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Technical Engineering Lead - TS/SCI w/Polygraph

GDIT

USA VA McLean, US$187k – $252khybrid

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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, Systems Engineering Certifications: None Experience: 15 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description: At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Technical Engineering Lead, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a strong Technical Engineering Lead joining our team to make a positive impact on the client’s mission. We are seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer with deep expertise across infrastructure, platforms, and application ecosystems spanning cloud and customer environments, and to serve as a technical authority for complex system issues.   Key Responsibilities & Expectations • Demonstrated experience performing hands-on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, and applications

• Demonstrated experience analyzing and documenting as-is infrastructure, platform, and application architecture

• Demonstrated experience creating detail engineering design for modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives working with System and Cloud Architect

• Demonstrated experience leading and executing cloud and system implementations, migrations, and upgrades

• Ensure systems meet availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance requirements

• Demonstrated experience integrating infrastructure and platforms with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines

• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex, cross-stack issues within the infrastructure, platforms, and applications.

• Demonstrated experience collaborating across multiple teams and stakeholders to address and escalate complete system issues

• Demonstrated experience developing technical documentation, diagrams, standards and associated documents

• Ability to brief leadership, translate technical issues into business impact

MANDATORY TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS - Candidates must   demonstrated hands-on Experience in all the following areas:

Infrastructure & Platforms • Enterprise networking (e.g., routing, switching, firewalls, load balancers, DNS)

• Storage technologies (e.g., SAN, NAS, object storage)

• Container platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)

• Linux (Redhat, CentOS) operating systems (administration, hardening, automation)

• IdAM - Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) hands-on for AuthN and AuthZ

  Cloud & On-Prem Technologies • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)

• Hybrid and on-prem infrastructure design and integration

• Cloud networking, identity, security, and cost optimization

  Data & Application Platforms • Relational and NoSQL databases - relational (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis) databases.

• Web services, APIs, and middleware

• Software development lifecycle 9SDLC) fundamentals

• Event-based messaging systems (e.g., SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ)

  Engineering & Automation • Infrastructure as Code - Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation

• Configuration management and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.)

• CI/CD integration with infrastructure and platforms (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, GitOps, ArgoCD)

• Security best practices and system hardening

• Monitoring & Incident Response: Proficiency with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack, CloudWatch

  Architecture & Design • Ability to create: • As-is architecture documentation • T-be architecture and detailed engineering design • Implementation and migration plans

  DESIRED/Preferred Technical Requirements:  • Observability and monitoring tools (e.g., logging, metrics, tracing) • Zero Trust and modern security architectures • Data analytics, AI/ML platform exposure • Experience supporting production or mission-critical environments • Relevant certifications (e.g., cloud, systems, security, or architecture) • Knowledge of machine learning platforms (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, SageMaker) • Familiarity with big data ecosystems (e.g., Hadoop, Databricks, Snowflake, Google BigQuery) • Strong background in ITIL processes and agile methodologies • Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer, Azure Administrator, Kubernetes CKS/CKAD, ITIL Foundation

  What You'll Need to Succeed: • Education: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or other IT-related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience. • Experience: 15+ years • Security clearance level:   TS/SCI with Polygraph • Location : Tyson's, VA (On Customer Site)

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 $186,542 - $252,379. 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%

T elecommuting Options: Onsite

Work Location: USA VA McLean

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 r

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