Senior Systems Architect: Cloud-Native Modernization Leader

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 215,000 - 291,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matched plan

Health & Wellness packages

Career Growth and internal mobility

Professional development and education

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Chief Systems Architect to drive the transformation of mission-critical systems for a high-visibility national security customer and their premier data environment.

You will shape the technical strategy that transitions legacy applications into modern, cloud-native platforms and serve as the senior technical program authority across cloud, data, API, integration, and microservices modernization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• 15+ years IT experience, with 5+ years in a senior architecture leadership role.
• TS/SCI with Poly clearance.
• Experience guiding multi-disciplinary technical teams through large-scale modernization.
• Cloud and microservices architectures experience (AWS GovCloud, Kubernetes, containerization).
• Strong background in data platform modernization (analytics platforms or distributed data systems).
• Proficient in Agile methodologies and modern CI/CD delivery.
• Ability to develop and brief complex strategies to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own enterprise architecture strategies guiding modernization.
• Lead multiple high-performing technical teams on modernization efforts.
• Evaluate tradeoffs and brief senior leadership on architecture direction.
• Oversee transformation of legacy applications into secure, scalable cloud-native services.
• Ensure architectures align with Agile, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and zero-trust.
• Partner with product owners and stakeholders to translate operational needs into architectures.
• Champion modern engineering practices and enterprise standards.

Skills

Senior architecture leadership

Cloud & microservices

Agile / CI/CD

Clearance TS/SCI with Poly

Data platform modernization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Kubernetes

Containerization

CI/CD tooling

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Chief Systems Architect to drive the transformation of mission-critical systems for a high-visibility national security customer and their premier data environment.

You will shape the technical strategy that transitions legacy applications into modern, cloud-native platforms and serve as the senior technical program authority across cloud, data, API, integration, and microservices modernization.