SAIC · 3 hours ago
AWS Cloud Engineer
Scott AFB, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $160K/yr
9+ years expSAIC is seeking a Cloud Engineer SME to support an IT Service Management effort for USTRANSCOM. This role involves providing strategic, technical, and program management guidance for the operations and modernization of the combatant command’s infrastructure, systems, and applications.
Information TechnologySecurityService IndustrySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide hands-on development and implementation of commercial cloud solution architectures, focusing on security, scalability, and resiliency
Plan, design, and manage the migration, re-platforming, integration, implementation, and operation of complex cloud IL5/IL6 environments, enabling managed shared services within the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) Environment and/or on-premises enclaves
Communicate, define, administer, and implement various security processes to assist with platform transformation
Ensure commercial cloud service offerings (CSOs) adhere to DoD Cloud Computing policies and guidelines
Provide detailed information for hardware and software selection, cloud service provider selection, implementation techniques, application data migration techniques, and tools to meet business needs efficiently, including present and future capacity requirements
Develop and conduct testing of cloud and virtualization systems
Maintain technical expertise relevant to industry standards in cloud computing and virtualization technologies such as cloud service provider architecture, design, configuration, deployment models (public, community, private, hybrid), and service delivery models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Evaluate and report on new cloud and virtualization technologies to enhance the capabilities of cloud-based and virtualized services
Perform systems engineering activities including Concept of Operations formulation, requirements definition, analysis and engineering, system architecting, system analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation and verification, system integration, system operational performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis estimation, decision analysis, and physical configuration analysis (PCA)
Conduct functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
Participate with senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives
Provide recommendations and make decisions on administrative or project work matters to ensure effective achievement of program, project, or organizational objectives
Act as the organization's spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs. Advise management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications
Provide after-hours and weekend support during planned or emergency events as required
Qualification
Required
9 years or more of relevant experience
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
AWS Cloud Engineer Certification
At least one of the following IAT Level II certifications Security+, CECCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSCP
Computing Environment (CE) certification or certificate for the technical area of responsibility for Cloud or virtualization (e.g., Azure, AWS, Oracle, IBM), with a preference for Azure
Proficient in designing, building, and managing cloud-based applications and services using Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Familiarity and experience with AWS service offerings in AWS GovCloud
Experience in interacting with clients, providing cloud support, and making recommendations based on client needs
Proficient knowledge of Redhat Enterprise Linux operating system and command line administration
In-depth understanding of and experience with AWS, networking, VPC, and Transit Gateway
Powershell/bash scripting experience to create and integrate automation/scripts
Proficiency in JSON/YAML
Understanding of Active Directory forests, Group Policies, STIGs, and other enclave domain components
Experience preparing technical documentation
Configuration and change management experience working directly with/for a government customer
Knowledge of an IT Service Management (ITSM) tool suite
Preferred
MA/MS degree
Fifteen (15) or more years of relevant experience
Active Secret clearance
Experience with Zero Trust Architectures
Experience with AWS Workspaces or deploying VDI solutions to AWS Cloud
Fluency in multiple scripting languages
Experience with AWS monitoring and alerting tools such as CloudTrail and CloudWatch
Familiarity with tools like Git, YAML, and AWS security capabilities (WAF, GuardDuty, Security Groups, IAM)
In-depth understanding of AWS, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS, SQL, and storage
Demonstrated knowledge in creating and executing CI/CD pipelines
Experience with deployment orchestration, automation, and security configuration management (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform)
ITIL V4 Foundations Certification
Benefits
Potential sign-on bonus included.
Company
SAIC
SAIC specializes in IT, enterprise IT, engineering, and professional services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$522.13MKey Investors
U.S. Geothermal
2025-09-22Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2010-09-13Post Ipo Equity· $22M
2006-10-13IPO
Leadership Team
Prabu Natarajan
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin F Brown
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Recent News
2025-12-16
2025-12-16
2025-12-05
Company data provided by crunchbase