Full Performance Systems Engineer – Cloud Focus

Position Summary

Global C2 Integration Technologies (GC2IT) is seeking a Full Performance Systems Engineer with a Cloud focus to support mission-critical national security systems. This role applies a lifecycle-driven systems engineering approach to design, integrate, secure, and sustain cloud-enabled platforms supporting complex operational environments.

The Systems Engineer will design, deploy, and maintain AWS-based infrastructure and cloud services that support centralized management systems and mission applications. The position emphasizes automation, infrastructure-as-code, security controls, observability, and high-availability architecture to ensure reliable and repeatable deployments across environments.

Responsibilities

• Translate operational requirements and mission objectives into traceable technical requirements and cloud architecture designs.
• Design, deploy, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure and services supporting mission applications.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code solutions (e.g., Terraform) to automate provisioning and configuration of cloud resources.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Implement and enforce cloud security controls, including identity and access management, encryption, logging, and network segmentation.
• Integrate monitoring and logging capabilities to support system observability, performance monitoring, and incident response.
• Participate in architecture reviews, design reviews, and technical assessments to validate system performance, reliability, and compliance.
• Develop verification strategies, test procedures, and validation activities to ensure systems meet operational requirements.
• Support integration of applications and services within secure cloud environments.
• Maintain architecture documentation, system diagrams, and configuration baselines.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and commercial solutions to support modernization and capability improvements.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 7 years of experience in systems engineering, cloud engineering, or system integration roles supporting complex technical environments.
• Experience designing and operating AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Experience implementing infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
• Knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle processes, including requirements development, system design, and verification/validation.
• Experience integrating software, infrastructure, and network components within distributed systems.
• Active Top Secret / SCI clearance required
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• AWS certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect or AWS DevOps Engineer.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps pipelines and automated deployment workflows.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with cloud security frameworks and compliance controls.
• Experience supporting globally distributed or OCONUS deployments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to climb, bend, stretch, walk, sit use hands to handle or feel; frequently use fingers to type; talk and hear; occasionally stand, kneel, stoop, crouch, bend, twist or reach out; may require lifting or moving 10 lbs.; frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Vision requirements for this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work environment will have moderate noise when working in an office environment.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Company does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

All applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, including corresponding core job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities (and others in accordance with applicable law) to perform the essential functions of the job, consistent with applicable laws and Company policy.

Please email inquiries to: jobs@gc2it.com