Chief Systems Engineer

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: Technical Solutions Job Qualifications: Skills: Enterprise Infrastructures, Network Management System, Network Operations Certifications: None Experience: 10 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: We are seeking a highly experienced Chief Systems Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority and trusted advisor to our network operations and engineering teams and customer leadership. This role requires a blend of strategic vision and hands-on engineering expertise, ensuring successful execution of enterprise operations, modernization efforts, and continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate is able to operate at both the architectural and tactical levels—guiding strategy, validating approaches through direct engineering engagement, directing engineering changes and driving technical excellence across the program. Responsibilities : Architect and design scalable, secure voice, video, wireless, and data networks and associated network management systems Lead creation of High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLD/LLD) Deploy and integrate Cisco enterprise and data center technologies Configure and support advanced routing and switching technologies including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN, and EVPN Act as the primary technical advisor to customer leadership Develop and maintain the enterprise technical strategy and modernization roadmap Lead architectural reviews, technical decision-making boards, and risk assessments Evaluate and recommend technologies to enhance reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency or meet customer new requirements Drive modernization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives Validate technical approaches through hands-on analysis, engineering reviews, and proof‑of‑concept work Partner with operations teams to enhance service delivery and technical execution Lead root cause analysis for complex, enterprise-level issues Mentor engineering and operations staff and elevate technical standards across the program Align technology investments with mission priorities and stakeholder objectives Required Qualifications:  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. Experience may be substituted for education. Minimum 10 years of enterprise IT engineering and architecture experience. Design and architect scalable, secure voice, video, wireless, and data communication networks Lead development of high-level and low-level network designs (HLD/LLD) Deploy and integrate Cisco-based enterprise and data center solutions Configure and support advanced technologies including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN, and EVPN Strong knowledge of network monitoring and management systems such as Cisco Catalyst Center, SolarWinds, and similar. Strong understanding of: Enterprise infrastructure Systems integration Security and compliance Understanding of network modeling, digital twin, and Model-based System Engineering (MBSE) Experience evaluating technical risks and developing strategic solutions. Exceptional communication and leadership skills. undefined Clearance Required:  Secret Location:  Remote Preferred Qualifications Azure or AWS Solution Architect Active CISSP or CSSIP Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Experience leading modernization initiatives. Enterprise architecture framework experience. Cloud and hybrid architecture RHEL, RHEL Satellite Server, and OpenShift OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your sense of ownership and pride in the meaningful work we do. The likely salary range for this position is $170,000 - $230,000. 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: None T elecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: Any Location / Remote 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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. 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 ar