~12d ago

Chief Engineer - Active Top Secret required

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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise infrastructure Systems integration Security and compliance Cloud and hybrid architecture Experience evaluating technical risks and developing strategic solutions.

Requirements Summary

Skills:Enterprise Architecture (EA), Information Technology (IT) Systems,

Technical Tools

OtherEngineer

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Requirements

~1 min read

Less than 10%

Enterprise Architecture (EA), Information Technology (IT) Systems, Technical Support

None

10 + years of related experience

Yes

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Chief Engineer to serve as the senior technical leader and trusted advisor to customer leadership, providing strategic technical guidance while ensuring successful execution of operational and modernization initiatives. This role requires the ability to operate at both the strategic and technical levels, including hands-on engineering engagement to validate approaches, reduce risk, accelerate decision-making, and demonstrate technical solutions. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across enterprise operations, modernization efforts, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Serve as primary technical advisor to customer leadership.
Develop and maintain technical strategy and roadmap.
Lead architectural reviews and technical decision-making activities.
Evaluate and recommend technologies that improve reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Assess technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Drive modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.
Validate technical approaches through hands-on analysis, proof-of-concept activities, and engineering reviews.
Collaborate with operational teams to improve technical execution and service delivery.
Lead root cause analysis efforts for complex technical issues.
Mentor technical staff and promote technical excellence across the program.
Partner with customer stakeholders to align technology investments with mission objectives.

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.
Strong understanding of:
Enterprise infrastructure
Systems integration
Security and compliance
Cloud and hybrid architecture
Experience evaluating technical risks and developing strategic solutions.
Exceptional communication and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Azure or AWS Solution Architect
Active CISSP or CSSIP
Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator
Experience leading modernization initiatives.
Enterprise architecture framework experience.

Onsite

Work Location:

USA DC Washington

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. 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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