Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family:

Information Security

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Technology Security

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT, a Federal marketplace leader in next-generation IT solutions and professional services, is seeking highly qualified and motivated IT professionals like you who are eager to contribute to our critical Homeland Security missions.  GDIT is supporting Department of the Homeland Security (DHS) software development and application enhancements. GDIT is excited to offer you a unique opportunity to join an Agile Team utilizing CI/CD pipeline to support one of our nation’s most critical homeland missions.

GDIT is seeking a highly motivated security engineer to join our growing team to develop, support, and modernize mission-critical applications for our DHS customer. The successful candidate will help to develop, deploy, and maintain mission-critical applications. You will also provide support and technical advice during conceptualization, development, and implementation phases to transform requirements to working solutions. This includes involvement with users to define system scope and objectives, as well as contributing to design decisions.

US Citizenship required. Candidate must be local to the Virginia office.

HOW A SYSTEMS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Analyze security systems and seek improvements on a continuous basisReport possible threats or software issuesAbility to implement cost-effective solutions to cybersecurity problemsUnderstand software and hardware implementation in datacenter and cloud environmentsDevelop best practices and security standards for the organizationTest application software and patchesAssist fellow employees with cybersecurity, software, hardware or IT needsScrum/agile project lifecycle approach to resolving vulnerabilities

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required Skills / Qualifications:

U.S. CitizenshipDHS HQ EOD required to start; must be able to obtain DHS HQ Final SuitabilityBachelors degree or equivalent and 10+ years of security experienceExperience / basic understanding of Java programming languageExperience deploying and monitoring web applications in AWSExperience with secure development, coding, and engineering practicesKnowledge with end-to-end fully-automated CI/CD pipelines, from code commits to productionExperience with build automation CM toolsExperience in Jira to support DevOps implementation in an Agile environmentExperience in Agile methodologyLocation Hybrid

Desired Skills / Qualifications:

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environmentExcellent communication skillsCertifications such as CISSP, GSEC, CEH or CISM desiredAn understanding of best practices and how to implement them at a business-wide levelsFamiliar with Ansible TowerFamiliar with Redshift and AWSExperience with DevOps tools such as Git, Jenkins, MavenExperience with Jira to support configuration management in an Agile environment

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home401K with company matchComprehensive health and wellness packagesInternal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certificationsCutting-edge technology you can learn fromRest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $121,680 - $149,500. 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:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA VA Springfield

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 50 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.

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