Systems Architect

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT) is seeking an experienced Systems Architect to support NASA initiatives, delivering enterprise architectures across the portfolio. The role emphasizes leadership, system integration, cloud and cybersecurity, and alignment with NASA standards.

The successful candidate will provide technical guidance, engage stakeholders, and ensure designs are scalable, compliant, and secure, suitable for federal mission programs based in the Los Angeles area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in systems architecture, enterprise architecture, or technical leadership roles.
• Extensive NASA environments or comparable federal mission system experience.
• Strong communication skills to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Proven experience leading technical teams and mentoring staff in architectural practices.
• Experience designing and managing system architectures and documenting them.

Responsibilities

• Engage with NASA customers and internal teams to understand requirements and objectives.
• Communicate architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and approaches to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lead the development and implementation of enterprise architectures aligned with NASA standards and digital transformation goals.
• Develop end-to-end system architectures, data flows, and infrastructure models.
• Ensure architectures comply with NASA, NIST, and federal IT standards and security requirements.

Skills

Complex Systems

Enterprise Architecture

Technical Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Type of Requisition: Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: NACI (T1) Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Complex Systems, Systems Architecture, Technical Leadership Certifications: None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description: GDIT is seeking an experienced Systems Architect to support our NASA Business Area in designing, developing, and overseeing enterprise-level architecture solutions across our expanding NASA portfolio. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to mission‑critical federal programs and build a rewarding technical career. The Systems Architect will play a central role in creating integrated, scalable, and secure solutions that support NASA’s enterprise IT services. This includes 24x7 operations environments, advanced AI‑enabled tools, end‑user services, cloud technologies, cybersecurity capabilities, and coordinated engineering and IT Service Management (ITSM) resources. As a Systems Architect supporting this opportunity, you will deliver technical leadership, architectural guidance, and strategic vision to ensure that system architectures are robust, scalable, interoperable, and aligned with program objectives, program constraints and applicable to NASA standards. You will help shape GDIT’s NASA account by aligning customer priorities, driving innovation, and ensuring technical solutions meet NASA’s mission, enterprise, and security requirements. This position will ensure that system designs follow industry best practices, federal standards, and NASA’s evolving digital transformation objectives. The successful candidate will be a seasoned Systems Architect with prior experience supporting NASA or similar federal environments. The candidate must demonstrate expertise in systems integration, enterprise architecture, cloud and infrastructure design, technical leadership, and delivering complex solutions in fast-paced, multi‑stakeholder environments. Exceptional communication skills are essential to convey technical concepts to both engineers and non‑technical stakeholders. In this Systems Architect role, you will be responsible for designing and guiding GDIT’s solution architectures while ensuring compliance with Federal, NIST, and NASA requirements. You must be able to navigate complex challenges, create clear architectural strategies, provide technical leadership for architecture reviews, design reviews, technical interchange meetings and major engineering decision processes. You must be able to build trusted relationships with internal and customer stakeholders.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

• Engage with NASA customers, mission partners, and internal teams to understand requirements, constraints, and mission objectives.
• Clearly communicate architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and solution approaches to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Build trust by consistently delivering thoughtful, scalable, and high‑quality architectural recommendations.

Strategic Architectural Leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of enterprise architectures aligned with NASA policies, standards, and long‑term strategic goals.
• Apply a consultative approach to analyze complex technical challenges and recommend future‑ready solutions.
• Drive innovation by evaluating emerging technologies, modernizing legacy environments, and aligning capabilities to NASA’s digital transformation initiatives.

System Design and Integration

• Develop, integrate and maintain end‑to‑end enterprise system architectures, including system designs, integration patterns, data flows, and infrastructure models.
• Oversee and validate system design and implementation across development, operations, and engineering teams.
• Identify and address system risks, gaps, and dependencies; ensure architectures support resilience, scalability, and performance.

Technical Quality, Compliance, and Oversight

• Ensure all architectures comply with NASA, NIST, federal IT, and cybersecurity standards.
• Develop architectural documentation including diagrams, roadmaps, specifications, and interface definitions.
• Track performance, technical metrics, and architectural alignment across projects, delivering data‑driven insights and recommendations.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and determine their applicability to future program and system architectures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in systems architecture, enterprise architecture, or technical leadership roles.
• Extensive experience in NASA environments or comparable federal mission systems, including solution design tailored to NASA requirements.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and lead technical discussions.
• Proven experience leading technical teams, guiding development and engineering teams, and mentoring staff in architectural practices.
• Experience designing and managing system architectures, creating diagrams and technical documentation, and tracking architecture performance.
• Demonstrated experience implementing modern technologies, integrating legacy systems, and driving innovation in enterprise environments.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with ServiceNow

Please Note: Work visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position. Candidates must reside in the Los Angeles, CA area. No relocation assistance will be provided.

The anticipated start date for this role is January 2028.

The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. 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: 10-25% Telecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA CA Los Angeles Additional Work Locations:

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.

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