Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Cloud Accounting, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Financial Operations

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Transform technology into opportunity as a FinOps Cloud Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

 

The United States Marine Corps Business Operations Support Services (MCBOSS) program delivers enterprise‑level cloud services and automated infrastructure capabilities in support of the broader mission of the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Digital (PEO Digital). PEO Digital provides comprehensive planning, analysis, engineering, testing, and operational support as it delivers modern digital capabilities to the United States Department of the Navy. Within this mission, the Engineering function plays a key role in enabling the effective acquisition, development, and sustainment of cloud‑based solutions that meet mission objectives and support warfighter operations.

 

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a FinOps Cloud Engineer, you will collaborate with engineering and operations teams to design, optimize, and manage cloud and automation capabilities that enable reliable, secure, and cost‑efficient mission systems. You will help ensure these environments operate effectively at scale and continue to meet evolving operational requirements. Duties supporting the MCBOSS FinOps mission include but are not limited to:

• Manage and administer Cloudability (Apptio) or other FedRAMP‑authorized FinOps SaaS platforms to monitor, allocate, and optimize USMC cloud spend.
• Integrate, configure, and sustain FinOps tooling, including tagging strategies, data ingestion, governance policy development, and troubleshooting.
• Provide Cloud Brokerage support by transitioning FinOps accounts, data, and capabilities across contract vehicles with no service disruption.
• Develop cloud financial visibility through reporting, forecasting, anomaly detection, rightsizing analysis, and cost‑optimization recommendations.
• Support cloud account lifecycle operations, including automation of account bootstrapping using AWS Account Vending Machine and implementation of service control/tagging policies.
• Support application and cloud environment assessments for industry best practices, providing optimization recommendations and transition planning.
• Collaborate with CSPs to validate billing and invoicing, maintain compliance, and identify opportunities for financial efficiency.
• Contribute to broader PEO Digital initiatives by providing engineering integration assistance.
• Develop and evolve training and documentation related to FinOps practices, cloud optimization, and cost‑management strategies for business continuity.

 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The FinOps Cloud Engineer must have:

• Security Clearance Level: Active Secret clearance required.
• Required Experience: 8+ years of Cloud related experience
• 5 years of technical experience in support of Cloud based applications or infrastructure projects. Experience may be achieved simultaneously.
• Hands‑on experience with FinOps practices, including cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, or financial governance for cloud environments.
• Ability to interpret and apply technical, financial, and operational data in decision‑making.
• Strong understanding of cost‑optimization principles within cloud environments.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross‑functional technical teams.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Required Certification: Qualifying certification to meet DoW IAT level II. (CompTIA Security+ CE)
• Education: Master’s Degree / Bachelor’s of Science Degree
• Work Location: Remote
• US Citizenship Required

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Cloudability (or similar cloud financial‑management platforms) to support cost reporting, optimization, and resource analysis.
• Experience developing or supporting automated infrastructure provisioning.
• Background supporting Department of Defense programs or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience contributing to process automation, monitoring, or operational excellence initiatives.
• Additional certifications related to security, cloud, or specific software.

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 data science and engineering at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your determination for solving complex data challenges.

The likely salary range for this position is $129,813 - $149,500. 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:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. 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.

 

 

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

 

 

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions 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 mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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