Cloud Engineer Principal FinOps KION

SAIC is a mission integrator serving defense, space, intelligence, civilian, and commercial markets through secure technology and cloud solutions. The Principal Cloud Engineer will design, implement, and manage secure multi-cloud environments while leading cloud migration, infrastructure automation, governance, monitoring, and FinOps cost optimization for mission-critical customers.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute cloud migration and modernization efforts, moving legacy workloads and applications to cloud environments with minimal disruption to operations
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures aligned with customer mission requirements and federal compliance standards
• Support and manage multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments across AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud (OCI), and on-premises infrastructure
• Develop and deploy cloud-native applications leveraging containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices-based architectures
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
• Collaborate with security teams to conduct Authority to Operate (ATO) processes
• Provision, monitor, and manage cloud infrastructure resources including compute, storage, networking, and identity services
• Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, and security using tools such as Splunk, CloudWatch, or Azure Monitor
• Integrate automation practices into CI/CD pipelines through DevSecOps and CI/CD workflows in classified and unclassified environments, ensuring continuous compliance and delivery
• Establish and maintain Cloud Landing Zones, creating secure, compliant, and repeatable cloud foundations for new workloads and environments
  Support enterprise-grade account provisioning and tenant management across multiple cloud platforms and organizational units
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and delivery
• Apply FinOps Foundation-aligned cost optimization practices and support end-to-end billing management and financial governance across cloud tenants
• Deliver tailored cloud solutions in support of Civilian, Federal, DoD, Space, Intel, and Commercial mission partners
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Provide technical guidance and documentation to support cloud operations, governance, and best practices

Requirements:

• • Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience. Master's degree and 7 years
• • Candidates must be U.S. Citizens
• • Candidates must have the ability to get a secret clearance
• • Experience with FinOps KION
• • 3+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering, architecture, or infrastructure roles
• • Proficiency in one or more major cloud platforms: AWS or Microsoft Azure
• • Experience with enterprise-grade tenant management and account provisioning across multi-cloud environment
• • Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines and tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
• • Understanding of cloud networking, including VPCs, VPNs, load balancers, DNS, and firewall configurations
• • Familiarity with FinOps practices, cloud billing management, and financial governance across cloud platforms and FinOps tools (Apptio/Kion)
• • Strong scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages
• • Experience designing and deploying Cloud Landing Zones using AWS Control Tower, Azure Landing Zone frameworks, or equivalent
• • Familiarity with hybrid cloud connectivity solutions (AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway)
• • Experience supporting and/or detailed knowledge of federal or DoD cloud environments at IL2, IL4, IL5, and/or IL6 authorization levels
• • Demonstrated experience with cloud cost optimization, chargeback/showback models, and FinOps tooling
• • Experience managing multi-tenant cloud environments and enforcing governance policies across organizational accounts
• • Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch
• • One or more relevant cloud certifications:
    AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional
    Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
    Google Professional Cloud Architect
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate/Professional
    HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
    Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
    FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP)