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Cloud Based Services
Cloud Development
Cloud Operations
Cloud Platform
REQ#: RQ232025
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact
Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.
Job Description
Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a Senior Principal Cloud Developer for a career where your growth is just as important as the mission you support.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:
As a Senior Principal Cloud Developer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of Department of War (DoW), Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Special Access Program(s) (SAPs) (DoW SAP CIO).
You will play a crucial role in providing support in the following areas:
- Provision, configure, and maintain cloud service provider (CSP) accounts, tenants, and cloud services.
- Develop and automate cloud provisioning, onboarding, and deprovisioning processes.
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates and CI/CD pipelines.
- Deploy and manage cloud compute, storage, networking, and virtual desktop solutions.
- Develop and maintain API Gateway capabilities and cloud-native services.
- Monitor, maintain, and optimize cloud platform performance, availability, and security.
- Support workload onboarding and integration with customer and DoW networks.
- Engineer secure connectivity across multiple cloud and network environments.
- Maintain configuration management, CMDB, and change control processes.
- Ensure compliance with RMF, JSIG, cybersecurity, and cloud governance requirements.
- Collaborate with mission owners, CSPs, DISA, and government stakeholders to support cloud operations and modernization efforts.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
- BS degree; may be substituted for additional years of experience
- 10+ years of IT/DoW Infrastructure and Cloud experience
- Security Clearance Level: Top Secret with SCI eligibility
- Required Certifications: Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, CISSP, CCSP, Security+)
- Cloud platform administration and engineering (AWS, Azure, or similar CSPs).
- Cloud-native application development and cloud services integration.
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, ARM Templates, Ansible).
- DevSecOps and CI/CD pipeline development (Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins).
- Scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
- Cloud networking, VPNs, routing, QoS, and hybrid cloud architectures.
- API management and API Gateway technologies.
- Virtualization, containers, and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
- Configuration management and CMDB administration.
- Cybersecurity frameworks including RMF, JSIG, NIST 800-53, and IAM.
- Cloud monitoring, performance management, and operational support.
- Strong problem-solving, systems integration, and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Ability to work in secure DoW/SAP environments and support classified workloads.
- Experience with DISA network integration and mission-critical cloud platforms
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
- Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
- 401K with company match
- Educational Assistance and eLearning
- Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
- Rewards and Recognition programs
- Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging highly motivated critical thinking
Work Requirements
10 + years of related experience
- may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree
Less than 10%
U.S. Citizenship Required
Salary and Benefit Information
The likely salary range for this position is $153,000 - $207,000. 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.
Our Identity Verification Process
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Cloud Based Services
Cloud Development
Cloud Operations
Cloud Platform
REQ#: RQ232025
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact
Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.
Job Description
Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a Senior Principal Cloud Developer for a career where your growth is just as important as the mission you support.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:
As a Senior Principal Cloud Developer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of Department of War (DoW), Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Special Access Program(s) (SAPs) (DoW SAP CIO).
You will play a crucial role in providing support in the following areas:
- Provision, configure, and maintain cloud service provider (CSP) accounts, tenants, and cloud services.
- Develop and automate cloud provisioning, onboarding, and deprovisioning processes.
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates and CI/CD pipelines.
- Deploy and manage cloud compute, storage, networking, and virtual desktop solutions.
- Develop and maintain API Gateway capabilities and cloud-native services.
- Monitor, maintain, and optimize cloud platform performance, availability, and security.
- Support workload onboarding and integration with customer and DoW networks.
- Engineer secure connectivity across multiple cloud and network environments.
- Maintain configuration management, CMDB, and change control processes.
- Ensure compliance with RMF, JSIG, cybersecurity, and cloud governance requirements.
- Collaborate with mission owners, CSPs, DISA, and government stakeholders to support cloud operations and modernization efforts.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
- BS degree; may be substituted for additional years of experience
- 10+ years of IT/DoW Infrastructure and Cloud experience
- Security Clearance Level: Top Secret with SCI eligibility
- Required Certifications: Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, CISSP, CCSP, Security+)
- Cloud platform administration and engineering (AWS, Azure, or similar CSPs).
- Cloud-native application development and cloud services integration.
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, ARM Templates, Ansible).
- DevSecOps and CI/CD pipeline development (Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins).
- Scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
- Cloud networking, VPNs, routing, QoS, and hybrid cloud architectures.
- API management and API Gateway technologies.
- Virtualization, containers, and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
- Configuration management and CMDB administration.
- Cybersecurity frameworks including RMF, JSIG, NIST 800-53, and IAM.
- Cloud monitoring, performance management, and operational support.
- Strong problem-solving, systems integration, and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Ability to work in secure DoW/SAP environments and support classified workloads.
- Experience with DISA network integration and mission-critical cloud platforms
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
- Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
- 401K with company match
- Educational Assistance and eLearning
- Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
- Rewards and Recognition programs
- Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging highly motivated critical thinking
Work Requirements
10 + years of related experience
- may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree
Less than 10%
U.S. Citizenship Required
Salary and Benefit Information
The likely salary range for this position is $153,000 - $207,000. 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.
Our Identity Verification Process
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
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Who's Hiring
- Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)14
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- CVS Health7
- NVIDIA6
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- Technology & Software15
- Insurance5
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in principal cloud engineer jobs.
- 8 or more years of experience designing and operating large-scale cloud infrastructure
- Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Professional or specialty-tier cloud certification from a major provider
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CDK
- Demonstrated ability to lead architectural reviews and set engineering standards across teams
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a closely related field
Tips for Your Principal Cloud Engineer Job Search
Align your resume to cloud scope
Principal-level roles expect you to show cross-team impact, not just technical execution. Reframe your bullets around decisions you owned, teams you influenced, and infrastructure outcomes you drove at scale, not just the tools you used.
Highlight multi-cloud architecture decisions
Many listings specify AWS, Azure, or GCP but actually want someone who can reason across platforms. Call out where you evaluated trade-offs between providers, designed hybrid or multi-cloud solutions, or migrated workloads with real constraints.
Get your certifications to the right level
Associate-level cloud certifications won't move the needle at this seniority. Principal roles consistently expect professional or specialty-tier credentials like AWS Solutions Architect Professional, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists principal 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 system design at platform scale
Interviews at this level rarely stop at a single-service design. Practice designing entire platform layers, including identity, networking, secrets management, and observability, while explaining how your choices affect cost, reliability, and developer experience simultaneously.
Negotiate with compensation data, not gut feel
Total compensation for principal cloud engineers varies sharply by equity structure and cloud budget responsibility. Before negotiating, research published compensation surveys for your target tier, region, and company size so you anchor to benchmarks, not just your current salary.
Principal Cloud Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most principal cloud engineers?
The most active employers for principal cloud engineers right now are Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG), Northrop Grumman, and Oracle, and the most openings are in California, Virginia, and Maryland, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in financial services, healthcare technology, and large-scale enterprise software companies.
How many principal cloud engineer jobs are remote?
About 80% of principal cloud engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the distributed nature of platform and infrastructure work. Roles focused on cloud architecture, platform engineering, and site reliability tend to offer the highest share of remote options, while positions tied to on-premises or regulated data environments are more likely to require on-site presence.
How do you become a principal cloud engineer?
Start by building deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform, then earn professional-tier certifications to validate that knowledge. Progress through senior engineer roles where you own architectural decisions, not just implementation tasks. Develop a record of cross-team technical leadership, platform design, and mentoring other engineers. At the principal level, employers expect you to set standards and influence engineering direction beyond your immediate team.
Can you get hired as a principal cloud engineer without prior principal-level experience?
Some candidates move into a principal title by demonstrating principal-scope impact in a senior role rather than holding the title already. The key is showing that you have led platform-level design decisions, driven adoption of standards across multiple teams, and operated with minimal direction. A strong portfolio of architecture documents, internal proposals, or open-source infrastructure projects can close the gap when your title doesn't yet match your actual scope of work.
What does the principal cloud engineer interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial screening focused on your background and cloud platform depth, followed by one or more system design rounds where you are asked to architect a full platform solution under real constraints. Expect a behavioral or leadership round that probes how you influence without direct authority and resolve technical disagreements. Some employers also include a take-home design exercise or a live infrastructure review of an existing system.
Where can I find and apply to principal cloud engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to principal cloud engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your cloud platform expertise, industry preference, and seniority level, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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