with CSP support to resolve issues.Works with relevant security teams and personnel to monitor and maintain all security controls for the enterprise cloud environments to adhere to the ATO at the assigned FISMA moderate designation level (currently moderate).
This includes, but is not limited to, remediation of POA&Ms items and other continuous diagnostic and mitigation (CDM) requirements.Participates in performance testing and security testing of environments in support of risk remediation and to verify compliance of the ATO.Provides after-hours support to the team as needed to resolve critical incidents and meet operational architectural needs.WHAT YOU’LL NEED:9+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work experience.Hands-on working knowledge of AWS Control Tower, Account Factory, CloudTrail, Config, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and InspectorAWS Associate level certifications and one professional certification.Deep, hands-on technical experience with cloud technologies and hybrid cloud architecturesExperience with cloud hosted databases such as AWS RDSHands-on experience migrating on premise workloads to the cloudAdvanced understanding of the Linux operating System (CentOS/RHEL)Experience with virtualization technologiesAutomation experience with at least one CM/CI tool such as OpsWorks, Puppet, Jenkins, Ansible, and AWS Cloud FormationSolid understanding of alerts and monitoring tools, and system management tools for Linux environmentsExperience with fundamental storage concepts: filesystems, backup, cloning, snapshotting, logical volume management, disk encryptionUnderstanding of Web and Application Server technologies (such as, Apache HTTP, Apache Tomcat, JBoss, WebSphere, IIS)Proficient with segmentation, isolation, and micro segmentation networking concepts, Firewalls, NAT, SNAT, DNAT, and Load Balancing technologiesMasters and 10+ years IT knowledge and demonstrated hands-on experience in server systems engineering and administration (or equivalent combination of education and experience) preferredSubject Matter Expert in Amazon Web Services (AWS), including professional experience architecting and operating solutions built on AWSStrong understanding of AWS technologies (VPC, RDS, IAM, Storage, ELB) and othersExperience with High-Availability, Fault Tolerance, Scalability, Database Concepts, System and SoftwareStrong understanding of application, server, and network security and government requirements such as FISMA/FedRAMPDirect experience in an enterprise large-scale hosted computing environmentExperience with hybrid cloud environmentsExperience assessing, planning, designing, and migrating/transforming legacy applications to the cloudWorking knowledge of software development tools, web services, and methodologiesDESIRED EXPERIENCE: AWS Professional level certifications strongly preferred.Experience implementing enterprise cloud storage and disaster recovery solutions.Strong CLI and API scripting (e.g., PowerShell, JSON, Bash, Perl, Ruby, Python)Apache & Tomcat administration experienceProficient in orchestration and workflow automation and developmentDetailed understanding of DevOps process and Agile/Scrum MethodologySoftware Development Life Cycle, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration and Continuous DeliveryDevelopment in Linux/Unix environment.Continuous integration/continuous deployment experience is strongly preferredLinux System Administration skills and/or backend development skills are preferred.Knowledge of DevOps technologies is preferredConfiguration management using systems such as Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or similarContainer systems (Kubernetes, Mesosphere, Docker)Knowledge of development methodologies and more than one of the following languages: .NET, Java, PHP, Perl, Python, or Ruby.Experience with other cloud environments such as Azure, Google, or others are a plusWHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:401K with company matchCustomizable health benefits packagesCollaborative teams of highly motivated critical thinkers and innovatorsInternal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your careerRewards program for high-performing employeesNot sure this job’s the one for you? Check out our other openings at gdit.com/careers.The likely salary range for this position is $153,000 - $207,000.
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:40Travel Required:NoneTelecommuting Options:HybridWork Location:USA MD BethesdaAdditional Work Locations: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.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.SummaryLocation: USA MD BethesdaType: Full time
We stay at the forefront of innovation to solve complex technical challenges. GDIT is your place.
Make it your own by discovering new ways to securely and expertly apply the latest technology.
Own your opportunity at GDIT by playing an important role in providing the technologies and services that millions of researchers and health professionals depend on, every day.
Our work depends on an AWS Cloud Architect joining our team to support one of our Federal customers in the DC Metropolitan area.At GDIT, we foster a people-centric environment.
As an AWS Cloud Architect supporting GDIT’s Federal Health Division, you will be trusted to support cloud contracts for multiple customers in multi-cloud environments with other technical engineers and architects spanning AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure technologies.
In this role, a typical day will include:Leads the team in supporting operations and management of applications on cloud platforms.
