AWS Technical Lead

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Hiring Remotely in Location, WV, USA
Remote
179K-242K Annually
Expert/Leader
Aerospace • Information Technology • Professional Services • Security • Software
The Role
Lead AWS cloud modernization for a federal client: own AWS systems, design solutions (including AI adoption), mentor DevOps engineers, drive operational excellence, and coordinate stakeholders to deliver secure, high-availability multi-cloud architectures.
Summary Generated by Built In

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

Other

Job Family:

Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

AWS Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Project Management

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a AWS Technical Lead to join our innovative cloud infrastructure team. In this role, you will collaborate directly with our federal client to modernize and expand their cloud capabilities, enabling their mission-critical operations through cutting-edge cloud solutions. We manage multi-cloud environments, and as a key technical leader, you will shape architectures, synthesize cross-agency requirements, and drive successful implementation.

What You'll Do:

  • Operational Leadership:
    • Own the current state of AWS systems and work with the team to identify gaps and areas for improvements
    • In partnership with the operations lead, work to improve operational excellence across the USPTO AWS environment.
    • Participate as final escalation point with Program Manager to ensure that response SLA’s are met
  • Solution Development:
    • Collaborate with client stakeholders and customers to define technical requirements and objectives.
    • Bring USPTO systems to the next level, helping adopt AI practices, lead the design of system improvements and help oversee client deliverables.
  • Team Enablement & Mentorship:
    • Lead a team of DevOps Engineers, ensuring innovative and secure cloud strategies.
    • Build a culture of continuous improvements, proactively identify areas of improvement from customer requests, and maintain and prioritize a backlog of improvements.
  • Stakeholder Engagement:
    • Partner with senior leadership, enterprise architecture teams, and agency personnel to build cloud adoption strategies.

What You’ll Need:

Minimum Requirements:

  • U.S. Citizen/Green Card Holder eligible for Public Trust clearance.
  • 10+ years of IT/digital transformation experience.
  • 5+ years of deep hands-on AWS (preferred), Azure, or GCP cloud architectures and implementations.
  • Strong communication and collaboration ability
  • Expertise leading multi-tenant cloud systems (e.g., landing zones, multi-account systems).
  • Team management, leading and developing team members.
  • Focus on proactively identifying and driving improvement in cloud infrastructure
  • Experience developing and managing high-availability, secure, and automated solutions aligned with best practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with DevOps/DevSecOps methodologies and tools (e.g., Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab).
  • Professional Cloud Certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Proven experience bridging on-premise systems with cloud environments.

The likely salary range for this position is $178,500 - $241,500. 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:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our 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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 



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 consulting, technology 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 capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Skills Required

  • Eligible for Public Trust clearance (U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder)
  • 10+ years of IT / digital transformation experience
  • 5+ years deep hands-on cloud architecture and implementations (AWS preferred; Azure or GCP acceptable)
  • Expertise leading multi-tenant cloud systems (landing zones, multi-account systems)
  • Team management and mentorship experience leading DevOps/DevSecOps engineers
  • Experience building and managing high-availability, secure, and automated cloud solutions
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Experience with DevOps/DevSecOps tools (e.g., Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab)
  • Professional cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Experience bridging on-premise systems with cloud environments

General Dynamics Information Technology Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about General Dynamics Information Technology and has not been reviewed or approved by General Dynamics Information Technology.

  • Affordable Benefits Pay and benefits are described as good or okay in multiple places, and the overall package is often portrayed as acceptable even when base pay is not viewed as top-tier.
  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision plan options are presented as comprehensive, with additional protections like disability and life insurance contributing to a well-rounded health and protection offering.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) plan with company match is consistently highlighted as part of the total rewards package, supporting longer-term financial planning.

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HQ: Falls Church, VA
21,625 Employees

What We Do

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

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