Lead Systems Engineer – AWS Cloud

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Database Systems, Disaster Recovery (DR), Operating Systems (OS), Systems Design, Technical Leadership

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

SYSTEMS ENGINEER SR PRINCIPAL

GDIT is looking foe a

Lead Systems Engineer supporting DHS Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) / National Coordination Center (NCC). Senior systems engineer responsible for end-to-end design, integration, and verification of mission-critical law enforcement capabilities in AWS Cloud and hybrid (cloud/on-prem) environments. Translates operational requirements into system-level designs and testable requirements; develops and maintains core SE artifacts (requirements, traceability, specifications, diagrams, test plans, baselines); leads integration and system-level testing across applications, data, infrastructure, and security; and drives transition to operations. Partners with the Systems Architect on technical design, ensures compliance with federal security frameworks (e.g., NIST 800‑53, FedRAMP, DOJ), and improves systems engineering practices on the program. Provides technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers and coordinates infrastructure and software projects.

Key details for the req header/constraints

• Title: Lead Systems Engineer – AWS Cloud 
• Program: Homeland Security Task Force – National Coordination Center (NCC) 
• Work location: Fairfax, VA – Hybrid (approx. 60% on-site)  
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen required 
• Clearance: Active Secret required; must be able to obtain TS
• Education: Bachelors degree in Engineering or technical field or equivalent
• Experience: 10 years+

Core qualifications for the req

• Extensive systems engineering experience on complex, mission-critical, multi-system environments; law enforcement or similar mission programs strongly preferred. 
• Hands-on systems engineering in AWS Cloud in government space, integrating applications, data, and infrastructure across cloud and on-prem. 
• Expertise in requirements analysis/traceability, system design, integration planning, test planning, and V&V. 
• Ability to work across multiple technical disciplines and interface with customers, operations, and cyber. 
• Familiarity with NIST 800‑53, FedRAMP, DOJ policies, and law enforcement data protections. 
• Ability to obtain and maintain required clearance/suitability.

Preferred for screening

• Experience with real-time/near-real-time law enforcement coordination or incident/investigation workflows. 
• Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS/DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, Lambda, CloudWatch/CloudTrail, Kiro or other similar tools. 
• Experience with DevSecOps (CI/CD, IaC, automated testing) at systems-integration level. 
• Strong analytical/troubleshooting skills in distributed, hybrid environments and clear technical communication skills.
• Technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers; coordinate technical projects.

Optional bullet version for Workday description

• Translate HSTF/NCC law enforcement mission requirements into system-level designs and testable requirements in AWS Cloud. 
• Lead end-to-end systems engineering, integration, and verification across cloud and on-prem environments. 
• Develop and maintain system requirements, traceability, Interface Control specifications, architecture diagrams, data flows, test plans, and configuration baselines. 
• Collaborate with the Systems Architect to implement secure, compliant architectures for National Coordination Center services. 
• Plan and execute complex integrations and system-level tests (functional, performance, interoperability, security). 
• Diagnose and resolve multi-system integration issues and support smooth transition to operations. 
• Improve systems engineering processes, documentation, and configuration/tracing practices on the program. 

The likely salary range for this position is $161,500 - $218,500. 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:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA VA Fairfax

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.

 

 

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