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General Dynamics Information Technology · 17 hours ago

Azure Cloud Developer Principal

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$128K/yr - $172K/yr

5+ years exp

General Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology, and mission services. They are seeking an Azure Cloud Developer Principal to ensure operational stability and performance of cloud-hosted systems while providing real-time monitoring and incident management.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Ensure operational stability, availability, performance, and scalability of cloud-hosted systems across production and development environments supporting multiple agile teams

Provide real-time monitoring, alerting, incident response, and health checks for infrastructure and applications across all cloud layers (OS, app, DB)

Implement and maintain dashboards, visualizations, and reports for system health, event management, and cost optimization using native Azure tools

Manage cloud resource thresholds and automate capacity planning, forecasting, and resource optimization strategies

Perform incident and event management (SIEM) operations, and support issue diagnosis, resolution, and reporting including RCA documentation

Track, document, and report monthly issues, including system performance, stability, ticket volumes, and time-to-resolution metrics

Monitor resource utilization (CPU, memory, disk space) across all deployed VMs, containers, and PaaS components

Contribute to the implementation of the ServiceNow Management, Instrumentation and Discovery (MID) servers

Support deployment automation and ensure systems are resilient, repeatable, and scalable via Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Execute daily or agreed frequency system health checks and maintain operational Runbooks and SOPs

Qualification

AzureCloud ComputingInfrastructure as CodeMonitoring toolsScripting PythonScripting PowerShellScripting BashCI/CD toolchainsIncident responseCost optimizationCommunication skills

Required

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required

Deep expertise with Azure services, including monitoring, logging, compute, storage, and networking

Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, or Azure Bicep

Hands-on experience with monitoring and APM tools such as Azure Monitor, etc

Solid understanding of incident response, change management, and ITIL-based operational support

Familiarity with CI/CD toolchains and automation platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab)

Strong scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation and orchestration

Experienced in developing, testing, and maintaining containerized applications

Expert knowledge of source version control, build/release tools and methodologies, CI/CD pipelines and the Software Build process for large enterprises that consists of a large number of complex applications

Experience with cost modeling, forecasting, and optimization tools within cloud platforms

Understanding of federal compliance and security frameworks (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST Rev 5)

Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience delivering presentations to diverse audiences at various levels of an organization

Preferred

ITIL, Azure Fundamentals, Azure Developer Associate certifications are a plus

Benefits

401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness packages

Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts

Dental plan options

Vision plan

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

Full flex work weeks where possible

Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave

GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year

Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire

The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees

Short and long-term disability benefits

Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

Company

General Dynamics Information Technology

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General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.

Founded in 1999

Falls Church, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees