Systems Engineer Junior to Senior LEVELS

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 84,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work weeks

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Systems Architect to design and guide secure, scalable enterprise IT and cloud architectures in support of NNSA.

Onsite in Washington, DC, you will lead architecture decisions, modernize environments, and drive cloud migrations across DNS, Azure, AWS, and on-prem infrastructures. You will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver secure, cost-aware solutions, mentor teams, and present technical briefs to diverse audiences while aligning

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in DNS architecture and related concepts.
• Experience designing and implementing Azure and AWS solutions.
• Cloud migration experience to Azure and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted solutions architecture expert, designing and evaluating enterprise and cloud architectures.
• Identify, assess, and recommend optimal architectures based on requirements and trade-offs.
• Develop, maintain service design procedures using established frameworks and methodologies.

Skills

Networking

Routers

System Administration

Systems Design

Education

BA/BS + 20+ years experience or equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Type of Requisition

Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Networking, Routers, System Administration, Systems Design Certifications: None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Systems Architect with GDIT, supporting the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). In this mission-focused role, you’ll shape secure, scalable enterprise IT and cloud solutions that directly impact how a critical U.S. government agency operates. This position is onsite in Washington, DC.

Role Overview

Systems Architect As a Systems Architect at GDIT, you will be a recognized technical leader responsible for designing, evaluating, and guiding enterprise and cloud architectures that align with business and mission needs. You will drive architectural decisions, modernize existing environments, and provide thought leadership on current and emerging technologies—especially around DNS, Azure, AWS, cloud migrations, on‑premises infrastructure, and Linux.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Serve as a trusted solutions architecture expert, recognized as an industry leader in your domain. Identify and design solutions based on business and technical requirements; assess alternatives, analyze trade-offs, and recommend optimal architectures. Research and evaluate current and emerging technologies, tools, and methods, and recommend where to adopt, adapt, or refine processes and standards. Assess existing system and business process architectures and work with stakeholders to recommend improvements for performance, security, and efficiency. Ensure technical architecture teams deliver effective, scalable, and secure system and cloud solutions that support organizational goals and mission objectives. Develop, enhance, and maintain service design procedures and processes using established frameworks and methodologies. Prepare and deliver technical presentations, test plans, and analytical briefings to both technical and non-technical audiences. Elicit and refine customer requirements, evaluate alternatives, and recommend products and configurations across software, platform, network, and cloud domains. Design, plan, and deploy DNS architectures with an emphasis on scalability, reliability, and security. Implement and optimize monitoring tools and alerts to proactively detect and address performance and security issues. Collaborate with cross-functional IT teams to integrate on‑premises and cloud-based solutions into the broader enterprise environment. Support and guide cloud migration initiatives, including assessment, planning, and execution of application and infrastructure migrations to Azure and AWS. Provide clear status updates on cost, schedule, risks, and quality to stakeholders and leadership. Coach and mentor less‑experienced professionals; may serve as a team or task lead.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Education & Experience: BA/BS and 20+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Clearance: Active TS or Q-level clearance. Technical Skills & Capabilities (Required): Deep expertise in DNS architecture, with the ability to clearly explain DNS concepts and intricacies to technical teams. Hands‑on experience designing and implementing solutions in Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Cloud migration expertise, including understanding of migration strategies and patterns (e.g., rehost, replatform, refactor) and experience supporting or leading migrations of workloads to Azure and/or AWS. Strong understanding of on‑premises infrastructure, including: VDI solutions Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) VMware technologies, including load balancing concepts and integrations Microsoft 365 / Office 365 (O365) services and integrations with on‑prem and cloud environments Experience with Linux (e.g., system administration, troubleshooting, integration in mixed Windows/Linux environments, and supporting Linux workloads on‑prem and in the cloud). Familiarity with DNS‑related and network services technologies such as Infoblox or similar platforms. Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Other Requirements

Random Drug Screening U.S. Citizenship is required. Nice to Have MA/MS in a related field. Experience working with the Department of Energy (DOE). Current or previous Q Clearance. Experience working with DISA STIGs and related compliance frameworks. Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).

Salary

The likely salary range for this position is $83,927 - $113,549. 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.

Working Hours & Travel

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: None

Telecommuting Options: Onsite

Work Locations

Work Location: USA MD Germantown

Additional Work Locations: Any Location / Remote, USA CO Denver, USA NM Albuquerque, USA NM Los Alamos

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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. 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.

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.

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