Infrastructure Solution Architect

General Dynamics IT; Washington (District of Columbia, WA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics IT is seeking an Infrastructure Solution Architect to join the Federal Civilian Division. You will design, deploy, and manage hybrid cloud infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS) with a focus on VMware and multi-cloud integration to support DOS objectives.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of enterprise IT experience, a Bachelor's in a related field, and an active Top Secret clearance. This hybrid position is based in the National Capital Region with periodic travel to data centers and client

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of enterprise IT or cloud engineering experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Hands-on VMware/virtualization experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage hybrid IaaS/PaaS infrastructure.
• Lead cloud migrations and optimize resource utilization.
• Develop governance, RBAC, tagging, and cost controls.
• Provide operational oversight and mentorship.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across DT service providers.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Hybrid Clouds

IaaS

PaaS

VMware

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Job description

Type of Requisition

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain

Top Secret

Public Trust/Other Required

None

Job Family

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications

Skills

Cloud Engineering, Hybrid Clouds, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), VMware Certifications: None

Experience

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required

Yes

Job Description

Infrastructure Solution Architect

GDIT is seeking an Infrastructure Solution Architect for the Federal Civilian Division to join our team. In this role, you will support a large-scale, global Cloud and Data Center Services program for the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT). You will design and deploy infrastructure services across a hybrid enterprise environment to support DOS stated mission, objectives, and goals. This role combines deep expertise across multiple platforms, with an emphasis on VMware, with client leadership, solution shaping, operational oversight, and technical mentorship.

HOW THIS ROLE WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Design & Platform Support

• Design, deploy, and configure local, hybrid, IaaS, PaaS, virtual networks, etc., including cloud-based AI solutions
• Leverage an Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using ARM/Bicep, Terraform, or similar tools to standardize and automate deployments in hybrid and multi-cloud environments
• Develop strategy for governance configuration, tagging, RBAC, policy enforcement, cost controls, and operational standards, etc.
• Support engineering of Platform Services including Converged/Cloud Infrastructure, Data Protection, Monitoring, and Security Infrastructure
• Design Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies and exercise and Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP)

Cloud Operations & Service Delivery

• Support 24x7x365 cloud operations in coordination with Enterprise Operations and Site Operations teams; service as a point of escalation for incident, problem, and change management workflows aligned with ITIL practices
• Design and deploy monitoring solutions for performance, health, consumption, scaling behavior, and anomalies; recommend cost optimizations and right-sizing strategies
• Lead cloud migrations, virtual infrastructure improvements, workload performance tuning, and resource lifecycle management by leveraging best practices from vendors and security frameworks
• Insure cloud resources meet operational readiness, uptime, and reliability standards by leveraging automation and data analysis

Security, Compliance & Risk Management

• Design security controls and governance aligned with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), NIST-800-53, AWS Cloud Adoption Framework, AWS Foundational Security Best Practices, and other industry frameworks or customer or ATO requirements
• Support FedRAMP requirements, NIST RMF/FISMA controls, other applicable security frameworks, Zero Trust adoption, and DOS cybersecurity directives
• Design continuous monitoring, reporting, and self-healing solutions leveraging native tools, automation, and AI

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Work collaboratively with DT service providers, cross-functional engineering teams, and stakeholders to improve service delivery, standardize cloud practices, and streamline delivery
• Prepare documentation, runbooks, diagrams, proposals, and knowledge-transfer materials for Government FTEs and support contractors

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline required.
• Experience: 8+ years relevant experience supporting enterprise IT systems, cloud services engineering, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Certification: VCP-VCF Architect, other pertinent cloud provider certifications
• Technical skills: Hands-on expertise with VMware products (vSphere, ESXi, VMware Aria Operations, etc), IaaS/PaaS, virtual networks, routing, local and cloud storage technologies, compute, identity integrations, automation, scripting (PowerShell, python), monitoring/observability tools, hybrid and hyperconverged computing environments, and cloud security best practices.
• Security clearance level: Active Top Secret level clearance
• Location : Hybrid within the National Capital Region with periodic travel to customer and data center sites.

WHAT'S NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Education: Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline required.
• Experience: 12+ years relevant experience supporting enterprise IT systems, cloud services engineering, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Certification: One or more of the following: CISSP, VMware Certified Distinguished Expert, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), or similar
• Technical skills: Demonstrated experience with CloudFinOps programs
• Timeline: This is a contingent position not expected to start befor