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Sr Principal Systems Engineer - Active Top Secret Required Responsibilities for this Position Location: USA DC Washington - Customer Proprietary (DCC076) Full Part/Time: Full time Job Req: RQ173785 Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret/SCI Public Trust/Other Required: SSBI (T5) Job Family: Systems Engineering Job Description Summary: Senior Principal Systems Engineer Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Senior Principal Systems Engineer with GDIT. A career in systems engineering means designing and implementing the systems that matter most. We're seeking a highly skilled systems engineer who has the business knowledge and technical expertise to implement strategies, evaluate products, and build upon an infrastructure that supports the changing needs of our customers. In this role, the systems engineer will design, develop, and integrate complex work systems for every stage of a lifecycle while advocating long term technical vision. At GDIT you'll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate. How a Senior Principal Systems Engineer Will Make an Impact: Manage and monitor all infrastructure and systems installations, including configuration, testing, and maintenance. Implement and maintain strategies for backup, security, and redundancy. Identify potential issues and implement solutions proactively. Craft custom scripts that reduce the need for human interaction. Enable faster and smarter business processes and develop meaningful analytics. Engage regularly with upper management, providing reports on project status, activities, and achievements. Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records. Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems. Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems. Monitor and test system performance; prepare and deliver system performance statistics and reports. Provide orientation and training to end users for all modified and new systems. Gather high level requirements and translate them into consumable tasks for System Engineers. Ensure mission critical applications are highly available under adverse conditions. Promote modern methodologies to increase efficiency and consistency. Contribute and be an advocate for long-term technical vision. Apply awareness of existing tools and capabilities during the evaluation of new tools. What You'll Need to Succeed: Education: BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related technology field. Experience may be substituted for education. Required Experience: Minimum of 17 years' related technical experience to include the following: Developing methods for deploying development environments that mirror production environments for risk mitigation in test and evaluation of software and hardware solutions. Troubleshooting complex system hardware and software issues. Practical use of DevOps and/or DevSecOps, and/or GitOps methodologies. Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, LDAP, ICMP, SSH and SNMP. Solid knowledge of Networking, VLANs, Firewalls, Load Balancers, and addressing schemes. Skilled in system administration tasks such as file system, network, and account troubleshooting. Knowledge of repository management practices, patch administration, and vulnerability remediation. Thorough technical documentation including diagrams. Successful implementation of new technology in complex environments. Utilization of centralized log management and analysis tools. Building systems within air-gapped environments without impeding automation. Implementation of zero-trust practices across the whole stack. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: Less than 10% Telecommuting Options: Hybrid Work Location: USA DC Washington 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. GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class. #J-18808-Ljbffr General Dynamics Corporation

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