Technical Engineering Lead - TS/SCI w/Polygraph

US Citizenship Required

About the Role

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Technical Engineering Lead, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a strong Technical Engineering Lead joining our team to make a positive impact on the client’s mission. We are seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer with deep expertise across infrastructure, platforms, and application ecosystems spanning cloud and customer environments, and to serve as a technical authority for complex system issues.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, and applications
• Analyze and document as-is infrastructure, platform, and application architecture
• Create detailed engineering design for modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives working with System and Cloud Architects
• Lead and execute cloud and system implementations, migrations, and upgrades
• Ensure systems meet availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance requirements
• Integrate infrastructure and platforms with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines
• Troubleshoot complex, cross-stack issues within the infrastructure, platforms, and applications
• Collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders to address and escalate complete system issues
• Develop technical documentation, diagrams, standards, and associated documents
• Brief leadership and translate technical issues into business impact

Requirements

Mandatory Technical Requirements

• Infrastructure & Platforms:
  • Enterprise networking (e.g., routing, switching, firewalls, load balancers, DNS)
  • Storage technologies (e.g., SAN, NAS, object storage)
  • Container platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)
  • Linux (Redhat, CentOS) operating systems (administration, hardening, automation)
  • IdAM - Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) hands-on for AuthN and AuthZ
• Cloud & On-Prem Technologies:
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)
  • Hybrid and on-prem infrastructure design and integration
  • Cloud networking, identity, security, and cost optimization
• Data & Application Platforms:
  • Relational and NoSQL databases - relational (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis)
  • Web services, APIs, and middleware
  • Software development lifecycle (SDLC) fundamentals
  • Event-based messaging systems (e.g., SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ)
• Engineering & Automation:
  • Infrastructure as Code - Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
  • Configuration management and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python)
  • CI/CD integration with infrastructure and platforms (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, GitOps, ArgoCD)
  • Security best practices and system hardening
• Monitoring & Incident Response:
  • Proficiency with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack, CloudWatch
• Architecture & Design:
  • Ability to create as-is architecture documentation
  • To-be architecture and detailed engineering design
  • Implementation and migration plans

Desired Technical Requirements

• Observability and monitoring tools (e.g., logging, metrics, tracing)
• Zero Trust and modern security architectures
• Data analytics, AI/ML platform exposure
• Experience supporting production or mission-critical environments
• Relevant certifications (e.g., cloud, systems, security, or architecture)
• Knowledge of machine learning platforms (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, SageMaker)
• Familiarity with big data ecosystems (e.g., Hadoop, Databricks, Snowflake, Google BigQuery)
• Strong background in ITIL processes and agile methodologies
• Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer, Azure Administrator, Kubernetes CKS/CKAD, ITIL Foundation

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or other IT-related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience
• 15+ years of related experience
• Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph security clearance

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $186,542 - $252,379.

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Travel Required: Less than 10%
• Telecommuting Options: Onsite

Benefits

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages including medical, dental, and vision plans
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Paid vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance