Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)

Job Family:
Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Systems, Information Technology (IT), Security Architecture Design
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a Cloud / DevSecOps Architect to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Center for Information Technology (CIT) for the Business Applications Services (BAS) Program The successful candidate will be the GDIT chief technical authority for the BAS portfolio. This role is responsible for establishing and maintaining a unified technical vision across all BAS enterprise systems, including cloud-native modernization, CI/CD pipeline integrity, and cross-system security architecture. The Cloud / DevSecOps Architect will ensure that modern engineering practices are applied consistently and that technical debt is retired deliberately across the portfolio. The current BAS program portfolio is NIH Enterprise Directory (NED), NIH Enterprise Email & Enterprise Services (NEES), Security, Authentication, Authorization, Validation & Identity (SAAVI), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Systems, Time & Attendance System (ITAS), Financial Management Group (FMG Apps), Web Apps, and Web Services.

Responsibilities include:

• Establish and maintain the technical baseline and modernization roadmap across all CIT BAS enterprise systems.
• Enforce DevSecOps best practices, automated testing, and secure coding standards across all development and O&M activities.
• Design shared services and reusable architectures that prevent technical silos and reduce duplication of effort across the portfolio.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement AI-assisted delivery tools in accordance with NIH procurement and authorization requirements.
• Ensure CI/CD pipelines are maintained and integrated with security scanning, automated testing, and compliance checks for all supported applications.
• Provide technical oversight of cloud migration and modernization activities, including readiness assessments, re-architecture recommendations, and FinOps practices.
• Serve as the primary technical advisor to the GDIT Program Manager and NIH COR on architecture decisions, emerging technologies, and technical risk.
• Mentor technical leads and development teams across the portfolio on modern architecture patterns and engineering standards.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in enterprise systems architecture.
• Minimum 4 years focused on cloud-native environments and DevSecOps pipelines within secure Federal environments (e.g., FedRAMP Moderate or equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience designing shared services and reusable architectures across multi-application portfolios.
• Experience evaluating and implementing AI-assisted development tooling.

Desired Skills:

• Experience supporting federal IT programs
• Experience supporting NIH or CIT environments
• Familiarity with NIH or HHS IT security and compliance requirements
• Experience managing complex portfolios with shifting priorities and onboarding new enterprise systems.

• Active NIH badge is a plus

The likely salary range for this position is $164,382 - $195,500. 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:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA MD Bethesda

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 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.