21h ago
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$170,000 - $230,000/yr

Chief Systems Engineer

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Systems EngineerInfrastructure & Cloud
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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

Architect and design scalable, secure voice, video, wireless,

Requirements Summary

Skills:Enterprise Infrastructures, Network Management System,

Technical Tools
Systems EngineerInfrastructure & Cloud
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

None

Job Family:

Technical Solutions

Requirements

~1 min read
  • Azure or AWS Solution Architect
  • Active CISSP or CSSIP
  • Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator
  • Experience leading modernization initiatives.
  • Enterprise architecture framework experience.
  • Cloud and hybrid architecture
  • RHEL, RHEL Satellite Server, and OpenShift

 

 


OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your sense of ownership and pride in the meaningful work we do.

The likely salary range for this position is $170,000 - $230,000. 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

Enterprise Infrastructures, Network Management System, Network Operations
None
10 + years of related experience
Yes

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly experienced Chief Systems Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority and trusted advisor to our network operations and engineering teams and customer leadership.


This role requires a blend of strategic vision and hands-on engineering expertise, ensuring successful execution of enterprise operations, modernization efforts, and continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate is able to operate at both the architectural and tactical levels—guiding strategy, validating approaches through direct engineering engagement, directing engineering changes and driving technical excellence across the program.

Responsibilities

~1 min read

 

  • →Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. Experience may be substituted for education.
  • →Minimum 10 years of enterprise IT engineering and architecture experience.
  • →Design and architect scalable, secure voice, video, wireless, and data communication networks
  • →Lead development of high-level and low-level network designs (HLD/LLD)
  • →Deploy and integrate Cisco-based enterprise and data center solutions
  • →Configure and support advanced technologies including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN, and EVPN
  • →Strong knowledge of network monitoring and management systems such as Cisco Catalyst Center, SolarWinds, and similar.
  • →Strong understanding of:
    • →Enterprise infrastructure
    • →Systems integration
    • →Security and compliance
  • →Understanding of network modeling, digital twin, and Model-based System Engineering (MBSE)
  • →Experience evaluating technical risks and developing strategic solutions.
  • →Exceptional communication and leadership skills.
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  • →Clearance Required:  Secret
  • →Location:  Remote

 

None

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. 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.

 

 


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.

 

 

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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Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
Worldwide
Fully remote, anywhere in the world
Who can apply
Same as job location

About this job

Pay per year
$170,000–$230,000 a year
25% above the $159,824 median for Systems Engineer jobs on Jobera (1,016 salaries).
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Listing Details

Posted
October 21, 2026
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October 21, 2026
Last seen
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Chief Systems Engineer$170,000 - $230,000