Sr Principal Systems Engineer - Active Top Secret Required

$169,065 - $228,735/Yr

General Dynamics - Washington, DC

Full-time - Senior

Washington, DC

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Principal Systems Engineer at GDIT plays a crucial role in enhancing national safety and security through the design and implementation of complex systems. This position requires a blend of business acumen and technical expertise to develop strategies, evaluate products, and support the evolving needs of customers. The engineer will oversee the entire lifecycle of systems, ensuring they are efficient, secure, and aligned with long-term technical visions.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor all infrastructure and systems installations, including configuration, testing, and maintenance.
• Implement and maintain strategies for backup, security, and redundancy.
• Identify potential issues and implement solutions proactively.
• Craft custom scripts that reduce the need for human interaction.
• Enable faster and smarter business processes and develop meaningful analytics.
• Engage regularly with upper management, providing reports on project status, activities, and achievements.
• Create and maintain documentation related to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records.
• Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
• Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems.
• Monitor and test system performance; prepare and deliver system performance statistics and reports.
• Provide orientation and training to end users for all modified and new systems.
• Gather high level requirements and translate them into consumable tasks for System Engineers.
• Ensure mission critical applications are highly available under adverse conditions.
• Promote modern methodologies to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Contribute and be an advocate for long-term technical vision.
• Apply awareness of existing tools and capabilities during the evaluation of new tools.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related technology field (experience may substitute for education).
• Minimum of 17 years' related technical experience.
• Experience developing methods for deploying development environments that mirror production environments.
• Experience troubleshooting complex system hardware and software issues.
• Practical use of DevOps and/or DevSecOps, and/or GitOps methodologies.
• Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, ICMP, SSH and SNMP.
• Solid knowledge of Networking, VLANs, Firewalls, Load Balancers, and addressing schemes.
• Skilled in system administration tasks such as file system, network, and account troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of repository management practices, patch administration, and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience with thorough technical documentation including diagrams.
• Successful implementation of new technology in complex environments.
• Utilization of centralized log management and analysis tools.
• Experience building systems within air-gapped environments without impeding automation.
• Implementation of zero-trust practices across the whole stack.

Nice-to-haves

• CompTIA Security+ certification.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $169,065 - $228,735 based on experience and location.
• Extensive options for training and certification.
• Career advancement opportunities.