Systems Architect SME- TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Systems Architect SME to lead design, security, and modernization of a critical communications ecosystem. You’ll drive a cloud-first architecture on a major modernization program, collaborating with a talented team in an agile environment.

You’ll own the system architecture, translate business needs into a technical vision, and ensure interfaces and data-layer compatibility across infrastructure, data, and applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• 15+ years of related experience.
• US citizenship with TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Oracle, Google) certification preferred.
• Experience with publish/subscribe messaging systems (MSMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Track and manage all project requirements in Jira.
• Own the overarching system architecture, translating business needs into a coherent, implementable technical vision for the portfolio.
• Serve as the connective thread across infrastructure, data, and applications, ensuring interfaces, monitoring, and audit capabilities integrate with the data layer and infrastructure.
• Build alignment across stakeholders, gathering input from technical teams, mission partners, and leadership to keep the architecture grounded in operational needs.
• Set the technical direction for the future, maintaining a living roadmap and staying ahead of industry trends.
• Champion technically sound, scalable, and secure design, holding development activity to a high bar as systems evolve and modernize.
• Bring structure and consistency, tracking requirements and ensuring governance through reviews and control gates.
• Develop and recommend guiding principles, definitions, and standards for system assets, along with a comprehensive automated test approach.

Skills

Cloud services

Event bus messaging

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Job description

SYSTEMS ARCHITECT SME

Join a mission-critical technology program where you'll help design, secure, and modernize a vital communications ecosystem that keeps field-to-base operations running around the world. This role puts you at the center of a major cloud modernization effort, working alongside a talented team to sustain and transform legacy systems into a cloud-first architecture, all while operating in a fast-paced agile environment. You'll bring technical leadership to a high-visibility program supporting national security missions, with the opportunity to work hands-on with cutting-edge cloud, development, and infrastructure technologies

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

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

• Track and manage all project requirements in the approved electronic repository (Jira).
• Own the overarching system architecture, translating business needs and evolving requirements into a coherent, implementable technical vision for the portfolio.
• Serve as the connective thread across infrastructure, data, and applications, ensuring interfaces, monitoring, and audit capabilities integrate cleanly and the data layer stays compatible with infrastructure, operating systems, and middleware.
• Build alignment across a broad set of stakeholders, gathering input from technical teams, mission partners, and leadership to keep the architecture grounded in real operational needs.
• Set the technical direction for the future, maintaining a living roadmap and staying ahead of industry trends to recommend the right technologies and techniques at the right time.
• Champion technically sound, scalable, and secure design, holding development activity to a high bar as systems evolve and modernize.
• Bring structure and consistency, tracking requirements systematically and ensuring the architecture is well governed through applicable reviews and control gates.
• Develop and recommend guiding principles, definitions, and standards for system assets, along with a comprehensive automated test approach.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Architect SME must have:

• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• Experience: 15+ years of related experience
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI with Polygraph
• US citizenship required
• Critical Core Competencies:
• Cloud Services - Preferred certification in cloud technologies utilized by the Customer, such as AWS, Azure, Oracle and Google
• Event Bus Programming - Has experience withpublish/subscribe technologies and messaging products such as Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ), RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, and/or Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS).

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• 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 operation