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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026

AOC Weapon System (WS) Senior SME / Systems Engineer

Description

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking an AOC Weapon System (WS) Senior SME / Systems Engineer to join our growing team supporting the Air Operations Center Weapon System (AOC WS) program.

In this role, the AOC WS Senior SME / Systems Engineer is responsible for the engineering, sustainment, and integration of the AOC Weapon System baseline - including its legacy on-premise infrastructure - across CONUS and OCONUS locations.

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate technical actions within the AOC WS engineering and integration teams
  • Interact with key stakeholders to optimize products and solutions in support of achieving maximum Operational Readiness and compliance to contractual requirements
  • Grow and maintain communication with AOC WS functional area Government leads
  • Respond to Government needs in a timely manner, addressing complex technical requirements and collaborating with a globally diverse team to achieve mission objectives
  • Perform hardware and software system deployment, implementation, tuning, design, testing, and systems administration across the AOC WS on-premise baseline
  • Provide engineering analysis of the interoperability, capabilities, and functions of candidate changes to the AOC WS
  • Conduct technical evaluations on requirements and requirement changes against product implementations
  • Integrate and test applicable components and applications
  • Provide modification and sustaining engineering and root cause analysis of identified problems
  • Support Engineering Change Request (ECR) processes through creation, tracking, and management via CPMR/CNIMT configuration management tools
  • Support systems security engineering activities including maintaining security posture of classified AOC WS test and integration suites
  • Support preparation for Commander's Cyber Readiness Inspections (CCRI) at various AOC sites
  • Support AOC WS Fielding and Installation Services including coordination of baseline releases across enterprise CONUS and OCONUS sites
  • Support AOC WS Program Help Desk activities including Tier 2/3 technical support

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field and 10+ years of experience
  • 5+ years of experience working in an Operations Center or related C2 environment
  • 7+ years of experience working in a DoW weapons system engineering, sustainment, or integration role
  • Active Top Secret security clearance required; TS/SCI eligibility preferred
  • U.S. Citizenship required

Skills/Experience:

  • Experience using Integrated Master Plan (IMP) / Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) or Risk and Opportunity Management
  • Experience with the AOC WS Technology Roadmap and third-party integration engineering for GOTS/COTS components
  • Broad-based technical background focused on computer and information systems
  • Familiarity with the development of Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) and training material created in the EAGLE Publishing System (EPS)
  • Demonstrated track record of successfully managing technical efforts and teams to meet weapons system requirements

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
  • 401K with company match
  • Competitive pay and paid time off
  • Full flex work weeks where possible
  • Paid 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

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Agile Release Events (AREs)
  • Out-of-Cycle (OOC) releases
  • Critical Security Updates (CSUs)
  • Fast Track (FT) release processes
  • DISA STIGs
  • ACAS/Nessus scanning
  • POA&M management

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://gdit.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/job/USA-VA-Langley-AFB/AOC-WS-Systems-Engineer-SME_RQ224719

Apply on General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)