Platform Engineering Lead

About the Role

Join GDIT as a Platform Engineering Team Lead and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. Lead the Platform Engineering team responsible for end-user platform engineering, image management, endpoint protection, and desktop/mobile operating system engineering. You will drive technical direction, own platform roadmaps, and ensure reliable, secure, and scalable end-user computing services across FDIC’s environment. This role requires hands-on technical leadership, strong vendor coordination, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear guidance for engineers and end users.

As a Platform Engineering Team Lead, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the FDIC. You will play a crucial role in ensuring secure, stable, and high-performing end-user computing platforms across the enterprise—supporting thousands of devices, applications, and endpoint protection technologies that enable FDIC personnel to operate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Platform Engineering team responsible for desktop/mobile OS engineering, image management, endpoint protection engineering, software distribution, and unified endpoint management.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, security teams, application owners, OEM vendors, and FDIC stakeholders to resolve complex issues, plan upgrades, and maintain compliance with FDIC policies and standards.
• Drive platform modernization, automation, secure baseline development, image lifecycle management, and endpoint protection improvements—enhancing performance, reducing incidents, and improving user experience.
• Platform Engineering & OS Baseline Management: Develop and maintain desktop and mobile OS baseline configurations. Create and maintain Group Policies, Modern Policies, scripts, and documentation. Define OS, applications, encryption/security functionality, and image requirements. Build and maintain Core Images and Core Image profiles across multiple device models and OS versions. Support OS lifecycle management, including testing, validation, and quarterly updates.
• Software Packaging & Distribution: Script, package, and test software applications for Windows and macOS. Manage software deployment tools and self-service portals. Support offline deployment methods (USB, CDs) when required.
• Endpoint Protection Engineering: Oversee engineering, deployment, and troubleshooting of EPP agents (e.g., McAfee, Carbon Black). Ensure EPP central management consoles and modules are functioning. Support SOC workflows, log collection, and malware containment actions.
• Image Engineering & Management: Develop test and release plans for image validation. Coordinate with FDIC teams for application testing and image approval. Maintain offline OS installation media and support remote build processes.
• Platform Break-Fix & Tier 3 Support: Provide Tier 3 engineering support for escalated desktop/mobile issues. Troubleshoot OS, application, and patching issues in collaboration with FDIC teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of diverse IT experience, specifically in:
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Windows 11 and Modern Policies
  • Virtual Desktop environments
  • MS Defender for Endpoint
  • Microsoft 365 applications
  • CrowdStrike EDR Platform
  • End-user device engineering and support
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server, desktop applications, and Wintel hardware systems.
• Experience working with Cloud technologies and SaaS solutions.
• Strong understanding of tools and processes used in managing end-user platforms.
• Work experience in a managed services IT environment is preferred.
• US Citizenship required.

Skills

• Expertise in OS engineering, image engineering, Group Policies/Modern Policies, secure baseline development (including DISA STIGs), and endpoint protection engineering.
• Proficiency with endpoint privilege management.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell preferred).

Location

On Customer Site – Arlington, VA (onsite requirement). Travel required: less than 10%.

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary; rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements.

Benefits

• 401K with company match.
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages, including medical, dental, and vision plan options (some with Health Savings Accounts).
• Paid time off plans: vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, parental leave, military leave, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
• Internal mobility team dedicated to career growth, including paid education and certifications.
• Professional growth opportunities and cutting-edge technology to learn from.