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AWS GovCloud Engineer

SAIC

Scott Air Force Base, IL

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$80,001–$120,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Air Force, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analysis Skills, Auditing, Change Management, Cloud Computing, Command Line, Communication Systems, CompTIA Security+, Computer Network Defense (CND), Configuration Management, Consulting, Content Management Systems (CMS), Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Data Analysis, Data Collection, DevOps, DoD Secret Clearance, Federal Government, GSEC - GIAC Security Essentials Certification, Government, High Availability, IT Service Management (ITSM), Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Leadership, Linux Operating System, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Military/DoD Standards, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Problem Solving Skills, Production Support, Project/Program Management, Red Hat Linux Operating System, Refactoring, Requirements Management, SSCP - Systems Security Certified Practitioner, Secret Clearance, Software Engineering, Software Patches, Software Testing, System Integration (SI), Systems Engineering, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technical Support, Technical Writing, Technical/Engineering Design, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Web Infrastructure, Work From Home
LOCATION
Scott Air Force Base, IL
POSTED
2 days ago
Job ID: 2611728

Location: Scott Afb, IL, US

Date Posted: 2026-04-21

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Cloud Comp Engr

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking an AWS GovCloud Engineer to support an IT Service Management effort for USTRANSCOM located at Scott Air Force Base (AFB) in Illinois. The USTC Managed Information Technology Services (MITS) contract is intended to provide strategic, technical, and program management guidance and support services to facilitate the operations and modernization of the combatant command's infrastructure, systems, and applications. This support will be provided to the USTC Command, Control, Communications & Cyber Systems Directorate (TCJ6).

The successful candidate initiates, supervises, and/or develops requirements from a project's inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs; Provides strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to program and project staff; Provides detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues; Consults with client to define needs or problems, supervises studies and leads surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.

Responsiblities:
  • Architect & Implement AWS GovCloud solutions emphasizing security, scalability, resiliency; core services include ECS Fargate, EKS, ECR; apply blue/green and other zero-downtime deployment patterns.
  • Plan, design, and manage migrations/re-platforming of complex web infrastructure; lead refactoring and modernization targeting ECS Fargate with robust testing.
  • Automate via IaC & CI/CD: maintain and evolve Terraform modules and GitLab pipelines for consistent, audited deployments.
  • Operate for availability: design and maintain highly available ECS Fargate cluster configurations; monitor, troubleshoot, and tune performance.
  • Linux operations: perform RHEL 8/9 command-line administration and production support.
  • Governance & documentation: produce technical designs, runbooks, and configuration/change management artifacts aligned to DoD and program standards.
  • CMS administration (Strapi): handle admin functions (permissions, configurations, patches/upgrades, backups) for a mission website-limited portion of time.
  • Cross-functional leadership: collaborate with SAIC Cloud/DevOps engineers and the Software Testing Team; provide strategic guidance and customer-facing recommendations.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • BS/BA and 10+ years of experience in cloud/DevOps/infrastructure engineering.
  • Active DoD Secret clearance; IAT Level II (e.g., Security+, CySA+, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CND) per DoD 8570.
  • AWS certification (e.g., Solutions Architect - Associate/Professional or DevOps Engineer - Professional).
  • Deep experience with AWS GovCloud, ECS/EKS/ECR, Terraform, GitLab, and RHEL 8/9.
  • Demonstrated ability to design, deploy, and operate scalable, secure web infrastructure, and strong technical documentation skills.
  • Experience delivering configuration & change management directly with/for government customers.
  • Proficiency administering Strapi (permissions, configuration, patching/upgrades, backups) in cloud environments.
  • In-depth understanding of Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), and Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR).


Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.


SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .

About the Company

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SAIC

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, 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 a team of 26,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2013
WEBSITE
https://jobs.saic.com/

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