Cloud Platform Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology

full-time

Posted on: 9/18/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $85,000 - $115,000 per year

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AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJenkinsJMeterPython

About the role

Designs, architects, deploys and maintains cloud solutions
Develop in languages such as Bash, Java, Python
Maintains/enhances knowledge of related ( AWS / Azure / GCP / OCI) cloud services
Monitors and tunes the cloud systems to achieve optimum performance levels
Work across teams to develop strategy, design solutions and implement during infrastructure buildouts
Write and maintain standard operating procedures and work instructions, knowledge articles, etc
Design, implement, and maintain automated performance testing frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native applications
Define and track key performance KPIs (e.g., response time, throughput, resource utilization, latency, error rates) based on SLAs and stakeholder requirements
Conduct load, stress, and scalability testing to validate performance under multi-tenant conditions and concurrent user loads
Develop and manage a performance dashboard and provide executive-level and technical-level reporting on system behavior
Perform real-time monitoring, observability , and telemetry setup for application and infrastructure performance using modern tools and dashboards
Collaborate with developers, QA, SREs, and operations teams to identify performance bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendations
Developing and executing formal performance test plans to ensure the delivery of quality software applications
Writing and maintaining comprehensive test plans and reports

Agile Methodology
Cloud Based Services
Cloud Platform
Performance Testing
1+ years of related experience
1+ years experience with deploying and managing applications and systems to commercial and private clouds required; 3 - 5+ years experience strongly preferred
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related scientific or technical discipline
Experience in platform engineering and automated testing of cloud-based applications and platforms
Experience with monitoring and observability tools
Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and participating in sprint ceremonies
Strong knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter, or k6, preferred
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions, preferred
Develop in languages such as Bash, Java, Python
Knowledge of AWS / Azure / GCP / OCI cloud services
Must be US Person (Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, US Citizen)