Systems Engineer Lead at General Dynamics Information Technology

, North Carolina, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Sep, 26

Salary

195500.0

Posted On

20 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cloud Development, IT System Architecture, Software Systems Architecture, System Designs, Systems Architecture, Python, Java, C/C++, Ruby, JavaScript, Shell/BASH, Kubernetes, Splunk, Ansible, Gitlab, Agile

Industry

IT System Data Services

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: Software Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills: Cloud Development, IT System Architecture, Software Systems Architecture, System Designs, Systems Architecture Certifications: None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: CLOUD DEVELOPER SR PRINCIPAL Transform technology into opportunity as a Cloud Developer Sr Principal at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Cloud Developer Sr Principal you will lead a team of diverse architects and engineers with backgrounds in PaaS, DevOps, Security, and IaaS operations in order to spread knowledge and practices. All in support of the Government Program Office’s global cloud and platform services environments. Responsible for the engineering and life-cycle management of, mostly cloud-based, platforms to attain a high degree of reliability and security. Responsibilities include: Lead / manage team of up to 10 admins and engineers, responible for communicating with the customer to achieve results and ensure tasks and projects are completed on time and within scope Run the production environment by monitoring availability and taking a holistic view of system health. Build software and systems to manage platform infrastructure and applications. Improve reliability, quality, performance for cloud-hosted applications. Measure and optimize system performance, with an eye toward pushing our capabilities forward, getting ahead of customer needs, and innovating to continually improve. Provide primary operational support and engineering for multiple large, distributed software applications. Gather and analyze metrics from both operating systems and applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding. Partner with development teams to improve services through rigorous testing and release procedures. Participate in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning. Create sustainable systems and services through automation and uplifts. Balance feature development speed and reliability with well-defined service level objectives. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Cloud Developer Sr Principal must have: ● Education Bachelor's Degree recommended DoD 8570 Level II (Security +) ● Experience: 5+ years of related experience ● Technical skills: Ability to program (structured and OO) with one or more high level languages, such as Python, Java, C/C++, Ruby, and JavaScript. Adept Shell/BASH scripter Experience with distributed storage technologies like NFS, HDFS, Ceph, and S3. 2+ years of experience working with container orchestration technologies, specifically Kubernetes. A proactive approach to spotting problems, areas for improvement, and performance bottlenecks along with an ability to offer and implement solutions to address these. Experience creating dashboards to track service health that appeal to both technical and non-technical audiences preferably with Splunk. ● Security clearance level: Secret to start, must be able to obtain TS/SCI ● US citizenship required ● Preferred requirements: Experience working with identity and access management technologies and solutions. Experience with Agile development methodologies; using collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence. Experience with monitoring and logging solutions, specifically Splunk Any of the following: AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or any Professional level of the above-mentioned certs where applicable 1+ years’ experience working with Gitlab Skilled at creating Ansible playbooks, working with AWX/Ansible Tower GDIT IS YOUR PLACE At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. ● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities ● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals ● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off ● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation. The likely salary range for this position is $144,500 - $195,500. 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 NC Fort Bragg 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. About Our Work: We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc. Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans Opportunity Owned From working with technologies like AI, cyber and cloud to careers in intelligence and health, we offer endless opportunities to apply your expertise to create a safer, smarter world. 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Responsibilities

Lead a team of architects and engineers to manage the engineering and life-cycle of cloud-based platforms for government projects. Responsibilities include monitoring system health, optimizing performance, and implementing automation to ensure reliability and security.