Systems Engineer Advisor, (TS/SCI clearance required)

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that’s important.

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day. We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can’t turn into opportunity. And our work depends on a Systems Engineer joining our team to support client activities in Newington, VA

WHAT YOU WILL DO :

• Contributes to completion of major engineering programs and projects
• Develops solutions to a variety of highly complex engineering problems
• Perform highly complex systems design, development, and integration from the start of a systems life cycle to the end
• Oversees highly complex infrastructure including installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining operating systems, application software, and system management tools
• Performs highly complex systems modeling, simulation, and analysis
• Performs continual maintenance and provides highly complex solutions for security, backup, and redundancy problems
• Prepares and maintains documentation for processes and procedures related to engineering projects
• Maintains current knowledge of rapidly changing technology and works with management to evolve current processes
• Provides assistance in all aspects of system management from design through implementation. 
• Maintenance and upgrading of existing Applications. 
• Specifications and related documents and implement communication requirements to support the distributed functionality of an environment. 
• Analyze application characteristics, troubleshoots problems and recommends modifications to application components. 
• Experience installing, configuring, upgrading and migrating Microsoft Windows servers. 
• ​Practical application and troubleshooting experience with systems that interface with Active Directory and Exchange Tier 2&3 support in an enterprise level, globally distributed environment.
• Experience running scripts to manage/automate tasks related to Windows platforms. 
• Experience with the deployment and maintenance of current and next generation Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) desktops. 
• Customer support experience to include phone, email and in person contact as well as experience assisting end users with new desktop capabilities and/or software. 
• Demonstrated aptitude for learning and rapidly mastering new applications and technology. 
• May coach and review the work of less-experienced professionals.
• May serve as a team or task leader. (Not a people manager)

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education/experience and 8+ years of directly related experience in system administration, engineering and analysis.   
• Engineering experience with Microsoft Active Directory to include: Granting privileged Access, Configuring Active Directory Services (ADDS), Group Policy, Objects, Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), File Sharing services, Active roles Server (ARS). 
• One of the following DoD approved certifications is necessary to meet the category/level IAT-2 (DoD 8570) requirement for this position:  Security+, GSEC, SSCP, CCNA-Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), CASP, GCIH, or GCED. 
• Preferred ​ITIL v3 Certification 
• Current TS/SCI clearance required​

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WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:

• 401K with company match
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Collaborative teams of highly motivated critical thinkers and innovators
• Ability to make a real impact on the world around you

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