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From the employer's careers site First seen 1 Nov 2026

Tech Modernization Sr. Manager - Hybrid

GDIT Falls Church, VA Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$170,000 - $230,000 per year

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Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Tech Modernization Sr Manager at GDIT. Shape what's next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what's next for your engineering career.

Responsibilities:

AI-Driven SDLC Adoption

  • Lead adoption of AI-assisted development tools and workflows across SecDevOps teams
  • Integrate AI capabilities into key phases of the SDLC including:
  • Code generation
  • Automated testing
  • Documentation
  • Backlog refinement
  • Operational analysis
  • Measure and track productivity improvements resulting from AI adoption

Engineering Modernization

  • Lead modernization initiatives including:
  • Microservices architecture
  • API-driven integration
  • Data Modernization
  • Guide SecDevOps teams in reducing technical debt and improving system scalability

Engineering Leadership

  • Partner with architects and engineering leads to align technical execution with modernization goals
  • Challenge teams to adopt modern development practices and engineering automation
  • Facilitate technical planning sessions and modernization roadmaps

Cross-Team Engineering Coordination

  • Ensure alignment across development, platform, data, and operations teams
  • Identify delivery risks and technical dependencies across workstreams

Executive Technical Communication

  • Translate technical modernization progress into clear narratives for leadership
  • Demonstrate modernization impact in terms of delivery speed, scalability, and engineering productivity

Required Skills:

  • Strong understanding of modern software architecture and system design
  • Experience with microservices architecture and API driven systems
  • Strong knowledge of AI assisted development tools and workflows
  • Experience with implementing AI tools for software development productivity
  • Experience leading engineering transformation initiatives
  • Ability to influence engineering teams and drive change
  • Strong technical communication skills

Desired Skills:

  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS
  • Experience with SecDevOps pipelines and CI/CD automation
  • Experience supporting large modernization programs or enterprise platforms
  • Familiarity with data platforms and AI/ML development environments

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

Skills

Required

  • AI Ops
  • Artificial Intelligence Software
  • IT Modernization
  • microservices architecture
  • API-driven integration
  • Data Modernization
  • AI-assisted development tools
  • software development productivity

Nice to have

  • cloud platforms such as AWS
  • SecDevOps pipelines
  • CI/CD automation
  • data platforms
  • AI/ML development environments
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