Manage the AWS environment including native AWS services and features; environment consists of over 500 AWS accounts across multiple consolidated billing accounts.Maintain and improve an automated governance and compliance framework, allowing customers to quickly gain access to cloud computing resources in a protected and compliant environment.Leverage AWS Control Tower to manage organizational units and individual accounts.Maintain security compliance.Maintains strategic alignment with all customer IT roadmaps, ensuring that technical solutions in development are aligned to objectives.Assists in defining technical requirements for CSP service offerings that meet long-term objectives, in collaboration with the customer.Provides technical input, cross-functional collaborations, and make architecture recommendations in alignment with industry best practices; e.g., providing technical input to cloud services product roadmaps; producing whitepapers and/or technical requirements documentation; produce Architecture documents and artifacts.Consults and engages with customers to help them understand what options they have in the cloud and identifies the optimal platform and architecture for their workloadsMeet with customers to understand the workload(s) they plan to deployReview architectures and make recommendationsGather networking requirements and any special configurations neededHelp customers identify the appropriate CSP for their workload(s)Provide guidance to customers on how best to manage their workload(s)Provide guidance on security best practicesOnboard new customers and projects into the environment.Provides support for AI/ML workloads helping customers get started.Provides tier 2 or tier 3 troubleshooting to ensure the cloud environment is configured to perform AI/ML tasks.
Interface with CSP support to resolve issues.Works with relevant security teams and personnel to monitor and maintain all security controls for the enterprise cloud environments to adhere to the ATO at the assigned FISMA moderate designation level (currently moderate).
This includes, but is not limited to, remediation of POA&Ms items and other continuous diagnostic and mitigation (CDM) requirements.Participates in performance testing and security testing of environments in support of risk remediation and to verify compliance of the ATO.Provides after-hours support to the team as needed to resolve critical incidents and meet operational architectural needs.WHAT YOU’LL NEED:9+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work experience.Hands-on working knowledge of AWS Control Tower, Account Factory, CloudTrail, Config, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and InspectorAWS Associate level certifications and one professional certification.Deep, hands-on technical experience with cloud technologies and hybrid cloud architecturesExperience with cloud hosted databases such as AWS RDSHands-on experience migrating on premise workloads to the cloudAdvanced understanding of the Linux operating System (CentOS/RHEL)Experience with virtualization technologiesAutomation experience with at least one CM/CI tool such as OpsWorks, Puppet, Jenkins, Ansible, and AWS Cloud FormationSolid understanding of alerts and monitoring tools, and system management tools for Linux environmentsExperience with fundamental storage concepts: filesystems, backup, cloning, snapshotting, logical volume management, disk encryptionUnderstanding of Web and Application Server technologies (such as, Apache HTTP, Apache Tomcat, JBoss, WebSphere, IIS)Proficient with segmentation, isolation, and micro segmentation networking concepts, Firewalls, NAT, SNAT, DNAT, and Load Balancing technologiesMasters and 10+ years IT knowledge and demonstrated hands-on experience in server systems engineering and administration (or equivalent combination of education and experience) preferredSubject Matter Expert in Amazon Web Services (AWS), including professional experience architecting and operating solutions built on AWSStrong understanding of AWS technologies (VPC, RDS, IAM, Storage, ELB) and othersExperience with High-Availability, Fault Tolerance, Scalability, Database Concepts, System and SoftwareStrong understanding of application, server, and network security and government requirements such as FISMA/FedRAMPDirect experience in an enterprise large-scale hosted computing environmentExperience with hybrid cloud environmentsExperience assessing, planning, designing, and migrating/transforming legacy applications to the cloudWorking knowledge of software development tools, web services, and methodologiesDESIRED EXPERIENCE: AWS Professional level certifications strongly preferred.Experience implementing enterprise cloud storage and disaster recovery solutions.Strong CLI and API scripting (e.g., PowerShell, JSON, Bash, Perl, Ruby, Python)Apache & Tomcat administration experienceProficient in orchestration and workflow automation and developmentDetailed understanding of DevOps process and Agile/Scrum MethodologySoftware Development Life Cycle, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration and Continuous DeliveryDevelopment in Linux/Unix environment.Continuous integration/continuous deployment experience is strongly preferredLinux System Administration skills and/or backend development skills are preferred.Knowledge of DevOps technologies is preferredConfiguration management using systems such as Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or similarContainer systems (Kubernetes, Mesosphere, Docker)Knowledge of development methodologies and more than one of the following languages: .NET, Java, PHP, Perl, Python, or Ruby.Experience with other cloud environments such as Azure, Google, or others are a plusWHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:401K with company matchCustomizable health benefits packagesCollaborative teams of highly motivated critical thinkers and innovatorsInternal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your careerRewards program for high-performing employeesNot sure this job’s the one for you? Check out our other openings at gdit.com/careers.The likely salary range for this position is $153,000 - $207,000.
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:40Travel Required:NoneTelecommuting Options:HybridWork Location:USA MD BethesdaAdditional Work Locations: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.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.SummaryLocation: USA MD BethesdaType: Full time