Chief Engineer, Active Top Secret Required

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Washington, DC
Salary
$165,750–$224,250 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $175k
This role $195k
$119k most similar roles pay here $236k

This role pays more than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $142,487–$208,275 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $175k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 439 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $112,924–$149,500 across 366 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Chief Engineer, Active Top Secret Required

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The Chief Engineer role at GDIT requires a senior technical leader to serve as the primary advisor to customer leadership, providing strategic guidance and ensuring successful execution of operational and modernization initiatives. This position involves developing and maintaining a technical strategy and roadmap, leading architectural reviews, evaluating technologies for reliability and security, and driving continuous improvement efforts. The Chief Engineer will also mentor staff and collaborate with teams to enhance service delivery while addressing complex technical issues through hands-on analysis and proof-of-concept activities. Ideal candidates possess extensive experience in enterprise IT engineering and architecture, including cloud and hybrid systems integration, security compliance, and risk evaluation. Preferred qualifications include Azure or AWS Solution Architect certifications, CISSP or CSSIP credentials, and leadership in modernization initiatives.

Skills

AWS Azure CI/CD Kubernetes Terraform Python PostgreSQL Docker Prometheus Grafana CISSP CSSIP MSSA_HybridAdministrator Enterprise_Architecture Systems_Integration Security_and_Compliance Cloud_Architecture Hybrid_Architecture

What you'll do

  • Serve as the primary technical advisor to customer leadership.
  • Develop and maintain a comprehensive technical strategy and roadmap.
  • Lead architectural reviews and make critical technical decisions.
  • Evaluate technologies to enhance reliability, security, scalability, and efficiency.
  • Assess and mitigate technical risks in enterprise operations.
  • Drive modernization initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
  • Validate technical approaches through hands-on analysis and engineering reviews.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 10 years of enterprise IT engineering and architecture experience.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, systems integration, security compliance, cloud/hybrid architectures.
  • Ability to evaluate technical risks and develop strategic solutions.
  • Exceptional communication and leadership skills for mentorship and collaboration.
  • Serve as primary technical advisor in developing and maintaining technical strategy.

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