Job Description
**Description**
SAIC is seeking a **Cloud Comp Engineer** to support the Navy's mission-critical initiative to achieve seamless, distributed maritime operations and the Naval Operational Architecture (NOA). 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 position is 100% on-site in San Diego, CA.**
**Responsibilities:**
+ 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**
**Education and Certification Requirements:**
+ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field and 3+ years of relevant experience.
+ Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Kubernetes) preferred.
+ Relevant certifications (Security+, Network+, or SATCOM industry certifications) are a plus.
**Required Skills and Experience:**
+ 3+ years of hands-on experience engineering solutions in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)).
+ 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 GCP).
+ 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.
**Preferred Skills and Experience:**
+ 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)).
+ Experience 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.
**Citizenship and Clearance Requirements:**
+ **U.S. Citizenship required.**
+ **Active Secret clearance required.**
+ TS/SCI preferred.
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2505650
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
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