About the role

What will you do at SAIC?

We're looking for a Principal Cloud Engineer to serve as a senior technical

anchor within STG Delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who

has "been there" architecturally and operationally — someone who can design for

scale, mentor engineers across the org, and drive complex cloud initiatives from

whiteboard to production. You'll work closely with senior engineers and

architects from programs across the org to standardize, shape, and scale our

cloud infrastructure/IT efforts across the organization. This opportunity is a

Hybrid role and candidates must go onsite 1-4 days a week. Candidates must sit

within the Saint Agustin FL area.

What You'll Do

* Architect at scale — Design and evolve multi-cloud/hybrid infrastructure
patterns that balance reliability, security, cost, and velocity.
* Lead technical delivery — Partner with program leadership of assigned program
to translate business priorities into concrete engineering roadmaps and
execution plans.
* Solve the hard problems — Act as the escalation point for the most complex
infrastructure, performance, and reliability challenges across the org.
* Drive standards and best practices — Establish and evangelize
infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, observability, and security patterns that
other teams adopt org-wide.
* Mentor and multiply — Coach senior and mid-level engineers, conduct design
reviews, and raise the technical bar across STG Delivery.
* Own critical systems — Take end-to-end accountability for the availability,
scalability, and cost-efficiency of core cloud platforms.
* Influence strategy — Provide technical input into planning cycles,
vendor/tooling decisions, and long-term platform investments.
* Bridge silos — Collaborate cross-functionally with program engineering orgs
within SAIC to ensure cohesive technical direction.
SAIC® [http://www.saic.com/] is a premier mission integrator focused on
advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world.
Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and
civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise
IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging
technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that
modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and
inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered
in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For
more information, visit saic.com [http://www.saic.com/]. For ongoing news,
please visit our newsroom [http://www.saic.com/who-we-are/newsroom/].

Which skills does this role require?

Cloud ArchitectureInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDObservabilitySecurity PatternsMulti-cloudHybrid InfrastructureLeadershipMentoringKubernetesTerraformAWSSystem ScalabilityTechnical RoadmapPerformance OptimizationCloud EngineeringCKADCKSCKASecret ClearanceSystem ArchitectureTechnical LeadershipDefenseMission ITEnterprise ITEngineering ServicesSecurityScalabilityReliabilityCost-efficiencyMentorshipDesign ReviewsRoadmap PlanningVendor ManagementSIPRCloud InfrastructureIT OperationsProduct Strategy

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