Platform Engineering Lead
General Dynamics IT
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Job summary
General Dynamics IT is seeking a Platform Engineering Team Lead to guide the end-user computing platform, OS baselines, and image management across a federal environment.
You will set technical direction, manage roadmaps, and collaborate with security, engineering, OEMs, application owners, and customer stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable services for thousands of devices.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 5+ years diverse IT experience including Intune, Windows 11, VDI, Defender for Endpoint, M365, CrowdStrike EDR.
- Experience with cloud technologies and SaaS.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-user platform team for OS, image management, and endpoint protection.
- Coordinate with security, engineering, vendors, and stakeholders.
- Drive platform modernization and automation.
- Provide Tier 3 support for desktop/mobile issues.
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Job description
Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Platform Engineering Team Lead and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.
Lead the Platform Engineering team responsible for end‑user platform engineering, image management, endpoint protection, software distribution, and desktop/mobile operating system engineering. You will set technical direction, manage platform roadmaps, coordinate with vendors and stakeholders, and ensure reliable, secure, and scalable end‑user computing services across the federal customer's environment.
As a Platform Engineering Team Lead, the work you do at GDIT directly supports the mission by ensuring secure, stable, and high‑performing end‑user computing platforms across thousands of devices and applications. You will drive modernization, automation, image lifecycle management, secure baseline development, and endpoint protection improvements, enhancing performance, reducing incidents, and improving user experience.
- Lead the team responsible for desktop/mobile OS engineering, image management, endpoint protection, software distribution, and unified endpoint management.
- Partner with security teams, engineering teams, OEM vendors, application owners, and customer stakeholders to resolve complex issues, plan upgrades, and maintain compliance.
- Guide platform modernization, secure baseline development, automation, and lifecycle management activities.
- Develop and maintain desktop and mobile OS baselines.
- Create Group Policies, Modern Policies, scripts, and technical documentation.
- Define OS, application, encryption, security, and image requirements.
- Build and maintain Core Images and profiles across multiple device models and OS versions.
- Support OS lifecycle management, quarterly updates, testing, and validation.
- Script, package, and test applications for Windows and macOS.
- Manage deployment tools and self‑service portals.
- Support offline deployment methods when needed.
- Engineer, deploy, and troubleshoot endpoint protection agents (e.g., McAfee, Carbon Black).
- Ensure central management consoles and modules function properly.
- Support SOC workflows, log collection, and malware containment.
- Develop test and release plans for image validation.
- Coordinate customer application testing and image approval.
- Maintain offline OS media and support remote build processes.
- Provide Tier 3 support for escalated desktop/mobile issues.
- Troubleshoot OS, application, and patching issues alongside customer teams.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years diverse IT experience in:
- Microsoft Intune
- Windows 11 + Modern Policies
- Virtual Desktop environments
- MS Defender for Endpoint
- Microsoft 365 applications
- CrowdStrike EDR
- End‑user device engineering/support
- Windows Server, desktop apps, Wintel hardware
- Cloud technologies and SaaS solutions
- End‑user platform management tools
- Preferred: experience in a managed services IT environment
- Expertise in OS engineering, image engineering, Group/Modern Policies, secure baselines (including DISA STIGs), and endpoint protection.
- Proficiency in endpoint privilege management.
- Strong scripting/automation skills (PowerShell preferred).
- On Customer Site - Arlington, VA
- U.S. Citizenship Required
Onsite
USA VA Arlington
Less than 10%
40
- 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
The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. 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.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees
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