Hardware Engineer Lead – TS/SCI Required

General Dynamics Information Technology

3d • $85,000 - $115,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Hardware Engineer Lead – TS/SCI Required Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Hardware Engineer Lead and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Hardware Engineer Lead the work you will do at GDIT will be instrumental in supporting the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). You will play a vital role in solving complex challenges, driving innovation, and delivering smarter solutions for the mission. Lead/Execute: Provide hardware engineering expertise to analyze complex hardware systems, lead deployments, and oversee the complete lifecycle of hardware equipment. Collaborate: Work with system engineers, test engineers, and project managers to ensure end-to-end success. Organize and direct hardware installations and configurations to satisfy user requirements. Innovate: Develop recommendations for existing and emerging hardware technologies to continuously improve system functionality and performance. Lead/Manage the asset management and hardware teams, ensuring all critical tasks and goals are achieved.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree
• +12 years of Experience
• Technical skills: Strong expertise in various IT domains, such as cybersecurity, telecommunications, or information systems architecture.
• Ability to perform and manage in high-paced, mission-critical environments with attention to detail.
• Proficiency with tools like Microsoft Services (SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, Visio, etc.).
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI
• US citizenship required
• Required Certification(s): DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II/8140 Computing Environment (CE) Certification as determined by the Program Manager is required prior to support on contract.
• IAT II 8570/8140 Baseline Certification: Sec+CE or equivalent
• Role requirements: Daily support on-site at the customer location.
• Willingness and ability to attain a CI Polygraph for specific positions as required.
• Position may involve moderately strenuous activities such as lifting IT hardware, reaching, bending, or kneeling to plug in cables.
• Travel as needed to support mission objectives.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software and tools like AutoCAD is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide hardware engineering expertise, including hardware design, architecture, network design, and other technical systems.
• Plan all phases of hardware projects, including schedules, budgets, and the maturation of technical performance parameters.
• Deploy, install, and implement IT hardware at Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) sites.
• Conduct site surveys, prepare engineering plans, and create technical design packages.
• Procure and perform acceptance testing on equipment.
• Organize and direct hardware installations, configure and document configurations of computers, networking devices, and peripheral equipment.
• Oversee all projects by maintaining comprehensive oversight, clearly communicating expectations, timelines, and deliverables, and ensuring tasks are completed on schedule and meet established quality standards.
• Conduct preventative and remedial hardware maintenance to ensure continuous operation.
• Prepare site installation and test reports, identifying and resolving issues to align with user requirements.
• Direct and manage Capitol Equipment Replacement Program (CERP) processes for IT equipment lifecycle management.
• Oversee and support asset management mission requirements to maintain optimal operational status.
• Identify and resolve critical system failures resulting from hardware component issues or misconfigurations.
• Develop solutions and proposals with the program manager to optimize hardware acquisition and operational costs.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level