Solutions Engineer/Systems Architect - SME

Company: GD Information Technology
Location: Mc Lean
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI Polygraph Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI Polygraph Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: High Performance Computing (HPC), IT Infrastructure Consulting, Program Design and Implementation Certifications: None Experience: 10 years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: Solutions Engineer/Systems Architect - SME Praxis successfully delivers a prime contract supporting High Performance Computing (HPC) for a restricted customer and select mission partners. This contract provides scientific computing support, advanced computing capabilities, and interfacing IT infrastructures committed to enabling high fidelity, advanced analytics by delivering the highest quality technical capabilities and engineering support to its customers. The infrastructure includes state of the art hardware, software, and networks. The program supports an advanced computing infrastructure containing clustered super computing CPUs and GPUs, software defined storage, and advanced networking enabling high fidelity, advanced scientific modeling and data analytics. This environment provides unprecedented access to computational power and analytic throughput to solve the government’s most challenging computational and scientific problems to meet mission requirements. What you will be doing: Coordinates, reviews, and integrates the deliverables of information and technology architectures into cohesive solutions. Provides creative and innovative architectural solutions to rapidly evolving and continuously advancing technologies to meet mission requirements. Reviews and assesses impact of proposed scope changes to future architectures. Willingness and passion to learn new hardware/software systems that are consistent with duties. Engage staff, clients, partners and stakeholders to define the operational and future roadmap for the future High Performance Computing environment including compute, networking, interconnection, storage and client interfaces to these capabilities. Works with senior business and technical personnel to deliver a robust scalable architecture and High Performance Computing solutions that meet the mission needs of the enterprise. What you will need: Security clearance required: Active TS/SCI w/ polygraph Demonstrated success in automating processes and virtualization. M.S.E.E., M.S.C.S. or other technical degree, with a minimum of nine years of relevant professional experience, a B.S.E.E., B.S.C.S. or other technical degree, with a minimum of twelve (12) years of relevant professional experience, or no degree with a minimum of twenty (20) years of relevant professional experience. Track record of delivering results. Perform system-level analysis and design, trade studies of system components, recommendation of engineering approaches, and architectures and solutions to advance the state of the High Performance Computing environments. Support for analysis, planning, implementation, test and deployment of highly complex production systems. Previous professional responsibility of developing strategies and strategic plans. Designing, developing and testing of embedded or real-time software, signal processing algorithms, High Performance Computing solutions, and developing software or device drivers for special-purpose hardware. Designing and developing solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Analyzing scientific, engineering, business, and all other data processing problems for application to electronic data processing systems. Previous experience documenting and presenting system architectures and plans to gain acceptance and approval from stake holders including front office staff, mission partners, information security boards, data center management, etc. Analyzing user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. Significant experience with architectural analysis, design and implementation of scalable computing, clustering systems, networking and storage systems delivered as a fabric. Analyzing or recommending commercially available hardware and software solutions. 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 MD_2026Alumni IntelligenceEngineered The likely salary range for this position is $261,651 - $353,999. 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: None T elecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA VA McLean 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. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc . Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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