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Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.\nThe Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is an organization of approximately 2,000 personnel of which 700 serve at HQ and the remaining staff serve at offices worldwide. NCIS is the DON component with primary responsibility for criminal investigation, law enforcement (LE), counterterrorism (CT), counterintelligence (CI), and cyber matters. 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You will lead the technical vision for cloud based-solutions and ensure the environment supports both immediate and long-term organizational goals.\n\nDevelop and define the overall cloud architecture and provide input into design and operational activities based on best practices tailored to NCIS needs and infrastructure to maximize the benefits of the cloud environment.\n\nLead the cloud architecture and migration strategies including DEVSECOP and CI/CD pipeline implementation.\n\nLead migration strategies include rehosting, re-platforming, and refactoring of applications and workloads.\n\nBuild Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or Ansible.\n\nDefine and govern cloud architecture standards and frameworks to support high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability.\n\nIntegrate applications, servers, network security, and government requirements such as FISMA, FedRAMP, and ATO processes\n\nApply Azure security best practices and compliance frameworks (such as FedRAMP and NIST 800-53), including identity and access management and Zero Trust principles.\n\nManage Azure cost optimization, resource monitoring, and performance tuning for cloud-native services.\n\nImplement and operate containerized environments using cloud Kubernetes Service (AKS) and related cloud container tools.\n\nIntegrate cloud services with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines to support automated provisioning, testing, and deployments.\n\nLead technical design sessions and collaborating with stakeholders to align cloud architecture with mission and organizational objectives\n\nEnsure that cloud services and deployments are fully delivered, validated, documented, and functioning as expected\n\nProvide comprehensive systems and network engineering and architectural planning services.\n\nReview existing architecture on a regular basis, recommending and assisting with the design and implementation of systems and network improvements as required.\n\nResponsible for planning, solutioning, and improvement of NCIS capabilities with a specific focus on cybersecurity and the implementation and design of the application layer.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL NEED:\nBring your development expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. Our Cloud Architect must have:\nSecurity Clearance Level: Active Secret clearance. {Must be able to successfully obtain a TS/SCI post hire.}\n\nRequired Experience: 10+ years of cloud engineering/architecture experience\n\nRequired Certifications: Cloud/Solutions Architect related certs, Cloud Engineer certs\n\nEducation: Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline discipline; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree\n\nWork Location: Hybrid: 3 days onsite in Quantico VA; 2 days remote.\n\nUS Citizenship Required.\n\nDESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:\nDeep knowledge and understanding of DevSecOps approaches, CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices\n\nExperience and knowledge of major cloud platforms like AWS, MS Azure and government specific cloud services\n\nDeep familiarity with federal security and compliance frameworks: FISMA, FedRAMP, RMF, and ATO processes\n\nCompressive understanding of cloud models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and hybrid environments\n\nAwareness of identity and access management, PKI, encryption standards, logging, monitoring, and audit requirements\n\nKnowledge of product evaluation methodologies and cloud technology market trends\n\nFamiliarity with systems design documentation, architectural artifacts, and technical writing standards\n\nCloud computing technology, containerization, Kubernetes\n\nGDIT IS YOUR PLACE\nAt GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.\nGrowth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities\n\nSupport: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals\n\nRewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match and competitive pay and paid time off\n\nCommunity: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace\n\nOWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY\nExplore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.\nThe likely salary range for this position is $164,382 - $195,500. 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:\n40Travel Required:\nNoneTelecommuting Options:\nHybridWork Location:\nUSA VA QuanticoAdditional Work Locations:\nTotal Rewards at GDIT:\nOur 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. 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