General Dynamics
Hardware Engineer Lead – TS/SCI Required
Summary
Job Description
Responsibilities for this Position
Location: USA VA CharlottesvilleFull Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ213812
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
Program Delivery and Execution
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Cabling, Hardware Systems, Mission Critical Environments
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Hardware Engineer Lead - TS/SCI Required
Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Hardware Engineer Lead 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 Hardware Engineer Lead the work you will do at GDIT will be instrumental in supporting the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). You will play a vital role in solving complex challenges, driving innovation, and delivering smarter solutions for the mission.
- Lead/Execute: Provide hardware engineering expertise to analyze complex hardware systems, lead deployments, and oversee the complete lifecycle of hardware equipment.
- Collaborate: Work with system engineers, test engineers, and project managers to ensure end-to-end success. Organize and direct hardware installations and configurations to satisfy user requirements.
- Innovate: Develop recommendations for existing and emerging hardware technologies to continuously improve system functionality and performance.
- Lead/Manage the asset management and hardware teams, ensuring all critical tasks and goals are achieved.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide hardware engineering expertise, including hardware design, architecture, network design, and other technical systems.
- Plan all phases of hardware projects, including schedules, budgets, and the maturation of technical performance parameters.
- Deploy, install, and implement IT hardware at Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) sites.
- Conduct site surveys, prepare engineering plans, and create technical design packages.
- Procure and perform acceptance testing on equipment.
- Organize and direct hardware installations, configure and document configurations of computers, networking devices, and peripheral equipment.
- Oversee all projects by maintaining comprehensive oversight, clearly communicating expectations, timelines, and deliverables, and ensuring tasks are completed on schedule and meet established quality standards.
- Conduct preventative and remedial hardware maintenance to ensure continuous operation.
- Prepare site installation and test reports, identifying and resolving issues to align with user requirements.
- Direct and manage Capitol Equipment Replacement Program (CERP) processes for IT equipment lifecycle management.
- Oversee and support asset management mission requirements to maintain optimal operational status.
- Identify and resolve critical system failures resulting from hardware component issues or misconfigurations.
- Develop solutions and proposals with the program manager to optimize hardware acquisition and operational costs.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your technical expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Hardware Engineer Lead must have:
- Education: Bachelor's Degree
- Experience: +12 years of Experience
- Technical skills:
- Strong expertise in various IT domains, such as cybersecurity, telecommunications, or information systems architecture.
- Ability to perform and manage in high-paced, mission-critical environments with attention to detail.
- Proficiency with tools like Microsoft Services (SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, Visio, etc.).
- Familiarity with Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software and tools like AutoCAD is preferred.
- Security clearance level: TS/SCI
- US citizenship required
- Required Certification(s):
- DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II/8140 Computing Environment (CE) Certification as determined by the Program Manager is required prior to support on contract.
- IAT II 8570/8140 Baseline Certification: Sec+CE or equivalent
- Role requirements:
- Daily support on-site at the customer location.
- Willingness and ability to attain a CI Polygraph for specific positions as required.
- Position may involve moderately strenuous activities such as lifting IT hardware, reaching, bending, or kneeling to plug in cables.
- Travel as needed to support mission objectives.
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 at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.
Join us and be part of a team that makes a meaningful impact while advancing your career with GDIT.
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#GDITArmy
The likely salary range for this position is $85,000 - $115,000. 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:
10-25%
Telecommuting Options:
Onsite
Work Location:
USA VA Charlottesville
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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General Dynamics is organized into four business groups: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems and Technologies.
We have a balanced business model which gives each business unit the flexibility to stay agile and maintain an intimate understanding of customer requirements.
Each business unit is responsible for the execution of its strategy and operational performance. Our corporate leaders set the overall strategy of the business and manage allocation of capital. This unique model keeps us focused on what matters — delivering on our promises to customers through relentless improvement, continued growth, boosting return on invested capital and disciplined capital deployment.
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