• AWS Operations Engineer

    SAIC (VA)


    Description

    Job Description: SAIC is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Operations Engineer to help migrate our large, complex Java application from on-premises to the AWS cloud. This is an exceptional opportunity to join our team and contribute to the modernization of our IT infrastructure.

     

    **Key Skills:** AWS Services (e.g., ECS, EC2, AMQ, EFS, S3, CloudWatch, RDS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, Glacier, Terraforms, API Gateway, CloudSearch, Elastic Load Balancing, etc.). Ideal Candidates would also have experience with JAVA **,** SQL, Oracle, Web services (REST Based), Spring, SpringBoot, Hibernate, JSON, XML.

    Responsibilities:

    • Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure to support the migration of our Java application

    • Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of AWS resources (EC2, RDS, S3, etc.)

    • Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration of AWS services with application architecture

    • Develop and implement automated deployment scripts using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar tools

    • Monitor and optimize AWS resource utilization, costs, and performance

    Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in AWS environments

    • Migrate 75 TB of storage from on-prem NFS to AWS EFS.

    • Migrate large scale Oracle database from on-prem to AWS RDS custom Oracle Enterprise Edition.

    • Implement and maintain security best practices, compliance, and governance in AWS

    • Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful migration and deployment

    Qualifications

    Requirements:

    • 10+ years of experience in cloud operations, infrastructure management, or a similar role. Or 8+ years with Master’s degree.

    • Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, etc.)

    • Expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible

    • Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.)

    • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, ELK Stack, etc.)

    • Strong understanding of security best practices, compliance, and governance in cloud environments

    • Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues

    • Strong communication and collaboration skills

    • Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (ECS, Kubernetes)

    • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (GitLab Runner, Jenkins, etc.)

    • Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

    • AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, DevOps Engineer)

     

    Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

    REQNUMBER: 2505938

    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