Principal Architect, 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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Similar $196k
This role $195k
$137k most similar roles pay here $253k

This role pays more than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $166,312–$225,312 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $196k 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 · Principal Architect, Active Top Secret Required

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The Principal Architect role at GDIT requires an experienced professional to provide technical leadership and architectural guidance for a complex enterprise IT environment. This senior-level position involves developing scalable, secure, and resilient solutions while supporting operational excellence and long-term modernization objectives. The architect will collaborate with customer leadership, program management, and engineering teams to define future-state architectures, evaluate emerging technologies, and guide technical execution across the enterprise. Key responsibilities include designing technical solutions, conducting architecture reviews, identifying improvement opportunities, and presenting recommendations to leadership. Expertise in enterprise architecture, infrastructure architecture, security architecture, and cloud environments is essential, along with experience developing modernization strategies and strong communication skills. Preferred qualifications include certifications such as CISSP or CSSIP and relevant cloud solution architect credentials.

Skills

AWS Azure CI/CD Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL Python Docker Prometheus Grafana CISSP CSSIP Enterprise Architecture Frameworks Scalable Architectures Secure Architectures Resilient Systems

What you'll do

  • Develop enterprise architecture strategies aligned to customer objectives.
  • Design scalable, secure, and resilient technical solutions for complex environments.
  • Lead architecture reviews and design sessions with engineering teams.
  • Evaluate current-state environments and recommend improvement opportunities.
  • Define target-state architectures and modernization roadmaps for long-term goals.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in enterprise architecture, systems engineering, or technical leadership roles.
  • Expertise in enterprise, infrastructure, and security architectures.
  • Experience with cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Ability to develop architecture roadmaps and modernization strategies.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Active Top Secret clearance required.

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