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Systems Engineer Senior

GDIT Fort Huachuca, AZ On-site senior full-time

Salary

$88,130 - $115,000 per year

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Description

Join GDIT as a Systems Engineer Senior and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful. As a Systems Engineer Senior, you will play a crucial role in ensuring enterprise capabilities, updates, patches, and configurations are validated, tested, and integrated within the Integrated Test Environment – Federated Lab (ITE‑F) before fielding across Army networks.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead/Manage/Support full lifecycle Tier III engineering activities within the ITE‑F, including patch testing, integration validation, baseline maintenance, STIG and vulnerability compliance checks, and documenting test results to support enterprise readiness.
  • Collaborate with NETCOM capability teams, system owners, cybersecurity specialists, configuration management personnel, and other engineering teams to execute functional testing, resolve technical issues, and ensure seamless enterprise integration.
  • Drive innovation, technical problem-solving, and continuous improvement for enterprise capabilities by identifying system deficiencies, analyzing new technologies, and supporting configuration, change, and release management processes.
  • Utilize virtualized environments, STIG/SCAP tools, ACAS/Nessus, Windows/Linux server technologies, VMware platforms, scripting, ITIL-based operational processes, and enterprise testing frameworks to perform engineering validation.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of related experience
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science or additional years of experience
  • Technical skills: IASAE II Certification (CISSP, SecurityX (formerly CASP+), CSSLP)
  • Security clearance level: Top Secret/SCI
  • Ability to support testing deadlines driven by routine and critical patch cycles
  • Experience coordinating with multiple capability areas under NETCOM
  • Ability to work in classified and unclassified ITE_F environments
  • Experience with virtualized environments (VMware, Hyper-V)
  • Strong Windows and Linux system administration, STIG/SRG hardening, ACAS/Nessus scanning, SCAP compliance
  • Familiarity with DoDIN-A, NETCOM enterprise capabilities, and ITE-F processes, Engineering documentation (ETPs, test plans, test reports, designs)
  • Knowledge of ITIL processes including Change, Configuration, and Release Management
  • Ability to conduct system integration testing and analyze new technology sets,
  • Experience using enterprise lab environments for validation and assessment.

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
  • 401K with company match
  • Competitive pay and paid time off
  • Growth opportunities with AI-powered career tool
  • Internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

Skills

Required

  • DISA STIG
  • Red Hat OS Administration
  • VMware Virtualization
  • Windows Management
  • Writing Technical Documents
  • CISSP
  • CSSLP
  • SecurityX

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