Solutions Architect - TS/SCI with Polygraph
General Dynamics Information Technology3 months ago
Chantilly, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$195k - $264k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead application portfolio rationalization across the IDIQ and drive consolidation, modernization, and reduction of technical duplication.
- Provide architectural leadership across multiple task orders and product lines while aligning solutions with enterprise priorities and sponsor standards.
- Evaluate and recommend technologies for performance, security, user experience, mission outcomes, and long-term platform alignment.
- Shape and execute integration of AI-enabled tools into the development lifecycle, including automation and developer productivity improvements.
- Mentor and coach engineers on DevSecOps, agile delivery, automation, cloud, containers, serverless, and CI/CD practices.
- Monitor roadmaps, milestones, delivery risks, blockers, and root causes; implement process improvements and report delivery health.
- Serve as a technical advisor to division leadership and participate in executive meetings and monthly program management reviews.
- Bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders and translate complex technical issues into executive-level communications.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and U.S. citizenship are required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience is required.
- At least 10 years of experience in software development, DevOps, or platform engineering roles is required.
- At least 5 years of experience as a solutions architect and at least 3 years leading multiple teams across task orders or in a similar leadership role are required.
- Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines for complex applications is required.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools, source control and branching strategies, cloud platforms, containers, orchestration, serverless architectures, and infrastructure as code is required.
- Strong knowledge of DevSecOps, automated security testing, compliance integration, and enterprise architecture is required.
- Experience evaluating and integrating AI-enabled development tools and guiding responsible AI adoption is required.
- Experience with ServiceNow and/or Salesforce, including workflow integration and platform configuration, is required.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s or doctorate, cloud architect or DevOps certifications, Certified Kubernetes Administrator or similar credentials, agile certifications, security certifications, policy-as-code and security-as-code experience, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure experience.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account, and 401(k) options with company matching are available.
- Benefits include paid vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel insurance are available.
- The position is full-time at 40 scheduled hours per week, requires no travel, and is onsite in Chantilly, Virginia.
- GDIT offers full-flex work weeks where possible and requires biometric identity verification with camera participation during virtual interviews.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) delivers enterprise IT, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, and software engineering services to U.S. federal agencies, including defense and intelligence organizations. It provides contract-based professional and managed services ranging from network operations and unified communications to training and simulation. GDIT is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.