Hiring: Windows Systems Engineer Company: General Dynamics Information Technology Location: McLean, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 11:13:15 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Security Clearance, Systems Engineering About the job Experience: •10 + years of related experience •Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Systems Engineer Sr Principal and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. •MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT •As a Systems Engineer Sr Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our customer’s classified environment. You will play a crucial role in engineering, operating, and securing a classified Windows-based secure enclave, ensuring highly available, resilient, and compliant systems that support mission-critical workloads. Required Skills: •Active Directory (AD), Continuous Monitoring, DISA STIG, VMware •Lead and support patching, maintenance, and O&M of enclave servers, storage, VMware, and Windows/Active Directory, ensuring stability and security. •Monitor and maintain system health, performance, availability, and capacity across all assigned systems. •Partner cross-functionally with engineering and cybersecurity teams to design, build, configure, and sustain enclave systems, and provide advanced systems engineering expertise from planning through sustainment. •Support Continuous Monitoring (ConMon), including STIG compliance, vulnerability remediation, security application administration, and annual assessment activities. •Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, applications, management tools, and security solutions, providing robust approaches for security, backup, restoration, redundancy, and continuity. Qualifications: •Security clearance level: Current and active Top Secret •Must be DoW 8140 / 8570.01-M compliant (e.g., Security+ or equivalent) •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 •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. •The likely salary range for this position is $157,250 - $212,750. 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. Compensation: •$157,250 - $212,750 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!