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Job ID: 2618673
Location: Washington, DC, US
Date Posted: 2026-11-01
Category: Software
Subcategory: DevSecOps
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is currently seeking a Cloud DevOps Engineer Senior. This position will serve as a primary technical engineer leading the enterprise-wide migration of Atlassian Jira and Confluence instances from a managed Data Center environment to Cloud SaaS/Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC). Additionally, this role provides operational and maintenance support for the agency’s enterprise DevSecOps shared services pipeline and infrastructure hosted within Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The ideal candidate possesses deep hands-on expertise with Atlassian Cloud Migration Assistant tools, Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC) FedRAMP compliance, pipeline automation, CI/CD toolchain administration, and AWS Cloud infrastructure management.
Overview of Responsibilities:
1. Atlassian Data Center to Cloud Migration (Primary Focus)
- Pre-Migration Assessment: Execute the Cloud-to-AGC pre-migration checklist (C2AGC), evaluating site prerequisites, organization/site readiness, administrative access, and AGC-specific architectural constraints.
- Inventory & Asset Mapping: Perform full audit and mapping of
- Jira projects (50 + projects / ~25 K issues) and
- Confluence spaces (40+ spaces / ~20k pages),
- User accounts, security schemes, attachments, custom workflows, automation scripts, Marketplace apps, and custom API integrations.
- Vendor & App Coordination: Assess Marketplace application compatibility in AGC, establish manual data migration strategies where automated paths are unavailable, and align vendor support windows for cutovers.
- Test Cycles & UAT: Conduct at least two end-to-end test migration cycles onto the AGC test environment, coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), log/triage defects, and optimize cutover execution timelines.
- Runbook & Cutover Execution: Author detailed step-by-step production cutover runbooks, rollback/contingency procedures, communication templates, and on-call rosters. Execute live migration scripts during scheduled maintenance windows to ensure zero-data-loss go-live.
- Post-Migration Hypercare: Provide immediate operational support post-cutover, remediate broken links/integrations, validate permissions, and finalize handover to standard operations.
2. Enterprise DevSecOps Pipeline & Tool Administration
- Toolchain O&M: Administer, patch, and maintain the enterprise shared DevSecOps toolset hosted on Linux servers, including GitHub Enterprise Appliance, CloudBees Jenkins (Ops Center, controllers, agents), SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory, and Invicti.
- Pipeline Integration: Support application development teams in configuring, troubleshooting, and optimizing automated CI/CD deployment pipelines incorporating static/dynamic security scanning.
- Security & ATO Support: Implement security best practices to maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) for shared services DevSecOps tooling, access controls, and blue/green deployment models.
3. Cloud Infrastructure & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- AWS Cloud Management: Design, build, and maintain efficient, scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS (EC2, VPC, Load Balancers, API Gateway, Lambda) using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation / Terraform).
- Automation & Monitoring: Implement automated server backups, security monitoring, logging, and environment patching using shell scripting (Bash, Python) and configuration management tools.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Total IT Experience: Minimum 10+ years within Information Technology, with a focus on application delivery, systems administration, or software engineering.
- DevOps / Cloud Experience: Minimum 6+ years of direct experience implementing DevOps pipelines and administering supporting toolsets within AWS environments.
- Atlassian Migration Expertise:
- Direct hands-on experience migrating self-managed Jira Data Center and Confluence Data Center instances to Cloud SaaS / Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC).
- Demonstrated proficiency using Jira Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA), Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant (CCMA), and evaluating Marketplace app data migration paths.
- Familiarity with FedRAMP Moderate/High compliance, Atlassian Access/Guard, SAML/SSO integration, and AGC deployment architecture.
- CI/CD & DevSecOps Tools: Proficiency configuring and maintaining CloudBees Jenkins (Ops Center and agent nodes), GitHub Enterprise, SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory, and security scanning tools.
- Cloud & Automation:
- Solid understanding of AWS core services (EC2, VPC, Serverless, IAM, CloudFormation).
- Strong Linux System Administration capabilities.
