Chief Cloud Computing Engineer

Job ID: 2505757

Location: REMOTE WORK, CA, US

Date Posted: 2025-05-15

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Cloud Comp Engr

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret

Potential for Remote Work: Yes

Description

SAIC is seeking a Chief Cloud Computing Engineer to support the Navy's mission-critical initiative to achieve seamless, distributed maritime operations. 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 is a remote role that will require travel between California and Hawaii.

JOB DUTIES:

• 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

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors Degree and eighteen (18) years or more experience; Masters and sixteen (16) years or more experience.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience engineering solutions in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)).
• 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 Google Cloud Platform).
• Must have an Active Secret Clearance to start
• Must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance after start
• 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.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Kubernetes) preferred.
• Relevant certifications (Security+, Network+, or SATCOM industry certifications) are a plus.
• 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)).
• 2Experience 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.

Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.