What are the responsibilities and job description for the CDAO Advana - AWS/Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Architect position at General Dynamics?
Type of Requisition:
Pipeline
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI
Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Development, Enterprise Cloud, Microsoft Enterprise Technologies
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 years of related experience
ship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Join GDIT and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. The CDAO Advana team is seeking an AWS/Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Architect to join their efforts in the DC area.
Advana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office's (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities.
This is a proposal with award expected June 2026. If interested, please apply as we are interviewing and making contingent offers now.
Duties include:
Basic Qualifications:
WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?
The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. 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:
Onsite
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.
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.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
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Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Pipeline
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI
Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Development, Enterprise Cloud, Microsoft Enterprise Technologies
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 years of related experience
ship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Join GDIT and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. The CDAO Advana team is seeking an AWS/Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Architect to join their efforts in the DC area.
Advana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office's (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities.
This is a proposal with award expected June 2026. If interested, please apply as we are interviewing and making contingent offers now.
Duties include:
- Architects enterprise cloud environments supporting Advana modernization objectives across Unclassified and NIPR, Secret and SIPR, and Top Secret and JWICS enclaves by designing integrated infrastructure solutions that span compute, networking, storage, identity, logging, auditing, configuration management, continuity operations, and DevSecOps factory components.
- Leads cloud transformation initiatives that migrate legacy mission workloads into scalable, resilient, and secure architectures using AWS Organizations, Azure Active Directory, Azure Landing Zones, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, Transit Gateway, Azure Virtual WAN, and hybrid identity services.
- Builds multicloud governance frameworks incorporating role-based access control models, encryption key management, SIEM integrations, log routing pipelines, and enclave-specific security controls aligned with Department of Defense cybersecurity directives.
- Conducts architecture assessments, alternatives-of-analysis evaluations, and technical design reviews to validate operational suitability for mission partners including Combatant Commands, Joint Staff elements, and interagency consumers.
- Develops advanced security reference architectures using AWS GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Sentinel, and enclave monitoring strategies to strengthen threat detection and compliance.
- Directs proof-of-concept and pilot implementations demonstrating cross-domain interoperability, zero-trust segmentation models, automated provisioning patterns, and cloud-native resilience capabilities.
- Delivers expert training, engineering playbooks, and modernization guidance that elevate cloud engineering proficiency across infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and mission application teams, advancing Advana enterprise cloud readiness and transformation outcomes.
Basic Qualifications:
- BS degree; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
- 8 years of experience developing AWS/MS cloud environments
- TS with SCI eligibility
WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?
- Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
- 401K with company match
- Educational Assistance and eLearning
- Flexible work week
- Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
- Rewards and Recognition programs
- Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking
The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. 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:
Onsite
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.
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.
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
Salary : $128,039 - $173,229