Senior Principal Cloud Engineer

General Dynamics
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 149,469 - 195,500 annuallyFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Incident response","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Own and lead the architecture, deployment, security, and sustained operations of enterprise multi-cloud platforms across Azure Government, AWS, and hybrid environments. Guide and mentor cloud engineers, manage mission-impacting outages and incident response, and implement security controls aligned to RMF, NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, and Cloud SRG. Build automation and observability with IaC, Ansible, Terraform/Bicep, GitOps, CI/CD, and Dynatrace AIOps.

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General Dynamics
General Dynamics
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Senior Principal Cloud Engineer

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Job Summary

Own and lead the architecture, deployment, security, and sustained operations of enterprise multi-cloud platforms across Azure Government, AWS, and hybrid environments. Guide and mentor cloud engineers, manage mission-impacting outages and incident response, and implement security controls aligned to RMF, NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, and Cloud SRG. Build automation and observability with IaC, Ansible, Terraform/Bicep, GitOps, CI/CD, and Dynatrace AIOps.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and architect secure, scalable multi-cloud solutions across Azure Government, AWS, and hybrid environments supporting multiple security classifications.
  • •Lead, mentor, and manage a team of cloud engineers sustaining operations across multi-cloud, multi-classification enterprise platforms.
  • •Plan, architect, and execute hands-on deployment of complex Digital Engineering solutions (including Cameo/Teamwork Cloud, IBM DOORS, and AutoCAD).
  • •Manage platform and infrastructure security across OS through cloud layers in accordance with RMF, NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, and Cloud Computing SRG.
  • •Develop cloud automation and support DevSecOps processes using Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform/Bicep, GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Dynatrace-integrated AIOps; lead incident response and restore mission systems.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 149,469 - 195,500 annually
Perks:401kHealth InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveParental LeavePaid HolidaysLearning BudgetRemote Work

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience architecting and engineering solutions across Azure Government, AWS, and hybrid environments.
  • •Demonstrated leadership managing and mentoring engineering teams in secure, mission-critical environments.
  • •Deep knowledge of RMF, NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, Cloud Computing SRG, and Zero Trust principles.
  • •Hands-on expertise with identity and access services (ICAM, SSO, MFA, conditional access) and cloud networking/security hardening across OS and cloud layers.
  • •Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation (Terraform, Bicep, Ansible Automation Platform, GitOps, CI/CD, and automated testing).
Experience:10+ yearsMulti-cloudCloud securityInfrastructureDigital engineering
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipMentoringIncident responseCommunicationProblem-solving
Certifications:Azure Solutions Architect ExpertAWS Solutions Architect ProfessionalCISSPCCSP
Tech Stack:Azure GovernmentAWSHybrid environmentsDigital EngineeringCameo/Teamwork CloudIBM DOORSAutoCADVDIRMFNIST 800-53DISA STIGsCIS BenchmarksCloud Computing SRGZero Trust ArchitectureICAMSSOMFAConditional accessZero TrustMicrosoft Cloud Adoption Framework

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Security Clearance:SecretTop Secret

Company Brief

General Dynamics
Provides IT, systems engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, and mission support services to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies, delivering large-scale technology solutions and managed services for national security and government operations.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Tysons / Fairfax, United States
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