Systems Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: Herndon, VA
Salary: $162,037–$219,227 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $130,000–$186,891 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $191k versus about $158k for comparable roles.

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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 1377 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,093–$150,385 across 1184 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Systems Engineer

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The Systems Engineer joins the IT Infrastructure and Operations team to provide hands-on technical leadership across infrastructure, platforms, cloud, and application ecosystems. This role involves performing full-stack systems engineering, documenting as-is architectures, and developing to-be designs for complex system implementations. Key responsibilities include leading cloud and on-prem migrations, ensuring system availability, and integrating platforms with DevOps pipelines. The candidate will utilize a diverse technology stack including Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, and various relational and NoSQL databases like Oracle and MongoDB. Required skills encompass enterprise networking, storage, PKI, and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Python. The position focuses on solving technical problems related to hybrid integration, cloud networking, security hardening, and maintaining mission-critical systems within a complex, cross-domain environment.

What does a Systems Engineer earn?

Median $160000 from 251 postings across 41 companies.

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Skills

DevOps DevSecOps Kubernetes Docker AWS Azure GCP Terraform Ansible Python Bash PowerShell CloudFormation Jenkins GitLab CI/CD GitHub Actions ArgoCD Prometheus Grafana Splunk ELK Oracle PostgreSQL MySQL SQL Server MongoDB Cassandra DynamoDB Redis RabbitMQ SQS SNS Hadoop Databricks Snowflake BigQuery Linux RHEL CentOS SAN NAS DNS PKI

What you'll do

Perform full-stack systems engineering across network, compute, storage, OS, middleware, and applications.
Document current-state architectures and develop detailed future-state designs.
Lead cloud and on-prem implementations, migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
Integrate systems and platforms with DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines.
Troubleshoot complex, cross-domain technical issues.
Produce technical documentation, diagrams, standards, and runbooks.
Serve as a technical authority and escalation point for complex systems.

What we're looking for

Must possess an active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Must be a United States citizen.
Must have 10+ years of related experience.
Must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Must possess skills in complex systems, DevOps, and software systems engineering.
Must have experience with enterprise networking, storage, Kubernetes, Docker, and Linux administration.
Must have experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible.
Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph.

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