REQ#: RQ202473Public Trust: None Requisition Type: Regular Your Impact

Own your opportunity to be at the center of GDIT’s business operations. Make an impact by collaborating across functions to make mission success achievable.

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Cyber Systems Engineer with GDIT. A career in systems engineering means creating, designing, and implementing the systems that matter most. We’re seeking a highly skilled systems engineer who has technical expertise and wants to expand their business knowledge implementing strategies, evaluating products, and delivering solutions that support the needs of our customers. In this role, the Cyber Systems Engineer works with pursuit teams to understand customer needs and gather requirements to support GDIT solution implementation and planning.  You will align customer technical needs either to existing solutions formulated under GDIT’s Zero Trust digital accelerator as well as through the Division or you will apply, package and have hands on ability to tailor these solutions for reuse or define further investments to meet GDIT customer and future opportunity needs.  As part of investments, you will formulate and develop simple prototypes consisting of tailored commercial product configurations, reuse of proven GDIT solutions (both commercial and custom), and/or develop unique API coding.  The prototype work will require you to design, develop, and perhaps integrate complex work systems; you will advocate long-term technical vision and mature the prototypes to a high standard so you can demonstrate the new capabilities to our government clients. The goal is to communicate and achieve the successful adaptation of the investments to support new GDIT opportunities and support technology insertion.   At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

HOW A CYBER SYSTEMS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Configure infrastructure software products to meet mission and ZT security requirements in lab environments and/or customer environmentsIdentify potential issues and implement solutions proactivelyGather business, technical and operational requirements sufficient for a technical solutionCreate and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and capabilities.Develop roadmaps and recommendations to drive client briefings/demonstrations of zero trust security and mission enabled featuresCollaborate with stakeholders to formulate prototypes and design documentation customization for demonstrations to meet pursuit leadsWork with the acquisition community to shape acquisitions with Zero Trust capabilitiesParticipate in select consultative selling opportunitiesConduct regular status and strategy meetings with key personnel to comprehend their program needs and link them to the organizations’ ZT solutionsHelp shape the marketing message to reflect enterprise ZTGather high level requirements and translate them into consumable tasks Promote modern methodologies to increase efficiency and consistencyContribute and be an advocate for long-term technical vision

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
● Education: BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related technology field. An additional four years of work experience may be substituted for education.

● Required Experience: 12+ years related technical experience to include the following abilities to:

● Required Technical Skills:

Collaborate with stakeholders and business opportunity leads to understand business challenges, translating them into high impact CONOPS definition technical architecture/feature demonstrations/pilots.Gather high level requirements and translate them into system requirements and align with ZT architecture, creating technical documentation including diagramsCollaborate with stakeholders to formulate prototypes and design documentation customization for demonstrations to meet pursuit leads needsEnsure consistent implementations are identified and implemented aligned to customer objectives and defined architecture in accordance with ZT security requirementsConfigure infrastructure software products to meet mission and ZT security requirements in lab environments and/or customer environments and document configurationsDemonstrate experience working with government entities at the federal levelDocument meetings with stakeholders and track actionsSupport outreach activities to inform, educate and interact with key customers, and client-facing GDIT organizational componentsUnderstand the Implementation of zero-trust practices across the whole stack

● Security Clearance Level: Secret clearance required to start
● Preferred Skills:

Expertise in NIST SP 800-53, NIST 800-171, Zero Trust Models Possess familiarity with NIST cyber publications, ZT Architecture, Maturity Models and Technical Reference Architectures (Both Defense and CISA Strategies)Identify key themes for stakeholders that enable faster and smarter business processes through ZT solutioning and promote modern methodologies that increase efficiency and consistencyStrong analytical skills and the ability to predict challenges and develop proactive solutionsExperience with user capabilities such as understanding the user perspective, user research, and story developmentKnowledge of digital modernizationAbility to contribute and be an advocate for long-term technical vision

● Location: Hybrid to Falls Church, VA three days per week in office
● US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays