Senior Computer Systems Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$88K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in systems engineering
  • Strong Windows and Linux system administration
  • Familiarity with DoDIN-A and NETCOM processes
  • Technical expertise in STIG/SRG hardening and compliance

Responsibilities

  • Lead full lifecycle Tier III engineering activities
  • Collaborate with various technical teams
  • Drive innovation and continuous improvement
  • Perform engineering validation using diverse tools
  • Troubleshoot across enterprise IT systems

Benefits

  • Variety of medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Flexible work weeks and paid time off options
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Additional life and accident insurance coverage
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
DISA STIG, Red Hat OS Administration, VMware Virtualization, Windows Management, Writing Technical Documents
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

SYSTEMS ENGINEER SENIOR

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Systems Engineer Senior and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Systems Engineer Senior, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of NETCOM and the Army's DoDIN-A Enterprise. You will play a crucial role in ensuring enterprise capabilities, updates, patches, and configurations are validated, tested, and integrated within the Integrated Test Environment - Federated Lab (ITE-F) before fielding across Army networks.
• Lead/Manage/Support full lifecycle Tier III engineering activities within the ITE-F, including patch testing, integration validation, baseline maintenance, STIG and vulnerability compliance checks, and documenting test results to support enterprise readiness.
• Collaborate with NETCOM capability teams, system owners, cybersecurity specialists, configuration management personnel, and other engineering teams to execute functional testing, resolve technical issues, and ensure seamless enterprise integration.
• Drive innovation, technical problem-solving, and continuous improvement for enterprise capabilities by identifying system deficiencies, analyzing new technologies, and supporting configuration, change, and release management processes.
• Utilize virtualized environments, STIG/SCAP tools, ACAS/Nessus, Windows/Linux server technologies, VMware platforms, scripting, ITIL-based operational processes, and enterprise testing frameworks to perform engineering validation.
• Tier III engineering and troubleshooting across enterprise IT systems

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Engineer Senior must have:
• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science or additional years of experience
• Experience: 5+ years of related experience
• Technical skills: IASAE II Certification (CISSP, SecurityX (formerly CASP+), CSSLP
• Security clearance level: Top Secret/SCI
• Role requirements:
  • Ability to support testing deadlines driven by routine and critical patch cycles
  • Experience coordinating with multiple capability areas under NETCOM
  • Ability to work in classified and unclassified ITE_F environments
  • Experience with virtualized environments (VMware, Hyper-V)
  • Strong Windows and Linux system administration, STIG/SRG hardening, ACAS/Nessus scanning, SCAP compliance
  • Familiarity with DoDIN-A, NETCOM enterprise capabilities, and ITE-F processes, Engineering documentation (ETPs, test plans, test reports, designs)
  • Knowledge of ITIL processes including Change, Configuration, and Release Management
  • Ability to conduct system integration testing and analyze new technology sets,
  • Experience using enterprise lab environments for validation and assessment.

• Location is Onsite.

The likely salary range for this position is $88,130 - $115,000. 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 AZ Fort Huachuca

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.

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