Systems Engineer SME w/Poly

Clearance Level
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Category
IT Infrastructure and Operations
Location
Herndon, Virginia
(Onsite Workplace)
Key Skills For Success

Complex Systems

System Modeling

Systems Architecture

Systems Design

Systems Development

REQ#: RQ223047
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Pipeline

Job Description

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career in the Intelligence Community building an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you!

GDIT is pursuing the Award of an opportunity to provide engineering support to maintain current systems. This is a requisition for future job opportunities in the Intelligence Community space to provide engineering support to maintain current systems. Award is expected in the July/August 2026 timeframe. Consistent with this opportunity, there will be a number of positions on the various teams so please see each listed below.

  • Operations Lead Coordinates support for mission operations. Ensures system uptimes, including analyzing tickets and prioritizing fixes that ensure maintained operations.  
  • Infrastructure Engineers support operations by maintaining physical infrastructure and IaaS services. They install patches, ensure systems remain in an operational state, and troubleshoot problems. 
  • Storage Engineers maintain the storage infrastructure, including backing up and restoring data and ensuring storage infrastructure manages tiered movement appropriately.  
  • Technicians (Field Engineers) perform technical operations, such as cable routing, electrical configuration, and server room maintenance.  
  • AVI Engineers maintain A/V/I equipment and routing for mission support.  
  • Database Administrators (DBA) maintain the database, including backing up and restoring data, ensuring optimal indexing, and eliminating data fragmentation.  
  • Cyber Security Engineer (CSE) monitors the security architecture to isolate or remove vulnerabilities, ensure no intrusions, and maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and services. The CSE coordinates incident response activities, including forensic analysis and reporting. 
  • Cyber Security Analyst (CSA) reviews IAVAs, identifies and assesses risks, and establishes a patching plan. The CSA performs network monitoring and works with the CSE on incident responses. They implement access controls and provide security awareness training to the technical staff. Coordinates with ISSM for A&A requirements, including coordinating milestones and POAM work off


GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

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  • Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
  • Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
  • 401 K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
  • Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

10-25%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $169,604 - $229,464. 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.
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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 technology solutions 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 mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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