Systems Engineer - TS/SCI w/ Poly

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer with deep, practical experience across infrastructure, platforms, cloud, and application ecosystems.

The role focuses on analyzing current environments, designing future-state architectures, and executing complex system implementations end-to-end. You’ll lead cloud and on-prem migrations, ensure availability and security, and collaborate across IT teams while producing runbooks and detailed designs for

Qualifications

• Hands-on Systems Engineer with deep, practical experience across infrastructure, platforms, cloud, and application ecosystems.
• Experience in designing future-state architectures and executing complex system implementations end-to-end.
• Strong ability to document as-is architectures and develop to-be designs.

Responsibilities

• Perform full-stack systems engineering across network, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases, and applications.
• Document “as-is” architectures and develop detailed “to-be” designs.
• Lead cloud and on-prem implementations, migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
• Ensure system availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance.
• Integrate systems and platforms with DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines.
• Troubleshoot complex, cross-domain issues.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, platform, software, DevOps, and data teams.
• Produce technical documentation, diagrams, standards, and runbooks.
• Serve as an escalation point and technical authority.
• Communicate effectively with executives and cross-organizational partners.

Skills

Complex Systems

DevOps

Software Systems Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Requisition Details

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications

Skills: Complex Systems, DevOps, Software Systems Engineering

Certifications: None

Experience: 10+ years of related experience

US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description

We are seeking a hands‑on Systems Engineer with deep, practical experience across infrastructure, platforms, cloud, and application ecosystems. This role suits a technical leader who can analyze current‑state environments, design future‑state architectures, and execute complex system implementations end‑to‑end.

What You’ll Do

• Perform full-stack systems engineering across network, compute, storage, OS, middleware, databases, and applications
• Document “as‑is” architectures and develop detailed “to‑be” designs
• Lead cloud and on‑prem implementations, migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives
• Ensure system availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance
• Integrate systems and platforms with DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines
• Troubleshoot complex, cross‑domain issues
• Collaborate with infrastructure, platform, software, DevOps, and data teams
• Produce technical documentation, diagrams, standards, and runbooks
• Serve as an escalation point and technical authority
• Communicate effectively with executives and cross‑organizational partners

Required Technical Skills

Enterprise networking, firewalls, load balancers, DNS SAN/NAS/Object storage Kubernetes, Docker Linux (RHEL/CentOS) administration, hardening, automation PKI and identity management Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP Hybrid and on‑prem integration, cloud networking/security/cost optimization Relational & NoSQL databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis) APIs, web services, middleware, SDLC fundamentals Event messaging (SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ) IaC, automation, and scripting (Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, PowerShell, CloudFormation) CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) Security best practices and system hardening Monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK, CloudWatch) Ability to produce “as‑is” and “to‑be” architectures plus implementation/migration plans

Preferred Skills

Zero Trust architectures AI/ML or data platform exposure Big data platforms (Hadoop, Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery) Experience supporting mission‑critical systems ITIL or agile delivery experience Cloud, security, or architecture certifications (AWS SA/DevOps, Azure Admin, CKA/CKAD, ITIL)

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.

Location

Herndon, VA

Hours

Contract core hours, 9am - 3pm

Security Clearance

TS/SCI with Polygraph

US Citizenship Required

Yes

Benefits

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

Salary

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

None

Telecommuting Options

Onsite

Work Location

USA VA Herndon

Additional Work Locations

None

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.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans Opportunity