Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

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

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Data Center, Data Center Administration, Data Center Design, Data Center Services, Data Center Support

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

DATA CENTER TECHNICIAN

YOUR IMPACT

Own your opportunity to support national defense. Your work will help keep critical operations secure and connected across the global enterprise directly, contributing to a mission that protects our nation every day.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Data Center Technician supporting CIS, you will help ensure the reliability, security, and efficiency of mission critical data center environments across a globally distributed enterprise. You will manage core data center operations including equipment installation, physical infrastructure upkeep, environmental monitoring, and hands-on technical support. Your work enables secure, resilient, and high-performance compute environments that power essential IT services and sustain operational readiness.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform hands-on installation, racking, cabling, and maintenance of servers, appliances, storage systems, and supporting data center equipment

• Manage physical data center operations including rack management, power and cooling checks, environmental monitoring, and incident response

• Conduct hardware break/fix, perform equipment moves, decommission devices, and maintain accurate inventory and documentation

• Implement data center best practices for cabling, labeling, access control, compliance, and physical security standards

• Support site inspections, readiness assessments, and quality assurance reviews to maintain facility health and operational standards

• Coordinate with engineering, operations, and cyber teams to integrate new equipment, support lab environments, and maintain compliant configurations

• Ensure proper handling of equipment in accordance with lifecycle management, declassification, and sanitization requirements

• Implement and validate patches and security updates in alignment with vulnerability management and security directives

• Investigate and resolve patch related compliance issues, supporting POA&M development and corrective action verification

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field, or 10+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree
• CERTIFICATION: Meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements (e.g., Security+ CE, etc.)
• CLEARANCE: Active TS/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph
• Hands-on experience with data center operations including rack/stack, cabling, hardware support, and physical infrastructure management
• Understanding of power, cooling, cable management, and environmental monitoring standards
• Familiarity with patching, security compliance, configuration baselines, and change control processes
• Strong documentation, communication, and cross team coordination skills
• Ability to support CONUS/OCONUS travel as required

• US citizenship required

• LOCATION: Onsite

The likely salary range for this position is $169,604 - $229,464. 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:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA MD Annapolis Junction

Additional Work Locations:

USA CO Colorado Springs - 8610 Explorer Dr (COC036), USA DC Washington, USA FL MacDill AFB - 7115 S Boundary Blvd (FLC096), USA VA Springfield - 7770 Backlick Rd (VAS110)

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.