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**Req ID:** RQ209213

**Type of Requisition:** Regular

**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None

**Public Trust/Other Required:** Other

**Job Family:** Software Engineering

Skills:

Cloud Architectures,Cloud Computing,Cloud Development,Cloud Infrastructure,Cloud Solutions

Certifications:

Advanced certifications - Any Major Cloud Service Provider

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as an Infrastructure/Cloud Architect Sr Principal and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Infrastructure/Cloud Architect Sr Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of government agencies. You will play a crucial role in overseeing the design of the cloud infrastructure to ensure scalability, security, and efficiency. You will ensure the cloud environment meets both short and long-term goals.

+ Design, implement, and manage secure, scalable cloud architectures in enterprise settings.

+ Executing cloud migration strategies including rehosting, re-platforming, and refactoring.

+ Building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates, orAnsible.

+ Defining and governing architecture standards and frameworks to support high availability, disaster recovery,and scalability.

+ Applying best practices in cloud security, compliance frameworks (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST 800-53), and IAM.

+ Managing cost optimization, resource monitoring, and performance tuning for cloud-native services.

+ Implementing and operating containerized environments with Docker and Kubernetes.

+ Integrating cloud platforms with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines for automated provisioning and deployments.

+ Leading technical design sessions and collaborating with stakeholders to align architecture with mission andorganizational objectives.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Infrastructure/Cloud Architect Sr Principal must have:

**Education:** Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a closely related technical field.

**Minimum Experience:** Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in IT, including at least five (5) years of direct experience designing and managing cloud-based solutions across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), or hybrid/multi-cloud environments.

**Certification:** Must Have one or more advanced certifications from major cloud service providers, such as:

+ AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

+ Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

+ Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

+ Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional

Additional certifications may include:

+ Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

+ HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

+ ISC Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

+ ITIL v4 Foundation or equivalent

**Security Clearance:** The selected applicant will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for High-Risk Public Trust access.

**Location:** This is a Remote position, but up to 25% travel may be required.

**Timeline:** This is a contingent posting, expected to start in early 2026.

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

• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

The likely salary range for this position is $191,404 - $258,958. 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.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and 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. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a 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. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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