GDIT

IT Infrastructure and Operations

SystemsEngineer

$128–173k Washington, District of Columbia, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Systems Engineer at GDIT. Skills: Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, System Design, Integration. Executes systems engineering activities supporting Advana across Unclassified and NIPR, Secret and SIPR, and Top Secret and JWICS enclaves.. Develops system designs, requirements, and integration documentation that support enterprise mission execution.”

What You'll Achieve.

Strengthens program outcomes by improving design clarity, reducing integration risk, and advancing architectural quality throughout the Advana ecosystem.

Industry & Context.

IT Infrastructure and Operations
Problems you'll solve

Systematic analyses; Trade-off evaluations; Resolve integration challenges

Eligibility Requirements

Top Secret Clearance, SCI Eligibility, US Citizenship Required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years of experience in systems engineering practices, IAM II certifications (Security+), TS with SCI eligibility

What You'll Do.

Executes systems engineering activities supporting Advana across Unclassified and NIPR

and Top Secret and JWICS enclaves.

Develops system designs

and integration documentation that support enterprise mission execution.

and cybersecurity requirements and translates these into specifications

access-control personas

interface definitions

and engineering reference materials stored within SharePoint

and GitLab repositories.

Performs systematic analyses and trade-off evaluations that examine performance implications

architectural constraints

cybersecurity effects

and operational dependencies to generate data-driven engineering recommendations.

Supports technical reviews and design validation activities by assessing compliance with system engineering baselines

and documented cybersecurity artifacts.

Coordinates with platform engineers

cybersecurity specialists

and vendor representatives to resolve integration challenges

and document system impacts.

Develops system diagrams

requirements matrices

verification frameworks

and engineering summaries that guide solution design and inform Government decision-making.

Contributes to the refinement of engineering methodologies by developing process documentation

configuration templates

and evaluation criteria that reinforce consistency and traceability.

Strengthens program outcomes by improving design clarity

reducing integration risk

and advancing architectural quality throughout the Advana ecosystem.

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinates with platform engineers, data engineers, cybersecurity specialists, development teams, and vendor representatives to resolve integration challenges, clarify requirements, and document system impacts.

Full Job Description

**_Type of Requisition:_** Pipeline _**Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:**_ Top Secret _**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:**_ Top Secret/SCI ** _Public Trust/Other Required:_** None _**Job Family:**_ IT Infrastructure and Operations ** _Job Qualifications:_** **Skills:** Requirements Development, Requirements Management, Software Systems Engineering, Systems Design **Certifications:** None **Experience:** 8 + years of related experience **US Citizenship Required:** Yes _**Job Description:**_ Join **GDIT** and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. The **CDAO Advana** team is seeking a **Systems Engineer** to join their efforts in the **DC area.** Advana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities. _This is a proposal with award expected June 2026. If interested, please apply as we are interviewing and making contingent offers now._ **Duties include:** * Executes systems engineering activities supporting Advana across Unclassified and NIPR, Secret and SIPR, and Top Secret and JWICS enclaves. * Develops system designs, requirements, and integration documentation that support enterprise mission execution. * Defines functional, technical, and cybersecurity requirements and translates these into specifications, access-control personas, interface definitions, and engineering reference materials stored within SharePoint, Confluence, and GitLab repositories. * Performs systematic analyses and trade-off evaluations that examine performance implications, architectural constraints, cybersecurity effects, and operational dependencies to generate data-driven engineering recommendations. Supports technical reviews and design validation activit

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