SAIC

Technology integrator delivering defense IT solutions

Senior Principal Cloud Computer Engineer

Cloud EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeChantilly, VA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph is required.
A bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics discipline and at least 14 years of relevant work experience, or 11 years of relevant work experience with a master's degree, is required.
Experience with at least two cloud service providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Azure, or Google, is required.
A Department of Defense 8140 certification, such as Security+, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Security Manager, or Global Information Assurance Certification Security Essentials, is required to obtain privileged user access.
Working knowledge of networks, compute, storage, virtualization, and design and architecture across multiple classification-level fabrics is required.
Proven experience with UNIX and Windows operating systems and commands is required.
Experience with research applications such as Python and JupyterLab is required.
The candidate must be self-starting and customer-focused.

Responsibilities

Provide Systems Engineering & Technical Advisory support to a U.S. Government Program Office leading research and development of evolutionary, revolutionary, and transformational cloud-based architectures.
Apply expertise with Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, Software as a Service, and emerging cloud services.
Apply expertise in cloud computing services and architectures, including architecting and designing cloud computing environments.
Apply knowledge of security considerations, best practices, and implementation associated with cloud computing services and architectures.
Set up, manage, and optimize cloud architectures.
Recommend cloud development strategies, adoption of commercial cloud services, solution architecture, and application and data migration.
Participate in enterprise research and development, learning, and innovation activities by creating, gathering, and sharing knowledge to grow organizational competency and capability.
Support researchers and users in cloud computing, application and library integration, and problem resolution.
Understand current artificial intelligence and machine-learning offerings and research.

Desired Qualifications

Ability to explain complex cloud-computing architecture concepts and configurations to nontechnical audiences.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
Critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
Interpersonal and communication skills for written reports, group discussions, and oral presentations.
Working experience in the Intelligence Community or Department of Defense.

Job Description:

SAIC seeks a SeniorCloud Computing Engineer to join our team of professionals providing technical and program services to the U.S. Government (USG). SAIC provides research, engineering, design, analysis, acquisition, development, integration, test, and operations support USG Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. We support development and delivery of next generation and generation after next national security systems based on land, at sea, in air, and in space.

The Senior Cloud Computing Engineer sought here serves a USG Program Office leading Research & Development (R&D) of evolutionary, revolutionary, and transformational cloud-based architectures. This position provides Systems Engineering & Technical Advisory (SETA) support services.

Your responsibilities include some or all of the following depending on your personal desires and capabilities:

Expertise with commercially available cloud computing services such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) and emerging cloud services
Expertise with cloud computing services and architectures
Expertise architecting and designing cloud computing environments
Knowledge of the security considerations, best practices, and implementation associated with cloud computing services and architectures
Expertise setting up, managing, and optimizing cloud architectures
Provide recommendations for cloud development strategies, adoption of commercial cloud services, solution architecture, and application and data migration
Active member of enterprise R&D, learning, and innovation environment creating, gathering, and sharing knowledge to grow organizational competency and capability
Support researchers and users on using cloud computing, integration of application and libraries, and problem resolution
Understanding of current artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) offerings and research

Required Qualifications:

Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly
Must have bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or math discipline with minimum of 14 years of relevant work experience or 11 years with master’s degree
Experience with two or more cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, Google, etc.)
DoD 8140 certification required to get privileged user access (Security+, CISSP, CISM, or GSEC)
Working knowledge of networks, compute, storage, virtualization, design and architecture across multiple fabrics (classification levels)
Proven experience with UNIX and Windows operating systems and commands
Experience with applications used in research such as Python and Jupyter Lab
Proven self-starter and customer focused

Desired Qualifications:

Ability to describe complex cloud computing architecture concepts and configurations to non-technical audiences
Proficient skills using Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
Critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
Interpersonal and communication skills for written reports, group discussion, and oral presentations
Working experience in the IC or DoD

About the Company

SAIC

Technology integrator delivering defense IT solutions

SAIC is a technology integrator that supports the U.S. government with engineering and IT services for defense, space, and intelligence missions. Its offerings include integrating complex systems, software, data analytics, cybersecurity, and digital engineering to help national security programs run smoothly. The company operates by combining technical expertise with large-scale government contracts, delivering end-to-end solutions from planning and development to deployment and support. Unlike many firms that focus on a single product, SAIC differentiates itself through a long history of government work, its origins as an employee-owned company, and its growth through strategic acquisitions to broaden capabilities in digital engineering, mission IT, and related services. SAIC’s goal is to enable national defense and intelligence operations by providing the technology and services needed to design, build, and maintain critical systems at scale.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Reston, VA
Founded: 1969

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