This role pays more than
99%
of similar roles. Most pay
$134,599–$195,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$311k
versus about
$165k
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
1123 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$124,093–$150,385
across 984 roles with salary data.
As a Systems Architect SME, you will join a mission-critical technology program to design, secure, and modernize a vital communications ecosystem supporting field-to-base operations. Working within an agile environment, you will lead the transition of legacy systems into a cloud-first architecture while managing project requirements in Jira. You will serve as the connective thread between infrastructure, data, and applications, ensuring seamless integration across monitoring, audit capabilities, and middleware. Your role involves establishing technical roadmaps, defining standards for system assets, and implementing automated testing approaches to ensure scalable, secure designs. The position requires expertise in cloud services—including AWS, Azure, Oracle, or Google—and experience with event bus programming using technologies such as MSMQ, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, or Amazon SQS. You will provide technical leadership to solve complex infrastructure challenges within a high-visibility national security program.
Windows
Active Directory
ThinkLogical
Backup and Recovery
Disaster Recovery
Patch Management
KVM
Information Assurance
CompTIA Security+
IT Infrastructure
System Configuration