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AWS Cloud Developer Senior Principal

General Dynamics
Bossier, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/10/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/9/2026

Job Details

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Cloud Development, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Technology
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 years of related experience
ship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Transform technology into opportunity as a AWS Cloud Developer Senior Principal at GDIT. Shape what's next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what's next for your engineering career.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As an AWS Cloud Developer Senior Principal, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our customers. You will play a crucial role via the following:
  • Provide expert knowledge while working across teams, and external customer groups to develop strategy, design solutions, and advise implementation teams during deployment
  • Build and maintain technical relationships with others in the organization and technology providers by participating in cloud technology discussions and aligning solutions with client needs
  • Provide expert communication, ensuring that managers, team members, stakeholders within the organization, and clients are kept informed of relevant trends and projects
  • Research new or alternative technologies, document findings, conduct pilots and evaluate multiple vendors, make recommendations, and develop business cases to justify the investment
  • Manage escalations. Make assessments, recommendations or provide solutions to resolve issues
  • Mentor and train staff, ensuring they are up to speed on critical processes and technologies related to the organizations' goals and soft skills needed to succeed
  • Develop timelines for projects
  • Contribute to budgeting for and understand the financial impact of cloud technology decisions
  • Create functional requirements/specifications documents
  • Guide the selection, implementation and deployment processes for new cloud technology rollouts

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The AWS Cloud Developer Senior Principal must have:

Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree

Experience: 8 years of related experience

Required Skills:
  • Demonstratable AWS architecture experience.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and desired state configuration.
  • Red Hat and/or Linux experience
  • Motivated team player. Excellent listening and interpersonal skills
  • Strong written and communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail and requirements
  • Creativity in problem resolution. Comfortable in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Skills:
  • AWS certification

Security Clearance Level: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance

ship Required

Location: State of Louisiana
  • Candidates within LA who reside within 60 miles of our Integrated Technology Center in Bossier City, LA will follow a hybrid work model
  • Candidates within LA who reside more than 60 miles from our office in Bossier City, LA will follow a remote work model

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

The likely salary range for this position is $157,250 - $212,750. 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:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA LA Bossier City

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.

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 30,000 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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Salary : $157,250 - $212,750

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