Lead Architect - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 247,000 - 334,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness

Internal mobility team

Professional growth opportunities

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Lead Architect to support customer activities and deliver advanced software systems engineering services. You will lead a team of engineers and developers, ensuring secure, scalable solutions on AWS and other clouds, with a focus on data integration and microservices.

Applicants should have 15+ years of related experience, a Bachelor's degree, and TS/SCI with polygraph clearance. Remote work is not specified; position is on customer site in MD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 15+ years of related experience.
• TS/SCI with polygraph clearance required.
• Deep knowledge of AWS Cloud architecture and services.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design, develop, test and deploy end-state system using Scrum in a dynamic AWS-enabled environment.
• Design and guide the implementation of JAVA microservices.
• Architect data integration from one system to another via REST API.
• Become expert on AWS data workflows including AWS Lambda and S3; leverage other cloud providers.
• Develop technical documentation and briefing materials for program reviews and management.

Skills

AWS Cloud

AWS SA Associate

Cloud Providers

Security Clearance

Leadership

Java Microservices

REST API

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Req ID: RQ222539

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: Software Engineering

Skills:

Project Management,Software Development,System Designs

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Lead Architect supporting customer activities. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Lead Architect, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Lead Architect joining our highly skilled team to be a premier provider of software systems engineering services to the customer. We provide consummate software engineering “as a service” across multiple fabrics and centers. We have responsibility to ensure operational IT capabilities provide the client with necessary timeliness, accuracy and security of information demanded from all our highly professional roles. Be the change, lead our change – join us!

HOW A SOFTWARE ENGINEER SME WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Work with a team of systems engineers and software developers to specify, design, develop, test and deploy the end-state system. Development will take place in an iterative fashion using scrum techniques with inputs from multiple stakeholders. The work will be done in a dynamic stakeholder environment within AWS.
• Communicate with team leads and senior leadership and rapidly adjust direction in support of new and/or changing requirements.
• Design and guide the implementation and maintenance of JAVA Microservices
• Architect data integration from one system to another via REST API
• Become an expert on an AWS data workflow that includes AWS Lambda, S3, and other such technologies; as well as other cloud providers
• Architect and design the ingestion and normalization of data from multiple data sources
• Develop technical documentation and briefing materials to support program status reviews, control gates, and other presentations as directed by program management
• Work with other enterprise service programs to leverage their capabilities via web services integration
• Architect and coordinate the monitoring of applications in production
• Participate in code reviews
• Creates and designs innovative software updates, refinement, testing and debugging processes to meet business needs.
• Utilizes the comprehensive analysis of project specification, activity, and status to create and design highly ingenious software systems.
• Provides highly ingenious and overarching advice on the documentation of the software or system design.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education : Bachelor's Degree
• Experience : 15+ yrs
• Required Technical Skills:
• Deep knowledge of AWS Cloud architecture and services
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate) certification
• Knowledge of Azure, Google and Oracle cloud service offerings
• Security Clearance Level : TS/SCI with polygraph
• Desired Technical Skills:
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) certification
• Location : Bethesda, MD - On Customer Site

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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#JET

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The likely salary range for this position is $246,500 - $333,500. 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.

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 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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