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Chief Cloud Engineer

SAIC

El Segundo, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$200,001–$240,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Adjudication, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analysis Skills, Ansible, Automation, Background Investigation, Best Practices, CentOS, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS), CompTIA Security+, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS), DoD Acquisitions, Docker, Documentation, Federal Government, Git, Government, Hardware Virtualization, Hybrid Cloud, IAT - Information Assurance Technical, Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Integration Testing, Internet Application, Machine Tool, Microsoft Windows Azure, National Security Agency (NSA), Operating Systems, PHP Scripting Language (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor), Privacy Controls, Program Planning, Project/Program Management, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management Framework (RMF), Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Software Architecture, Software Design, Software Development, Software Engineering, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), System Integration (SI), System Lifecycle, System Operations, Systems Engineering, Technical Drawing, Technical Presentation, Technical Writing, Top Secret Clearance, Ubuntu, Windows Server 2008 R2, Work From Home
LOCATION
El Segundo, CA
POSTED
Today
Job ID: T2601482

Location: El Segundo, CA, US

Date Posted: 2026-03-05

Category: Software

Subcategory: DevSecOps

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 25% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description
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SAIC's Horizon program is seeking you, our next Chief Cloud Engineer to join the U.S. Space Force team delivering warfighter capability via the Space Systems Command's Space Combat Power portfolios working out of El Segundo, CA. You will be a part of the team responsible for developing and delivering cyber capabilities to Space Force cyber operators. If you have expertise and extensive experience designing and developing Service cloud environments (eg: Platform One / Warp Core / AWS / Azure / Unified Data Library / etc.) to load, format, analyze, and display large-volume data streams, arriving in a variety of formats this is the job for you.

The Horizon program is supporting Government weapon systems program offices with subject matter experts that have a background with the Department of Defense major capability acquisition process. Horizon team members provide systems acquisitions and program management support on various capability development programs that are intended to protect and defend the Nation's most valuable space assets. Our team is at the forefront of the advising and assisting the Government throughout the full lifecycle of systems acquisition processes that enable in most instances, rapid fielding to meet warfighter needs.

Fun stuff you will do on the job:
  • Participate in software development efforts through all aspects of the software engineering life cycle including scope and work estimation, design, documentation, implementation, testing and integration.
  • Design, deploy, and operate various AWS cloud resources and cloud-native web applications.
  • Design connectivity solutions between cloud services provider and on-premise networks.
  • Apply analytical, automation, and coding skills in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Prepare design documentation (eg: technical diagrams and specifications).
  • Assist multiple application teams creating full or partial cloud representations of lab hosted systems.
  • Collaborate with teams designing their cloud architecture to produce best practices and templates related to hosting and automation.
  • Design and develop new applications (COTS, custom, etc) and O&M tools and integrate them with existing hosted cloud environments to better meet mission design.
  • Assist in developing solutions to software architecture problems and broad design solutions.
  • Manage virtual and physical servers on a virtualization platforms on various operating systems (eg: Windows Server 2008-2016, Ubuntu, CentOS, Ubuntu, etc.)
  • Ensure the security of the server infrastructure by implementing industry best practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
  • Use a proactive approach to anticipating, mitigating, identifying, troubleshooting, and correcting hardware and software issues on servers and workstations.


Qualifications
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This is you:
  • Bachelor's in Computer Science or Engineering and eighteen (18) years experience.
  • Ten (10) or more years in mesh architectures (eg: AWS / Platform One / Azure / C2S / etc).
  • Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Vetting program (if applicable).
  • Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information and, or other compartments; and consent to a polygraph examination.
  • Cloud SysOps Administrator Certification.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tooling such as Terraform, Helm, Ansible, or similar.
  • Demonstrated proficiency coding and creating automation in Python, PHP or similar.
  • Proven background working in DevSecOps software development environments.

Desired Skills and Certifications:
  • Understanding of DOD Acquisition process.
  • SAFe Agilist.
  • Able to attain CSWF and IAT Level II Certifications (Security+).
  • Demonstrated technical writing and briefing.
  • Understanding of hybrid cloud/local architectures.
  • Experience in modern source control (Git, BitBucket, etc.)
  • Experience with Multi-Layer Security / Cross-Domain Solutions / NSA "Raise the Bar".
  • Experience with Continuous-ATOs / Risk Management Framework / Program Protection Plans.
  • Experience with Kubernetes / Containers / Docker.
  • Experience with Zero Trust Models.


Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. 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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