Lead SME Platform Architect

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

Job Family:

Cloud

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Active Directory (AD), Cloud Technology, DevSecOps, Platform Development

Certifications:

MCSE - Microsoft, Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute (PMI) - PMP

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Lead SME Platform Architect
 

Secure and expertly apply the latest technologies to advance the mission as a Lead SME Platform Architect with GDIT. Your work in enterprise IT will provide Architecture and Solution Design, Engineering, Implementation and Operational Support Services to design, engineer, implement and maintain emerging, evolving, and developing Information Technology (IT) strategic solutions for our customer’s enterprise. Own the opportunity to build your skills and accelerate digital modernization for our clients as you accelerate your career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Lead SME Platform Architect supporting US Citizenship and Immigration Services, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

As the Lead SME Platform Architect, you will manage and facilitate the engineering and operations of the hybrid cloud-based platform IT infrastructure and applications delivery for the Enterprise. The position requires expert knowledge and experience in support of all aspects of the Enterprise Platform Infrastructure including enterprise directory services, on-prem cloud hosting services, and performance and capacity planning.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Operate and sustain the on-going daily operational use of an infrastructure to include assessment, gap analysis, automation, updating, testing to accelerate deployment, administration, and monitoring gaining efficiencies.
• Build a shared platform aggregating the tools, services, workflows, and data used by engineers and technical teams across the organization to simplify the development process and make reusable services accessible to development teams.
• Work closely with client development teams and architects to design, build, and sustain a containerized application platform.
• Deploy software to new platforms and maintain multiple environments from development through production.
• Drive and manage improvements with an emphasis on automation, proactive monitoring across environments, and ongoing maintenance.
• Support and manage server lifecycles - provisioning, maintenance, security compliance, decommissioning of hardware and daily operations
• Active Directory and GPO implementation and support
• Support the implementation of complex identity management solutions
• Virtualization management and support
• Monitor the infrastructure environment’s health status, service performance, and utilization
• Implement and maintain continuous compliance to information security policies and technical standards, report and remediation of non-compliances
• Maintain the security baseline compliance via automation, container scanning, configuration, implementation, and remediation activities
• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures and communicate with impacted constituencies.
• Troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
• Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems including the transition and migration of corporate systems to containerized environment
• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems
• Manage IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: Bachelors Degree Computer Science or related field

Required Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience with architecting and developing platform-based solutions, establishing throughput and setting baselines for acceptable performances standards.
• Significant experience with managing and using DevSecOps concepts.
• Experience in evaluation and analysis of workloads that are running in public and private cloud environments.
• Expertise working with virtualization, storage and enterprise backup solutions using automation technologies.
• Expertise working with Active Directory technologies.
• Expertise working with application streaming and desktop virtualization technologies.
• Current relevant Microsoft Certification: MCSE core infrastructure

Desired Experience

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience with any DHS agencies or entities
• Knowledge and experience with tools including, but not limited to:
  • Identify Management: PKI, ADFS, Azure AD Connect, and Microsoft Identity Manager
  • Directory Services: Active Directory, ADFS, Azure AD, ICAM, ASW IAM
  • Build tools: Chef, Ansible, Git, Sonatype, EKS, SCCM, Twistlock, Apigee, CloudBees, UiPath
  • Hosting Services: Netapp OnCommand, Microsoft VMM and HyperV, Microsoft System Center, VMWare ESXi, Cisco Flexpod
  • Automation ad Orchestration tools

Security clearance level: Candidate must be able to obtain Public Trust Suitability and a DHS Entry on Duty (EOD)

Location: Remote

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you build your skills and 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 10 company-paid holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $203,112 - $264,500. 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:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

USA VA Falls Church

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.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.