Senior Computer Systems Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology; Fort Huachuca (AZ); On-site; USD 88,130 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Dental plan options

Vision plan

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to advance enterprise IT operations for NETCOM and Army DoDIN‑A.

You will validate, test, and integrate capabilities in the ITE‑F lab, coordinating with multiple teams to ensure secure, timely fielding across Army networks. A TS/SCI clearance and IASAE II certification are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of related systems engineering experience.
• IASAE II Certification (CISSP, SecurityX, CSSLP) required.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance required.
• Experience with virtualization, patch testing, and enterprise testing frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead/Manage/Support full lifecycle Tier III engineering activities within the ITE‑F, including patch testing and integration validation.
• Collaborate with NETCOM teams and system owners to perform functional testing and issue resolution.
• Drive continuous improvement and support change and release management processes.
• Perform engineering validation using Windows/Linux servers, STIG/SCAP tools, and ACAS/Nessus.

Skills

VMware

Windows administration

Linux administration

ACAS/Nessus

SCAP

STIG hardening

DoDIN-A

NETCOM enterprise capabilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Hyper‑V

Job description

SYSTEMS ENGINEER SENIOR

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Systems Engineer Senior and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Systems Engineer Senior, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of NETCOM and the Army’s DoDIN‑A Enterprise. You will play a crucial role in ensuring enterprise capabilities, updates, patches, and configurations are validated, tested, and integrated within the Integrated Test Environment – Federated Lab (ITE‑F) before fielding across Army networks.

• Lead/Manage/Support full lifecycle Tier III engineering activities within the ITE‑F, including patch testing, integration validation, baseline maintenance, STIG and vulnerability compliance checks, and documenting test results to support enterprise readiness.
• Collaborate with NETCOM capability teams, system owners, cybersecurity specialists, configuration management personnel, and other engineering teams to execute functional testing, resolve technical issues, and ensure seamless enterprise integration.
• Drive innovation, technical problem-solving, and continuous improvement for enterprise capabilities by identifying system deficiencies, analyzing new technologies, and supporting configuration, change, and release management processes.
• Utilize virtualized environments, STIG/SCAP tools, ACAS/Nessus, Windows/Linux server technologies, VMware platforms, scripting, ITIL-based operational processes, and enterprise testing frameworks to perform engineering validation.
• Tier III engineering and troubleshooting across enterprise IT systems.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science or additional years of experience
• Experience: 5+ years of related experience
• Technical skills: IASAE II Certification (CISSP, SecurityX (formerly CASP+), CSSLP
• Security clearance level: Top Secret/SCI
• Role requirements: Ability to support testing deadlines driven by routine and critical patch cycles Experience coordinating with multiple capability areas under NETCOM Ability to work in classified and unclassified ITE_F environments Experience with virtualized environments (VMware, Hyper‑V) Strong Windows and Linux system administration, STIG/SRG hardening, ACAS/Nessus scanning, SCAP compliance Familiarity with DoDIN-A, NETCOM enterprise capabilities, and ITE-F processes, Engineering documentation (ETPs, test plans, test reports, designs) Knowledge of ITIL processes including Change, Configuration, and Release Management Ability to conduct system integration testing and analyze new technology sets, Experience using enterprise lab environments for validation and assessment.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward. #GDITArmy #GDITArizona #GDITpriority

The likely salary range for this position is $88,130 - $115,000. 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: Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options: Onsite

Work Location: USA AZ Fort Huachuca

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

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