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USA NM Kirtland AFB - 24600 20th St (NMC034), United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Jan 2026
💰 $199,278/yr($147,292/yr$199,278/yr)

About the role

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Building Architecture, System Integration, Systems Architecture, Systems Design

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Systems Engineering Lead at GDIT. 

The SE Lead is the senior system engineer with extensive experience supporting satellite C2 systems, subsystems, cyber, crypto, communications, and cloud technology implementations. The SE Lead is responsible for the definition and execution of the systems engineering lifecycle, from requirements definition to design, to implementation, to test, integration, and sustainment.

Responsibilities:

  • Defines, manages, and improves the entire systems engineering lifecycle, using authoritative data, systems architecture, and systems modeling to create more efficient and lower-risk processes that produce artifacts of higher quality

  • Leads technical requirements development by codifying model-based practices, designed test-driven requirements architecture for verification

  • Leads systems design process by decomposing systems into functional and logical architectures, identifying components for re-use while adhering to modular open systems architecture (MOSA)

  • Oversees implementation by aligning to change management processes and providing current design artifacts substantiated from authoritative data

  • Leads system integration process by developing a data-driven and model-based approach to interface control, implementing automation as necessary to verify subsystems and components adhere to interface design

  • Leads verification process by architecting test activities (unit, subsystem, integration, and end-to-end) and ensuring that test environments maintain parity with operational environments

  • Leads validation process by developing user acceptance plans and coordinating with customers and stakeholders

  • Leads sustainment processes by designing maintenance activities that are highly repeatable and leverage resulting data to inform stakeholders to high-risk subsystems and/or components

Experience: Min 10+ years executing systems engineering for space systems including 3 years implementing model-based systems engineering practices.  Experience with cloud implementation, RMF compliance, DevSecOps, AI/ML automation, data analytics, agile development practices, and Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines preferred.

Certifications: INCOSE CSEP, SysML modeling certifications (e.g. OCSMP) preferred.

Education:  Minimum BS. in an engineering discipline required (systems engineering preferred).  M.S. in an engineering discipline preferred. 

Clearance: Must have a TS with SCI eligibility.

Skills Needed

  • Strong leadership and organizational skills in a highly dynamic environment

  • Collaborative communications skills are a must with the customer counterpart and w/in the contractor team. 

Work Environment

  • Work Location: Customer site (Albuquerque, NM)

  • Travel Requirements: Occasional travel may be required.

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, and competitive pay and paid time off

● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in Systems Engineering at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. 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.

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