Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Cloud

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

API Automation, Automation Technology, Cloud Based Services

Certifications:

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

This dynamic position drives enterprise operational efficiencies through automation in cloud as Infrastructure-as-code. Your background is from networks or network security prior to cloud, and you applied your on prem knowledge to cloud and automation in your career.

You have used various VPN designs to connect cloud and enterprise networks including Cloud native public and private VPN services. You have strong BGP and static routing experience because of how cloud propagates routes, and stronger DNS skills because clouds rely on DNS more than IP addresses much of the time.

Cloud networking does not scale well, so you evaluate and work with various automation solutions instead of using the cloud interface. You are familiar with native cloud automation services, but for networks that need to integrate clouds you decided on an agnostic framework like Ansible. Your command line experience probably leads you to use Azure CLI and AWS CLI instead of the ansible modules because the CLI gets better support from the cloud.

Working with automation solutions led you to gain stronger Linux and command line experience, maybe extending to containers. Your Linux and open-source experience may have extended automation capabilities into scheduled automation, email coordination, limited web development or even API development to interface with cloud services. Maybe you extended your automation skills into network devices as well as cloud.

Some of your cloud operational work includes coordinating cloud support tickets with vendor support tickets or troubleshooting network access with native cloud tools like Log Analytics or non-native tools like SumoLogic or updating cloud network maps with changes. Most operational work is using automation to perform common requests and keeping on top of issues.

You are a go-to person on your team, and when you lead a project, you know how to structure the project to keep everyone involved up to status and demonstrate progress. You know how to identify project risk and escalate at the right time to meet schedule deliveries. Your job is constantly restructured as automation capabilities change how you manage and operate the cloud and the enterprise. You take initiative to increase scale and depth of automation within and across teams.

You have autonomy to do your work because your peers and manager trusts your judgement. You keep your work and status visible, demonstrate progress, and escalate information and issues when you know the team or manager needs to know. If you decide on a new technical direction due to new information, you inform and consult with the team, and manager so everyone is aware. You do not get stuck on a problem for too long without everyone knowing about it.

The position requires someone who understands cloud infrastructure, can apply their understanding to automate operational processes, and persistent in driving cultural change within and across teams within the enterprise. Cloud understanding include infrastructure rollout, operation, and troubleshooting in Azure, OCI, and AWS clouds. Automation tools must include Ansible and broad knowledge of other automation tools with their strengths and weaknesses.

We are GDIT, one of the largest IT and mission services providers to the government. We offer our customers the power of choice through a vast cloud ecosystem.

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by bringing your passion for accelerating the cloud. By owning your opportunity at GDIT, you are helping to ensure our mission is never interrupted. Our work depends on a Network Cloud and Automation Senior Engineer joining our team to support Office of CIO activities across locations.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Network Cloud and Automation Senior Engineer supporting Office of CIO, you will be trusted to work on multiple cloud and automation technologies in a key operational position. A typical day will include:

• Leading major cloud architecture projects
• Identifying and remediating inconsistent cloud configurations across clouds
• Managing cloud automation reporting
• Coordinating across network stakeholder process improvements
• Managing automation code lifecycle
• Maintaining cloud and automation operational metrics

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical field or equivalent years of experience
• Over 10 years of enterprise infrastructure experience specializing in networks
• Over 5 years of enterprise cloud IaaS experience, primarily in Azure, (AWS and Oracle Cloud nice to have)
• At least 2 years of experience automating processes, ansible knowledge required
• Advanced network and firewall experience applied to cloud (routing protocols, firewalls, load balancers, etc.)
• Experience with REST API automation across cloud and enterprise products
• Knowledge of cloud and automation maturity paths, ability to drive changes and mature processes through automation
• Ability to troubleshoot cloud infrastructure issues in Microsoft Azure (OCI and AWS are nice to have)

WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:

• 401K with company match
• Diverse, highly collaborative teams
• Challenging work that makes a real impact on the world around you
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

GDIT CAREERS

Opportunity Owned

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The likely salary range for this position is $120,000 - $180,000. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

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 30 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.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.