Infrastructure Solution Architect

General Dynamics Information Technology • Newington, VA

6d • $144,500 - $195,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

GDIT is seeking an Infrastructure Solution Architect for the Federal Civilian Division to support a large-scale, global Cloud and Data Center Services program for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Technology. The role designs and deploys infrastructure services across a hybrid enterprise environment, combining expertise across multiple platforms—with an emphasis on VMware—with client leadership, solution shaping, operational oversight, and technical mentorship.

The architect supports platform engineering, hybrid and multi-cloud operations, service delivery, security and compliance, and stakeholder collaboration. The position is hybrid within the National Capital Region, with periodic travel to customer and data center sites. It is a contingent position not expected to start before Spring 2027.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience supporting enterprise IT systems, cloud services engineering, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Hands-on expertise with VMware products such as vSphere, ESXi, and VMware Aria Operations.
• Technical expertise in IaaS/PaaS, virtual networks, routing, local and cloud storage technologies, compute, identity integrations, automation, scripting (PowerShell and Python), monitoring/observability tools, hybrid and hyperconverged computing environments, and cloud security best practices.

Nice To Haves

• VCP-VCF Architect or other pertinent cloud provider certifications.
• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 12 years of relevant experience supporting enterprise IT systems, cloud services engineering, or hybrid cloud environments.
• CISSP, VMware Certified Distinguished Expert, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), or similar certification.
• Demonstrated experience with CloudFinOps programs.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and configure local, hybrid, IaaS, PaaS, virtual network, and cloud-based AI solutions.
• Use Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as ARM/Bicep, Terraform, or similar to standardize and automate hybrid and multi-cloud deployments.
• Develop strategies for governance configuration, tagging, RBAC, policy enforcement, cost controls, and operational standards.
• Support engineering of platform services, including converged and cloud infrastructure, data protection, monitoring, and security infrastructure.
• Design disaster recovery strategies and exercise continuity of operations plans.
• Support 24x7x365 cloud operations in coordination with Enterprise Operations and Site Operations teams, serving as an escalation point for incident, problem, and change management workflows aligned with ITIL practices.
• Design and deploy monitoring solutions for performance, health, consumption, scaling behavior, and anomalies; recommend cost optimization and right-sizing strategies.
• Lead cloud migrations, virtual infrastructure improvements, workload performance tuning, and resource lifecycle management using vendor best practices and security frameworks.
• Ensure cloud resources meet operational readiness, uptime, and reliability standards through automation and data analysis.
• Design security controls and governance aligned with Zero Trust Architecture, NIST-800-53, the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework, AWS Foundational Security Best Practices, and applicable industry frameworks, customer requirements, or ATO requirements.
• Support FedRAMP requirements, NIST RMF/FISMA controls, other applicable security frameworks, Zero Trust adoption, and DOS cybersecurity directives.
• Design continuous monitoring, reporting, and self-healing solutions using native tools, automation, and AI.
• Collaborate with DT service providers, cross-functional engineering teams, and stakeholders to improve service delivery, standardize cloud practices, and streamline delivery.
• Prepare documentation, runbooks, diagrams, proposals, and knowledge-transfer materials for Government FTEs and support contractors.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Competitive pay and paid time off.
• Full-flex work weeks where possible.
• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental and vision plan options.
• Paid leave options including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, 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.

What This Job Offers

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