Data Engineer Senior Principal- TS/SCI w/poly
About The Position
GDIT delivers critical all‑source intelligence on foreign military and civilian cyber actors, their supporting infrastructure, and the broader ecosystems in which these capabilities operate. This intelligence directly supports foundational military intelligence (FMI) requirements for the joint force and ensures alignment with the mission portfolios. On this program, GDIT provides a broad range of analytic and mission‑enabling support to produce operationally relevant FMI and scientific and technical intelligence (S&TI) for cyberspace operations. Our support is not limited to analysis; we engage across the entire intelligence cycle—planning, collection, processing, exploitation, production, and dissemination—while also executing integrated mission management functions. All support is focused on enhancing the customers’ ability to enable both defensive and offensive cyberspace operations.
Requirements
- 8 + years of related experience
- Bachelor’s degree with 8 years’ experience (Principal level)
- Master’s degree with 12 years related experience or bachelor’s degree with 17 years’ experience (Senior Principal level)
- TS/SCI with active poly
- US Citizenship Required
Nice To Haves
- Data Architecture Development
- Data Management
- Data Solutions
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate data management systems to meet intelligence mission needs.
- Develop strategies for storing, accessing, integrating, and managing data across diverse systems and regimes.
- Work with data users to determine, create, and maintain optimal data architectures, structures, and systems.
- Plan, design, and optimize data throughput, query performance, and overall data pipeline efficiency.
- Participate in the selection, configuration, and utilization of backend database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, HPC).
- Develop, maintain, update, and refine database solutions and related infrastructure.
- Maintain ISSO certification and ensure compliance with applicable security standards.
- Provide technical expertise in IT activities, including advanced data exploration, analysis, and synthesis.
- Research, apply, and support data science techniques to store, manipulate, transform, and present information.
- Perform and report key performance indicators for data science initiatives to leadership.
- Evaluate new and emerging technologies to enhance mission capabilities.
- Lead efforts to develop and enhance database capabilities and computer‑based visualization systems.
Benefits
- AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- Internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- Ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars to 401(k) plan
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays
- Paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
