Senior Infrastructure Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$147K — $199K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in IT infrastructure and operations
  • Extensive knowledge of Complex Systems and Systems Architecture
  • Expertise in National Security context, particularly within the Department of Defense
  • Proficient in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and Configuration-as-Code (CaC) tooling
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance, with eligibility to obtain it
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain system environments for DoD missions and leaders
  • Build and deploy secure environments using IaC and CaC methodologies
  • Develop modules for pipelines and critical application stacks
  • Implement security controls and maintain operational integrity
  • Construct DevSecOps pipelines incorporating security and performance monitoring
  • Oversee resource planning and disaster recovery operations
  • Coordinate incident-response operations and stability restoration
  • Facilitate communication between development, security, and operations teams.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Flexible work weeks and paid time off plans
  • Short and long-term disability benefits and life insurance
  • Personal accident, critical illness, and business travel insurance options
  • Regular reviews of benefits package to ensure competitiveness
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

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:
Complex Systems, Complex Systems Modeling, National Security, Systems Architecture
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as Infrastructure Engineer at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.

The Advana team is seeking a Infrastructure Engineer join their programAdvana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office's (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoW military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities.

Infrastructure Engineer

  • Designs, provisions, and maintains Advana System environments supporting Department of Defense missions, Joint Staff analysts, Combatant Command elements, and Senior Executive Service leadership.
  • Builds Development (IL2), Test (IL2), Integration (IL5/IL6/JWICS), Staging (IL5/IL6/JWICS), and Production (IL5/IL6/JWICS) environments using Infrastructure-as-Code and Configuration-as-Code tooling to deliver consistent, repeatable, and secure infrastructure states across all enclaves.
  • Develops IaC and CaC modules supporting pipelines, sandboxes, factories, and mission-critical application stacks.
  • Applies STIG baselines, classification-specific controls, and DevSecOps security requirements across all environments to maintain operational integrity and mission assurance.
  • Constructs and operates DevSecOps pipelines integrating static analysis, secret scanning, vulnerability assessments, artifact validation, and automated deployment workflows. Implements monitoring, observability, and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack, and SIEM platforms to maintain visibility into system health, performance, and security posture.
  • Coordinates capacity planning, resource scaling, backup operations, disaster-recovery procedures, and environment-hardening activities.
  • Supports incident-response operations by analyzing telemetry, validating remediation actions, and restoring environment stability.
  • Serves as a liaison between development, security, and operations teams to align infrastructure capabilities with mission objectives, sprint commitments, and release schedules.
  • Produces mission-critical deliverables including IaC/CaC modules, environment baselines, monitoring dashboards, incident-response artifacts, and environment-readiness reports supporting operational resilience and sustained program value across the Advana ecosystem.


WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• Experience: 10+ years of related experience
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI Eligibility

The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. 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:
Remote

Work Location:
USA VA Falls Church

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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