Cloud Technical Advisor

Job ID: 2617700

Location: Herndon, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-10-07

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Cloud Comp Engr

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced and highly communicative Cloud Technical Advisor to join our Cloud Program team. As a contributor to the intelligence community’s first multi-cloud initiative, you will be at the epicenter of emergent cloud computing technologies, establishing a foundation that will evolve to include all agencies within the IC. The ideal candidate will have a background in cloud services and excellent verbal and written communication skills. This role requires a person who is comfortable reviewing and editing the Technical Scope Statements of Work (SOWs) for cloud task orders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with community members.
• Engage with cloud community members and consumers across various media platforms.
  Respond to technical cloud requests promptly and effectively.
• Serve as a Cloud Agnostic advocate and helping to educate the Government customer on cloud services appropriate to meet mission requirements.
• Review SOWs for cloud task orders, providing feedback and advising on edits.
• Utilize knowledge and experience to ask technical questions, ensuring you gather necessary information to create comprehensive and accurate SOWs.
• Create educational cloud content based on community interactions and identified needs.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Partner with account management, vendors, provisioning, and communications teams to ensure cohesive support for the community.
• Provide regular updates on community feedback, technical issues, and areas for improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph.
• Technical knowledge of cloud services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience researching cloud issues and briefings findings.
• Willingness to review and edit Cloud Statements of Work (SOWs) for cloud consumers.
• At least 4 years of experience in a cloud and/or hybrid environment.

Desired:

• Familiarity with different media platforms for community engagement.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think analytically.
• Certifications in AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and/or Oracle Cloud.

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.