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administering, and supporting AWS cloud environments in production.\nStrong experience with AWS services across compute, networking, identity, storage, monitoring, security, and automation domains.\nExperience designing and managing AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups, network ACLs, private connectivity, load balancers, DNS, and firewall integration.\nStrong knowledge of AWS IAM, access control, authentication and authorization concepts, least privilege, encryption, secrets management, and cloud security best practices.\nHands-on experience with infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar tools.\nExperience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment practices.\nExperience with monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational diagnostics using Amazon CloudWatch and related observability tools.\nProficiency with scripting and programming languages, including Python, Bash, PowerShell, and JavaScript/Node.js.\nExperience administering or supporting Linux and Windows operating systems in enterprise or production environments.\nStrong networking knowledge, including TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, routing, firewall concepts, load balancing, VPNs, network segmentation, and traffic inspection architectures.\nExperience supporting databases and data platforms such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, or comparable technologies.\nExperience in a 24/7 production environment, including operational support, incident response, root-cause analysis, and change management.\nStrong written, verbal, and analytical skills with the ability to document complex technical solutions clearly.\nAbility to translate mission, business, security, and operational requirements into practical technical designs and implementation plans.\nExperience applying secure software development, DevSecOps, and automation practices in an Agile or iterative delivery environment.\nFamiliarity with enterprise-approved generative AI tools and practical use cases for engineering productivity, including code generation, documentation development, troubleshooting, and infrastructure automation.\nAbility to assess AI-generated code, scripts, infrastructure configurations, and technical recommendations for accuracy, security, maintainability, and operational suitability.\nDESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.\nAWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty, or comparable cloud certifications.\nExperience with multi-account AWS environments, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, landing zones, service control policies, and centralized governance models.\nExperience with Kubernetes and container platforms, including Amazon EKS, ECS, Docker, Helm, and 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data classification, model access management, prompt security, audit logging, content filtering, retrieval-augmented generation, and evaluation/monitoring practices.\nFamiliarity with AIOps platforms or approaches for anomaly detection, incident correlation, automated remediation, and intelligent operations.\nExperience using AI-assisted developer tools such as Claude Code, Amazon Q Developer, GitHub Copilot, or equivalent organization-approved tools.\nGDIT IS YOUR PLACE:\nAt GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.\nAI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities.\nAn internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals.\nComprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off.\nFull-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home.\nCommunity: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace.\nOWN YOUR 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