Chief Systems Architect - TS/SCI w/Poly
General Dynamics Information Technology1 month ago
McLean, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$215k - $291k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and own enterprise architecture strategies for cloud, data, and services modernization.
- Lead, integrate, and mentor multiple technical teams delivering mission-aligned modernization efforts.
- Evaluate technology tradeoffs, identify innovation opportunities, and brief senior customer and corporate leadership.
- Oversee transformation of legacy applications into secure, scalable, cloud-native services.
- Ensure architectures align with Agile delivery, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and zero-trust principles.
- Translate operational needs into actionable architectures with product owners, program leaders, mission stakeholders, and engineering teams.
- Help shape enterprise modernization standards and champion modern engineering practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
- 15+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in a senior architecture leadership role.
- Current Top Secret SCI with Polygraph clearance.
- Proven experience guiding multidisciplinary technical teams through large-scale modernization.
- Deep experience with cloud and microservices architectures, including AWS GovCloud and Kubernetes.
- Strong background in data platform modernization, analytics platforms, or distributed data systems.
- Proficiency with Agile methodologies and modern CI/CD delivery.
- Ability to develop and brief complex strategies to senior technical and mission leaders.
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing microservices and cloud-native architectures.
- Expertise in API design, distributed systems, zero-trust principles, and event-driven architectures.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps toolchains, and Agile/Scrum environments.
- Familiarity with data lakes, analytics platforms, modern data engineering patterns, UI frameworks, and responsive application design.
- Understanding of AI/ML architecture patterns and emerging cloud-based AI services.
- Cloud certification such as AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional is desirable.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Benefits
- 401(k) with company match.
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account, disability, life, accident, critical illness, and other insurance options.
- Paid vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, and paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Paid education, professional development, training, and certification opportunities.
- Internal mobility support and technical leadership pathways.
- Onsite work in McLean, Virginia, with less than 10% travel and 40 scheduled hours per week.
- Full-flex work weeks may be available where possible.
- Identity verification during hiring may require virtual interview camera use and biometric data processing.
Tech Stack
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.