Senior Systems Engineer

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Project Management, Systems Design, Systems Engineering

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Job Description

We are seeking a technically strong Technical Integration Project Manager to support modernization and integration efforts for enterprise‑level intelligence systems. This role blends project leadership with technical design and integration work, ensuring new capabilities are engineered, evaluated, and deployed with rigor and minimal operational disruption. Ideal candidates bring fresh perspectives, strong engineering instincts, and experience integrating complex systems, whether from DoW, industry, or other large‑scale enterprise environments.
 

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Technical Integration Project Manager, you will play a key role in advancing the mission of the 480th ISR Wing; enhancing intelligence integration, strengthening system interoperability, and supporting modernization across critical warfighter systems.

• Technical Integration & Engineering

  • Lead the integration of new intelligence, C4ISR, and enterprise IT capabilities into existing architectures.

  • Assess system feasibility, performance, and interoperability across distributed environments.

  • Translate operational needs into technical requirements, interface definitions, and integration criteria.

  • Support system testing, prototype demonstrations, operational evaluations, and migration activities.

  • Provide technical recommendations and solution approaches for senior leadership.

• Technical Project Leadership

  • Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and risk profiles for integration efforts.

  • Coordinate cross‑functional engineering teams and mission partners to align technical objectives.

  • Track technical progress, identify blockers, and drive resolution of integration issues.

  • Produce technical documentation including white papers, engineering studies, test plans, and decision briefs.

  • Lead and participate in scrums, technical exchange meetings, IPTs, and engineering reviews.

• Requirements Analysis & System Feasibility

  • Analyze mission and user requirements and convert them into actionable engineering tasks.

  • Assess new initiatives for technical feasibility, cost, risk, and operational impact.

  • Support requirements traceability, verification, and validation activities.

  • Ensure integration efforts minimize disruption to ongoing operations.

• Stakeholder Engagement

  • Advise senior leadership on integration priorities, risks, and modernization strategies.

  • Collaborate with system owners, engineers, operators, and external agencies to refine requirements.

  • Communicate technical guidance, decisions, and recommendations to stakeholders across the enterprise.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. A Technical Integration Project Manager must have:

• Role Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in IT management, a related technical field, or a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

  • A minimum of 10 years of project management experience, including at least 5 years of DCGS or ISR architectural experience.

  • Proven ability to lead cross‑functional technical teams and communicate effectively with senior decisionmakers.

  • Experience integrating complex systems in USAF, DoW, or C4ISR enterprise‑level environments.

  • Strong understanding of systems architecture, requirements engineering, and technical risk management.

  • Ability to plan and participate in scrums, TEMs, IPTs, and other technical meetings.

  • Security Clearance Level: Top Secret with SCI eligibility

  • US Citizenship Required

• Preferred Candidate:

  • Candidates with strong enterprise integration experience from outside the DCGS community are highly encouraged to apply.

  • Experience supporting engineering studies, prototype demonstrations, or operational test events.

  • Familiarity with configuration management processes and enterprise‑scale integration workflows.

  • Experience with project tracking and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).

  • Experience with AF DCGS, ISR systems, or multi‑INT data integration.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• 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, competitive pay and paid time off

• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

#GDITPriority

The likely salary range for this position is $110,500 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Langley AFB

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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