- Proficient in shell scripting (Bash, Python) and Infrastructure as Code.
Preferred Qualifications:
AWS Certified Developer – Associate OR AWS Certified Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer – Professional
Atlassian Certified University Professional (ACP) certifications (e.g., ACP-CA, ACP-MJCP)
Note: Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least 3 years and the ability to obtain a public trust.
Job ID: 2618673
Location: Washington, DC, US
Date Posted: 2026-11-01
Category: Software
Subcategory: DevSecOps
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is currently seeking a Cloud DevOps Engineer Senior. This position will serve as a primary technical engineer leading the enterprise-wide migration of Atlassian Jira and Confluence instances from a managed Data Center environment to Cloud SaaS/Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC). Additionally, this role provides operational and maintenance support for the agency’s enterprise DevSecOps shared services pipeline and infrastructure hosted within Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The ideal candidate possesses deep hands-on expertise with Atlassian Cloud Migration Assistant tools, Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC) FedRAMP compliance, pipeline automation, CI/CD toolchain administration, and AWS Cloud infrastructure management.
Overview of Responsibilities:
1. Atlassian Data Center to Cloud Migration (Primary Focus)
- Pre-Migration Assessment: Execute the Cloud-to-AGC pre-migration checklist (C2AGC), evaluating site prerequisites, organization/site readiness, administrative access, and AGC-specific architectural constraints.
- Inventory & Asset Mapping: Perform full audit and mapping of
- Jira projects (50 + projects / ~25 K issues) and
- Confluence spaces (40+ spaces / ~20k pages),
- User accounts, security schemes, attachments, custom workflows, automation scripts, Marketplace apps, and custom API integrations.
- Vendor & App Coordination: Assess Marketplace application compatibility in AGC, establish manual data migration strategies where automated paths are unavailable, and align vendor support windows for cutovers.
- Test Cycles & UAT: Conduct at least two end-to-end test migration cycles onto the AGC test environment, coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), log/triage defects, and optimize cutover execution timelines.
- Runbook & Cutover Execution: Author detailed step-by-step production cutover runbooks, rollback/contingency procedures, communication templates, and on-call rosters. Execute live migration scripts during scheduled maintenance windows to ensure zero-data-loss go-live.
- Post-Migration Hypercare: Provide immediate operational support post-cutover, remediate broken links/integrations, validate permissions, and finalize handover to standard operations.
2. Enterprise DevSecOps Pipeline & Tool Administration
- Toolchain O&M: Administer, patch, and maintain the enterprise shared DevSecOps toolset hosted on Linux servers, including GitHub Enterprise Appliance, CloudBees Jenkins (Ops Center, controllers, agents), SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory, and Invicti.
- Pipeline Integration: Support application development teams in configuring, troubleshooting, and optimizing automated CI/CD deployment pipelines incorporating static/dynamic security scanning.
- Security & ATO Support: Implement security best practices to maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) for shared services DevSecOps tooling, access controls, and blue/green deployment models.
3. Cloud Infrastructure & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- AWS Cloud Management: Design, build, and maintain efficient, scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS (EC2, VPC, Load Balancers, API Gateway, Lambda) using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation / Terraform).
- Automation & Monitoring: Implement automated server backups, security monitoring, logging, and environment patching using shell scripting (Bash, Python) and configuration management tools.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Total IT Experience: Minimum 10+ years within Information Technology, with a focus on application delivery, systems administration, or software engineering.
- DevOps / Cloud Experience: Minimum 6+ years of direct experience implementing DevOps pipelines and administering supporting toolsets within AWS environments.
- Atlassian Migration Expertise:
- Direct hands-on experience migrating self-managed Jira Data Center and Confluence Data Center instances to Cloud SaaS / Atlassian Government Cloud (AGC).
- Demonstrated proficiency using Jira Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA), Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant (CCMA), and evaluating Marketplace app data migration paths.
- Familiarity with FedRAMP Moderate/High compliance, Atlassian Access/Guard, SAML/SSO integration, and AGC deployment architecture.
