Senior Systems Engineer

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

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.

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) - Cisco Systems - Cisco - Cisco

Security Plus - CompTIA - CompTIA

Travel Required

10-25%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required