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From the employer's careers site First seen 14 Nov 2026

Cloud Architect SME

GDIT Falls Church, VA On-site senior full-time

Salary

$187,179 - $253,000 per year

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Description

Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a Cloud Architect SME for a career where your growth is just as important as the mission you support.

As a Cloud Architect SME, you will play a crucial role in providing support in the following areas:

  • Managed Service Offering
  • Customer Engineering Support
  • Migration Support Services
  • Operate and enhance the Fences cloud platform across CUI to TS/SCI/SAR enclaves.
  • Provision and manage CSP services (AWS, Azure, OCI, GCP) and tenant environments.
  • Maintain automation-based provisioning, configuration management, and CI/CD processes.
  • Lead high availability, scalability, and performance optimization initiatives.
  • Implement FinOps cost transparency dashboards and reporting.
  • Stand up and operate a multi-channel service desk and ITSM platform.
  • Support SAP network integration, cross-domain solutions, and DTaaS accreditation.
  • Coordinate with DISA, mission partners, and workload owners for onboarding and network design.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • BS degree; may be substituted for additional years of experience
  • 15+ years of IT/DoW Infrastructure and Cloud experience
  • Security Clearance Level: Top Secret with SCI eligibility
  • Demonstrated experience supporting multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI).
  • Expertise in DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred).
  • Strong understanding of JSIG, RMF, Zero Trust, and DoW cloud security frameworks.
  • Hands-on experience with high availability design, auto-scaling, and performance tuning.
  • Experience leading ITSM processes and operating service desk capabilities.
  • Familiarity with DISA network services, SAP architectures, cross domain technologies, and mission partner onboarding.

GDIT offers excellent benefits, including:

  • Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
  • 401K with company match
  • Educational Assistance and eLearning
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
  • Rewards and Recognition programs
  • Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging highly motivated critical thinking

The likely salary range for this position is $187,179 - $253,000.

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