Senior IT Architect & Modernization Leader

GDIT; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 166,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities and AI-poweredcar

Internal mobility support

Competitive benefits and 401K match

Job summary

GDIT in Washington, DC seeks a Chief Engineer to serve as the senior technical leader and trusted advisor to customer leadership. You will guide the technical strategy while ensuring successful execution of modernization initiatives and hands-on engineering validation across enterprise operations.

You will mentor staff, lead architectural reviews, assess risks, and drive initiatives to improve security, reliability, and efficiency in complex IT environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of enterprise IT engineering and architecture experience.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, systems integration, security and compliance, and cloud/hybrid architecture.
• Experience evaluating technical risks and developing strategic solutions.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical advisor to customer leadership.
• Develop and maintain technical strategy and roadmap.
• Lead architectural reviews and technical decision‑making activities.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies to improve reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Assess technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Drive modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Validate technical approaches through hands-on analysis, PoC activities, and engineering reviews.
• Collaborate with operational teams to improve technical execution and service delivery.
• Lead root cause analysis for complex technical issues.
• Mentor technical staff and promote technical excellence across the program.
• Partner with customer stakeholders to align technology investments with mission objectives.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture (EA)

Information Technology (IT) Systems

Technical Support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Job description

GDIT in Washington, DC seeks a Chief Engineer to serve as the senior technical leader and trusted advisor to customer leadership. You will guide the technical strategy while ensuring successful execution of modernization initiatives and hands-on engineering validation across enterprise operations.

You will mentor staff, lead architectural reviews, assess risks, and drive initiatives to improve security, reliability, and efficiency in complex IT environments.