CDAO Advana - Systems Engineer

**Req ID:** RQ220249

**Type of Requisition:** Regular

**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** Top Secret/SCI

**Public Trust/Other Required:** None

**Job Family:** IT Infrastructure and Operations

**Skills:**

Requirements Development,Requirements Management,Software Systems Engineering,Systems Design

**Experience:**

8 + years of related experience

**US Citizenship Required:**

Yes

**Job Description:**

Join **GDIT** and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. The **CDAO Advana** team is seeking a **Systems Engineer** to join their efforts in the **DC area.**

Advana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities.

This is a proposal with award expected June 2026. If interested, please apply as we are interviewing and making contingent offers now.

**Duties include:**

+ Executes systems engineering activities supporting Advana across Unclassified and NIPR, Secret and SIPR, and Top Secret and JWICS enclaves.

+ Develops system designs, requirements, and integration documentation that support enterprise mission execution.

+ Defines functional, technical, and cybersecurity requirements and translates these into specifications, access-control personas, interface definitions, and engineering reference materials stored within SharePoint, Confluence, and GitLab repositories.

+ Performs systematic analyses and trade-off evaluations that examine performance implications, architectural constraints, cybersecurity effects, and operational dependencies to generate data-driven engineering recommendations. Supports technical reviews and design validation activities by assessing compliance with system engineering baselines, interface controls, and documented cybersecurity artifacts.

+ Coordinates with platform engineers, data engineers, cybersecurity specialists, development teams, and vendor representatives to resolve integration challenges, clarify requirements, and document system impacts.

+ Develops system diagrams, requirements matrices, verification frameworks, and engineering summaries that guide solution design and inform Government decision-making.

+ Contributes to the refinement of engineering methodologies by developing process documentation, configuration templates, and evaluation criteria that reinforce consistency and traceability.

+ Strengthens program outcomes by improving design clarity, reducing integration risk, and advancing architectural quality throughout the Advana ecosystem.

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ BS degree; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree

+ 8+ years of experience in systems engineering practices

+ IAM II certifications (Security+)

+ TS with SCI eligibility

**WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?**

+ Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)

+ 401K with company match

+ Educational Assistance and eLearning

+ Flexible work week

+ Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement

+ Rewards and Recognition programs

+ Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. 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.

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 26,000 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.

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