Cloud Migration SME

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Application Migration, Information Technology Applications, Operating Systems (OS)

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is a premier provider of high-tech IT solutions to the federal government IT market. GDIT delivers cost-effective, next-generation IT solutions and services to federal civilian agencies, the Department of Defense, and the intelligence community, as they modernize their information systems.

GDIT currently has a 76-person team providing systems development, operational maintenance and infrastructure support, and end-user application support to the Administrative Office of the US Courts. The GDIT team is currently seeking a cloud migration engineer who will be responsible for planning, executing, and validating the transition of the organization’s applications, data, and infrastructure from the Judiciary’s VM based data center to the Judiciary’s private clouds. The cloud migration engineer will work very closely with each application team to ensure the success of application migrations. Migrations will only be performed with pre-approved, FedRAMP authorized public clouds and not commercial public clouds.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The candidate will be expected to provide the following technical support as outlined below:

• Enterprise application migration planning.
• Application refactoring/development.
• Application migration implementation.
• Maintain software code baseline.
• Implement planned enhancements.
• Provide required or mandated fixes.
• Provide flexibility in addressing system and workflow changes driven by policy, reporting, and technological changes.
• Provide efficient adaptation to changing electronic signature and document non-repudiation requirements.
• Provide data and Identity Management integration with AO Systems as required.
• Utilize Judiciary DevSecOps, configuration management, version control, and testing automation tools.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose complex system failures and restore services under pressure.
• Communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and documenting processes and procedures clearly.
• Create communications about system changes tailored to a variety of audiences including DCIO management, other Directorates, court unit management, and end users.
• Coordinate resolution of Security scan findings to adhere to defined and evolving standards.
• Develop solutions in accordance with AO policies and procedures.
• Provide subject matter expertise recommendations in work execution for technical best practices and provide cost savings and process improvements to the government.
• Use the shared SDLC resources provided by the AO including but not limited to Jira.
• Document status and report work hours on tasks daily.
• Interact with the end users on case-by-case scenarios.

Required Qualifications, Experience, and Competencies:

• Five (5) plus years of relevant cloud migration experience with major federal IT applications.
• Extensive experience and knowledge with AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle cloud providers. Not all applications will be migrated to the same cloud provider.
• Experience and knowledge in principles and practices of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• Familiar with open-source applications, e.g., LAMP.
• Familiar with Ansible, Git, and Docker.
• Familiar with Bash, YAML, Python, and PHP.
• Familiar with Microsoft .Net applications.
• Experience working with MySQL database.
• Experience with Extract/Transform/Load (ETL).
• Proficiency in business tools, such as, Word, Excel, Power-Point, Visio, SharePoint, Teams, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Ability to provide guidance to a small team and to integrate as part of a larger team.
• Ability to analyze complex data and present findings in a clear and easily understandable manner.
• Ability to present recommendations for consideration and influence as needed.
• Demonstrated experience working in a load-balanced environment
• Understanding of IT practices, service management, governance frameworks, and industry standards (i.e., ITIL, ITSM, COBIT, ISO). 
• Working knowledge of IT tracking tools, preferably ServiceNow and Jira.

Certifications: The candidate must possess at least TWO of the following current certifications:

• AWS SA Professional
• Azure SA Expert
• OCI Architect Professional
• Google Professional Cloud Architect

Education and Experience Requirements:

MA/MS with 10+ years of directly related IT experience (or BA/BS with 13+ years of directly related IT experience).

The likely salary range for this position is $195,240 - $264,148. 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:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA DC Washington

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. 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 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.

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