Systems Engineer/Scrum Master - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. in Chantilly, VA seeks a Systems Engineer/Scrum Master to drive Agile practices and progress toward security accreditation. You will help develop the project roadmap and remove roadblocks to enable team success.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, 10+ years of experience, and TS/SCI with Polygraph. Onsite work location and growth opportunities within a leading government contractor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of related experience.
• TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Implements Agile best practices and guides the team in Scrum.
• Develops the project roadmap and removes impediments.
• Engages stakeholders and translates requirements into user stories.
• Supports security accreditation efforts and strategic thinking.

Skills

Agile Project Management

Deliverables Management

Scrum

AWS

PostgreSQL

Oracle

SQL

Jira

Confluence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required

None

Job Family

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills

Agile Project Management, Deliverables Management, Scrum

Job Qualifications

None

Certifications

None

Experience

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required

Yes

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Systems Engineer/Scrum Master supporting an information technology enterprise. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Systems Engineer/Scrum Master, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer/Scrum Master to join a dynamic development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing Agile best practices, making progress towards security accreditation, developing the project roadmap, and removing roadblocks to enable team success.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Experience: 10+ years
• Required skills:
• Manages and is responsible for the successful completion of all tasks in assigned program area.
• Develops, reviews, and approves plans, schedules, and provides various reports and technical reviews to senior management as requested.
• Ability to understand the business goals that you are supporting and translate into technical work
• Responsible for stakeholder engagement and derivation of requirements
• Responsible for translating requirements into user stories with testable acceptance criteria
• Able to provide clear communication of the vision, goals and product backlog items to development team
• Experienced Scrum master with documented ability assisting the product owner to understand and manage the backlog and sprint planning.
• Documented experience with producing content using Agile project management tools (Jira, Confluence)
• Demonstrated effective leadership and strategic thinking
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proactively and regularly make recommendations for system improvements
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Desired skills:
• Willingness to learn Scrum Master responsibilities
• Experience managing a disparately located team
• Active or open to obtaining Scrum Master Certification or equivalent agile certification.
• Amazon Web Services (S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, CloudFormation, etc.)
• Excellent knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle), SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
• Oracle administration
• Location: Chantilly, VA (On Customer Site)
• US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

#WeAreGDIT

#JET

#GDITEnhanced2026

#VA_2026Alumni

The likely salary range for this position is $162,037 - $219,227. 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

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options

Onsite

Work Location

USA VA Chantilly

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans