Cloud Principal Engineer

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Principal Engineer to support SAIC’s Prime Program, Landmark AOS in Chantilly, VA.  Landmark AOS is a large SETA program, supporting the NRO’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED), responsible for acquiring advanced mission control and processing systems to adapt the ground architecture to maximize the utility of the organizations systems, share data with Mission Partners, and continue to deliver innovative and agile capabilities for ground development.

The Cloud Principal Engineer will provide SETA support to assist in the technical and acquisition support delivering multi-cloud solutions to the organization.  This person will also be working with the developers designing and implementing the transition of multiple programs to the cloud.  This is done cooperatively with government, FFRDC, and other SETA contractors. In this role you will actively support GED’s Enterprise Data, Applications, and Platform (EDAP) transformation.

As a Cloud Principal Engineer, your job duties will focus on requirements for developing cloud adoption plans, determining cloud application designs, and the creation of solutions to manage, monitor, and maintain the many cloud systems.  Your job will be to ensure the customer needs are met by our development contractors.

Responsibilities to Include:

• Support the design and plan of a multi-cloud solution architecture on multiple fabrics.
• Manage and oversee the provisioning of the cloud solution infrastructure
• Collaborate on the design for security and compliance
• Analyze and optimize technical and business processes
• Manage implementations of cloud architecture
• Ensure solution and operations reliability
• Exercising your working knowledge and thorough understanding of requirements management for NRO and NRO programs
• Provide support to the Program Office in the execution of mission critical systems.
• Represent the government at developer lead release and sprint planning events; ensuring that the government and stakeholder needs are prioritized.
• Proactively engage with Agile Development teams to assess implementation and execution.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or related field and nine (9) years of experience; OR Master of Computer and Information Technology or similar field and seven (7) years of experience; PhD or JD Master of Computer and Information Technology or similar field and four (4) years of experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph
• Experience designing and implementing cloud architectures
• Knowledge of cloud security principles to protect cloud data from unauthorized users and malicious hackers
• Strong knowledge of enterprise computing and operating systems (OS) and cloud computing platforms, such as Linux, Windows, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Proficiency in popular programming languages like Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby on Rails
• Experience documenting requirements, user stories, and use cases.
• Ability to integrate and automate an organization’s IT system processes
• Experience working with legacy information systems
• Basic business skills to aid organizations in developing cloud-based solutions for business requirements
• Project management skills to orchestrate cloud migrations and new system integrations seamlessly
• High-level collaboration skills to assist with several different areas of cloud architecture management
• Knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to share insights with stakeholders of all levels, including entry-level programmers, business managers, project team members, and senior executives.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment.
• Experience supporting C2E a PLUS!

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.9 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.