SYSTEMS ENGINEER SR PRINCIPAL GDIT is your place. Make it your own by discovering new ways to apply the latest technologies securely and expertly. By owning your opportunity at GDIT, you’ll become a critical part in how we successfully solve our clients’ biggest challenges, deliver on promise, and innovate the storage/data needs of the mission. Our work depends on a Storage Engineer joining our team to support Government activities in Annapolis Junction, MD, Sterling, VA, or Colorado Springs, CO. At GDIT, we foster a people-focused and customer-centric environment in delivering Infrastructure Engineering Services.
In this role, a typical day will include:
- Participating in requirement analysis, solution design, testing, and implementation of next generation Storage and Backup systems, both on and off premise
- Collaborating with the Gov Technical Leads, storage vendors, and cloud providers to evaluate emerging storage technologies
- Developing and maintaining the storage demonstration environment in the designated test lab
- Develop and execute test plans for storage and backup solutions
- Performing root cause analysis for major issues and recommend improvements
- Providing storage upgrade recommendations and support system integration activities
- Providing Tier 3/4 support to storage and backup platforms
- Conducting system security engineering with a Storage/SAN focus
- Installing, monitoring, and optimizing storage solutions to achieve Authorize to Operate (ATO)
What you’ll need:
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
- Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements (e.g. Security+ CE, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, etc.)
- Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field, or 12+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree
- Minimum 8 years of DOW or equivalent systems engineering experience
- Expertise with enterprise storage and backup platforms (e.g., NetApp, Dell/EMC, Pure Storage, Cohesity, Rubrik, NetBackup) and hyper‑converged solutions (VxRail, Nutanix).
- Full lifecycle SAN administration experience including utilization analysis and capacity planning
- Experience with VMware and virtualized environments
- Proficiency in Windows and Red Hat administration
- Familiarity with cloud storage solutions (AWS, Azure, Oracle)
- Broad understanding across related technology domains such as virtualization, networking, Intel-based systems, data center migration, and disaster recovery #GDITCareers #WeAreGDIT #MD_Alumni2026 #JET