- CI/CD & DevSecOps Tools: Proficiency configuring and maintaining CloudBees Jenkins (Ops Center and agent nodes), GitHub Enterprise, SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory, and security scanning tools.
- Cloud & Automation:
- Solid understanding of AWS core services (EC2, VPC, Serverless, IAM, CloudFormation).
- Strong Linux System Administration capabilities.
- Proficient in shell scripting (Bash, Python) and Infrastructure as Code.
Preferred Qualifications:
AWS Certified Developer – Associate OR AWS Certified Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer – Professional
Atlassian Certified University Professional (ACP) certifications (e.g., ACP-CA, ACP-MJCP)
Note: Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least 3 years and the ability to obtain a public trust.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in cloud engineer jobs.
- Hands-on experience designing and deploying infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- Understanding of networking fundamentals including VPCs, load balancers, and DNS
- Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
- Relevant cloud certification such as AWS Solutions Architect or Azure Administrator
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field
Tips for Your Cloud Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to each cloud
Recruiters screen for specific provider keywords. If the job listing says AWS, your resume should call out EC2, IAM, and CloudFormation by name. A generic cloud resume loses to one that mirrors the stack in the posting.
Certify before targeting senior roles
AWS Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, and Azure Administrator certifications move you past automated filters on mid-to-senior postings. Employers treat active certification as a proxy for hands-on depth, especially when your prior titles don't match exactly.
Quantify infrastructure scale on your resume
Hiring managers want to know whether you've worked at startup scale or enterprise scale. Replace vague descriptions with concrete scope: number of accounts managed, workload size, or cost-reduction outcomes from optimization work you led.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists cloud engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for architecture whiteboard rounds
Most cloud engineer interviews include a live design exercise. Practice drawing out a resilient, multi-region architecture on demand, explaining trade-offs between cost, availability, and latency. Interviewers care as much about your reasoning as your final diagram.
Negotiate total compensation, not just base
Cloud engineering roles at larger employers often include cloud certification reimbursement, on-call pay, and stock. Ask about each line item separately. Letting a recruiter define the full package for you leaves leverage on the table.
Cloud Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most cloud engineers?
The companies hiring the most cloud engineers right now include Google, Meta, and Peraton, with the largest share of openings in Virginia, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is concentrated in financial services, federal contracting, and large enterprise technology firms.
How many cloud engineer jobs are remote?
About 77% of cloud engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, making it one of the more remote-friendly engineering roles available. Infrastructure and DevOps-focused positions tend to have the highest remote availability, while roles requiring hands-on data center or on-premises integration are more likely to require on-site presence.
How do you become a cloud engineer?
Start by building foundational skills in Linux, networking, and at least one scripting language such as Python or Bash. Then pursue hands-on practice with a major cloud provider through free-tier accounts and lab environments. Earning a recognized certification validates that foundation to employers. From there, entry-level roles in cloud support, systems administration, or DevOps provide the production experience needed to move into a dedicated cloud engineering position.
Can you get hired as a cloud engineer without much experience?
Yes, but you need to substitute demonstrable project work for formal experience. Build and document a portfolio of cloud projects using free-tier resources, such as a serverless API, an automated CI/CD pipeline, or a multi-tier web architecture. Employers hiring at the associate level are looking for proof you can work in their environment, and a GitHub repository or architecture diagram does that more effectively than a resume that lists coursework alone.
What does the cloud engineer interview process look like?
Most cloud engineer interview processes run three to five rounds. An initial recruiter screen is followed by a technical phone screen covering cloud fundamentals and infrastructure concepts. Subsequent rounds typically include a live architecture or system design exercise, a practical coding or scripting assessment, and a final interview with a hiring manager or team lead. Some employers also include a take-home lab exercise requiring you to deploy or troubleshoot a real cloud environment.
Where can I find and apply to cloud engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to cloud engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your skills and experience level, then apply directly to each one. New openings are added regularly, so checking back frequently increases your chances of catching a role before the applicant pool grows.
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