Strategic Mission Systems Architect

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); Bellevue Second IV Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K match

Educational assistance

Internal mobility

Rewards program

Collaborative environment

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a senior architect to provide technical leadership for mission-critical systems at USSTRATCOM. You will drive end-to-end architectures across on-prem and evolving cloud environments, ensuring security, scalability, and interoperability.

You will mentor engineers, lead design sessions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align with mission objectives and cost considerations.

Qualifications

• BA/BS (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years related professional experience in architecture/engineering/leadership
• ITIL Foundations v4/v5 and DoW 8140 within 9 months
• Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI
• Location: Offutt AFB, NE

Responsibilities

• Provide business and technical architectural guidance for mission-critical systems.
• Translate requirements into secure, scalable architectures.
• Define end-to-end architectures for on-premises and mission environments.
• Lead architecture sessions, assessments, and evaluations for GOTS, COTS, and custom products.
• Ensure compliance with performance, interoperability, security, and standards across environments.
• Evaluate and integrate GOTS/COTS, define lifecycle strategies (onboarding, patching, maintenance).
• Design solutions leveraging on-prem compute/storage/network, virtualization, and app servers.
• Establish standards and guardrails for robust, secure solutions; conduct reviews and risk assessments.
• Support modernization efforts—cloud adoption, platform automation, containerization, and DevSecOps alignment.
• Assist with financial forecasting and cost modeling for architectures.

Skills

Architectural guidance

Distributed system design

Security standards

Cloud modernization

DevSecOps

Containerization

CI/CD

Leadership

Education

BA/BS or equivalent experience

Tools

WebLogic

JBoss

WebSphere

Linux CLI

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Job Description:

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:

The work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USSTRATCOM. USSTRATCOM is a Combatant Command responsible for strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, and enterprise IT services essential to national security. It oversees Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO), Global Strike, and Missile Threat Assessments, working closely with other Combatant Commands, Services, and defense agencies. SCITLS will be a key component that will ensure mission success and the safety of the U.S. and its allies by providing 24/7 IT services and network support for NIPRNet, SIPRNet, JWICS, and SAP/SAR environment.

You will play a crucial role in providing support in the following areas:

• Deliver business and technical architectural guidance supporting mission critical systems across USSTRATCOM on prem environments.
• Translate operational, mission, and business requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient solution architectures.
• Define and document end to end system architectures for complex, distributed software solutions in on prem data centers and mission environments.
• Lead architectural design sessions, technical assessments, and solution evaluations for GOTS, COTS, and custom developed products and services.
• Ensure proposed solutions comply with performance, interoperability, security, and compliance standards across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, TSLAN, JWICS, and SAP/SAR environments.
• Evaluate and integrate GOTS and COTS products, and define lifecycle strategies for selection, onboarding, configuration/customization, patching/upgrades, operations/maintenance, and decommissioning/replacement.
• Design solutions that effectively leverage on prem compute, storage, and network infrastructure, including virtualization platforms and application servers.
• Establish and enforce technical standards, coding practices, and architectural guardrails to ensure robust, maintainable, and secure solutions.
• Conduct architecture reviews, design walkthroughs, and risk assessments to validate alignment with mission objectives and technical constraints.
• Support modernization efforts involving cloud adoption (where applicable), platform automation, containerization, and advanced architectural patterns in alignment with USSTRATCOM objectives.
• Assisting with financial forecasting and cost modeling for proposed and existing solution architectures, including estimating implementation, licensing, operations, and sustainment costs to inform business cases and program planning.
• Provide senior level technical leadership and mentoring to engineers, developers, and cross functional teams.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• BA/BS (or equivalent experience)
• Experience: 10+ years of related professional experience in architecture, engineering, or technical leadership.
• Required Certifications: ITIL Foundations v4/v5 Certificate and DoW 8140 Certification within 9 Months
• Must have a current/active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI status
• Location: Offutt AFB, NE

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Application Server architecture in a large enterprise environment using WebLogic, JBoss, WebSphere, or similar class server systems
• Broad understanding of web technologies to include application and web servers, load balancers, browsers, protocols, data formats, markup and programming languages, and SSL
• Experience with administering application server architectures in large enterprise environments utilizing WebLogic, JBoss, or similar servers
• Familiarity with the Linux command line and Linux architecture
• Secure architecture design and systems engineering experience
• Cybersecurity engineering and risk management
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD technologies and automated security testing
• Familiarity with containerization, orchestration, and cloud environments
• Knowledge of AFNWC, J6, or similar DoW mission system environments
• Understanding compliance frameworks, industry standards, and audits
• Experience with vulnerability scanning, static/dynamic analysis, and IaC security
• Strategic planning, prioritization, and execution
• Cross-functional team collaboration and stakeholder alignment
• Ability to evaluate and improve DevSecOps pipelines
• Experience with automation, migration strategies, optimization software, and infrastructure as code practices.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, analytics, and business teams, with strong communication and problem solving skills.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• 401K with company match
• Educational Assistance and eLearning
• Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
• Rewards and Recognition programs
• Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging highly motivated critical thinking

#SCITLS

The likely salary range for this position is $170,000 - $230,000. 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.

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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