AWS Systems Engineer - TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

General Dynamics IT; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health & wellness

Internal mobility support

Professional growth & education

Cutting‑edge technology exposure

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics IT seeks an experienced AWS Systems Engineer to design and maintain scalable infrastructure for enterprise applications. You will automate deployment, strengthen security, and support efficient development workflows in AWS-native environments.

The role emphasizes automation, IaC, CI/CD, and collaboration across teams, with a strong focus on reliability and compliance within a DoD-ready framework.

Qualifications

• AWS cloud environments with high-availability patterns and best practices.
• Terraform for provisioning and configuration.
• CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins for web apps deployment.

Skills

AWS infrastructure

Terraform

Jenkins

GitHub

Agile methodology

Linux/Unix

Python

Bash

Java

Security & compliance

System documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related

Tools

Apache Tomcat

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive AWS Systems Engineer to build and maintain the foundational infrastructure that powers enterprise applications. The successful candidate will streamline the software development lifecycle by designing scalable infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and supporting efficient development workflows. You will contribute to the reliability, security, and scalability of cloud platforms with a focus on AWS‑native environments and modern engineering practices.

Job Qualifications: Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Tomcat, Cloud Operations, Unix Operating Systems

Certifications: None

Experience: 10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required: Yes

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Required Technical Skills & Experience

• AWS Infrastructure : Strong experience operating and supporting AWS cloud environments, including implementing high‑availability patterns and following architectural best practices.
• Infrastructure as Code: Hands‑on experience designing and managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform for provisioning and configuration.
• CI/CD & Automation: Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to automate deployment of web applications (e.g., Tomcat, containerized services).
• Development Workflows: Experience managing source control and development workflows within GitHub to ensure code quality and efficient integration.
• Agile Methodology: Experience working within Agile development environments and collaborating with cross‑functional software teams.
• Linux/Unix Expertise: Strong background managing, hardening, and optimizing RHEL/Rocky Linux systems.
• Scripting & Programming: Proficiency in Python or Bash for automation and tool development. Experience coding with Java to develop infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Security & Compliance: Experience securing platform components, including secret management, PKI/encryption, and maintaining documented artifacts for certification.
• System Documentation: Ability to maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, and internal documentation to support developer usability.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Database Management: Experience integrating managed database services (RDS, Postgres, MySQL) into platform architectures.
• Cloud Optimization: Experience performing performance analysis and improving efficiency of cloud‑native systems.

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Location: Position is currently located in Reston, VA but is expected to move to Herndon, VA early 2027
• Hours: Contract core hours, 9am - 3pm
• Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
• US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting‑edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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The likely salary range for this position is $162,037 - $219,227. 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

T elecommuting Options: Onsite

Work Location: USA VA Reston

Additional Work Locations: USA VA Herndon

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. 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