Principal Cloud Developer

Job Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Principal Cloud Developer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career. Your work will be an important part of transforming our clients for the modern age and helping them face any obstacle.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Principal Cloud Developer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Principal Cloud Developer joining our dynamic team to work in a fast-paced environment with engineering, migration, and operations. We’re looking for a self-starter to work both as part of the team and on individual assignments in an environment of customer mission delivery, integrity, and communications.

We’re looking to fill this role with someone who currently has cloud experience, certifications, and the skills necessary to execute in large environments, is flexible and enjoys tackling challenges, and desires to join a large team that is building and sustaining a large, multi-tenant cloud platform/enterprise and migrating/expanding/automating it. If this sounds like you and you’d like to learn and grow with a team while delivering important program milestones, then we’d love to hear from you!

Meaningful Work and Personal Impact

As a Principal Cloud Developer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our federal customers. You will play a crucial role via the following:

• Designs, architects, deploys and maintains cloud solutions
• Maintains the integrity and security of systems
• Maintains all documentations
• Supports and develops automation
• Develops in languages such as Bash, PowerShell, Python
• Maintains/enhances knowledge of AWS cloud services
• Monitors and tunes the cloud systems to achieve optimum performance levels
• Works across teams and external customer groups to develop strategy, design solutions, and advise implementation teams during infrastructure buildouts
• Deals with escalations. Makes assessments, recommendations, or provides solutions to resolve issues
• Composes and maintains standard operating procedures and work instructions, knowledge articles, et al

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Principal Cloud Developer must have:

• Technical Training, Certificate, or Degree required; Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering or relevant computer-based major strongly preferred
• Principal Level: 5+ years of related experience with AWS cloud computing required; 7+ years of total IT experience strongly preferred

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: Bash, PowerShell, or Python
• Development background in Node.JS and React.JS
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and event-driven architecture
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including UI/UX designers, product managers, and other developers) to deliver high-quality solutions
• Design and implement data processing and integration solutions using ETL tools
• Experience with application using serverless architecture and/or containerization
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience delivering presentations to diverse audiences at various levels of an organization

Preferred Skills:

• Linux OS experience

Security Clearance Level: Must be able to pass a background check to obtain and maintain a position of Public Trust

Must be US Person (Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, US Citizen)***

Location: Must be resident of the state of Louisiana

• Candidates in LA within 60 miles of our Integrated Technology Center in Bossier City, LA will follow a hybrid work model
• Candidates in LA more than 60 miles from our Integrated Technology Center in Bossier City, LA will follow a remote work model

GDIT Is Your Place

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Own Your Opportunity

Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. 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.

Key skills/competency

• Cloud Computing
• Node.js
• React.js
• AWS
• Serverless Architecture
• Containerization
• RESTful APIs
• Python
• Bash
• PowerShell
• Software Engineering