Software Architect SME

General Dynamics Information Technology

4d•Remote

About The Position

GDIT is looking to hire a Software Architect SME. The qualified individual defines enterprise architecture for modern, secure application development. This position provides critical technical expertise in support of Special Operations Forces (SOF). You will help design and implement cutting-edge, data-driven systems that collect, interpret, and report performance information on high-performance vehicles and their sub-systems. Your work will enable advanced insight into logistics, operational performance, predictive maintenance, and lifecycle extension for these mission-essential platforms. This is an opportunity to directly support the Nation’s most elite forces—bringing your technical talent to bear on real-world challenges that matter.

Requirements

BA/BS with 15+ years software architecture experience.
Expertise across microservices, streaming, and high-assurance systems.
Security clearance level: Must be able to obtain Secret clearance.
Building Architecture
Design
GitHub Actions
US Citizenship Required: Yes

Nice To Haves

Experience with SLSA, SBOM, or formal verification.

Responsibilities

Define reference architectures for app, data, and AI services.
Lead API gateway and service mesh strategy.
Mature DevSecOps pipelines and enforce software supply chain security.
Drive multi-cloud and hybrid architecture approaches.
Mentor architects and staff; lead design reviews.

Benefits

Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
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.