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Cloud Systems Engineer SME

Gdit Open · verified Oct 24, 2026
USA HI Pearl Harbor Full-time Mid-level Cloud

At a glance

Mid-level Cloud role at Gdit. USA HI Pearl Harbor · full-time · $164,382–$181,700 base.

SalaryStated by Gdit
$164,382 – $181,700
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
RoleCloud
SeniorityMid-level
LocationUSA HI Pearl Harbor
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$164,382–$181,700
PostedOct 20, 2026 · 4d ago
Role brief

devopsroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Shape future IT architectures and align stakeholders on changes to business, operational and technology plans
  • Turn data into architecture models and analysis that explain current conditions and future requirements
  • Document enterprise architecture goals, delivery approaches, milestones and intended outcomes
  • Assess customer needs, research solutions, and create high-level system designs and leadership briefings
  • Spot workflow and planning problems, then recommend corrective steps using DoW standards

What you bring

  • At least fifteen years in systems administration and analysis, supported by a relevant degree or equivalent technical education
  • A current US Top Secret/SCI clearance and the ability to keep it active
  • At least ten years designing and deploying zero-trust environments, including micro-segmentation and ICAM/PKI
  • You meet IAT Level 3 certification requirements under 8140

Who this fits

This suits a senior systems professional with deep zero-trust architecture experience and broad infrastructure knowledge. The role is onsite at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with travel below ten percent. You must be a US citizen.

From the employer

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

PKI Certificate Management, Zero Trust, Zero Trust Architecture

Certifications:

None

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Please take this opportunity to join one of GDIT’s fastest long-standing growing programs! US Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System eXtended (US BICES-X) is a cutting edge program supporting DoW intelligence information sharing on current and emerging global threats to mission and coalition partners and emerging nations. With an internationally dispersed team supporting each combatant command, the US BICES-X team is in direct support of the war fighter and their missions. We are seeking a creative and driven professional with a passion for solving real world issues on a cross-functional, fast paced team.


Responsibilities:

  • Designs and defines architectures for future-state IT capabilities and services.
  • Work with stakeholders to facilitate alignment of business strategies, operational processes, and IT strategies related to future-state architecture changes.
  • Leverage enterprise methodologies and DoW standards.
  • Utilize data to develop architecture models, visualizations, and analyses to clearly articulate the current and future needs.
  • Analyzes customer needs and provides guidance on industry trends and opportunities.
  • Identifying and documenting architectural requirements supporting future Enterprise needs, including goals, approach, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), and desired end state for each milestone.
  • Research and propose products, systems, and solutions that meet functional and technical requirements or recommendations.
  • Responsible for developing high level system design diagrams.
  • Evaluates analytically and systematically problems with workflows, organization and planning and develops appropriate corrective actions.
  • Prepare assessments, point papers, briefings, and executive presentations to contribute architectural support documents for leadership.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical.
  • 15+ years of directly related experience in systems administration and analysis.
  • Must possess and maintain a US Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
  • Must meet 8140 IAT Level 3 certification requirements.
  • Must have extensive experience (10+ years) in design and implementation of zero trust environments.
  • Zero Trust Technologies and Pillars.
  • Micro-segmentation.
  • ICAM/PKI such as PingDirectory, PingFederate, SailPoint.
  • Software-defined perimeters.
  • Encryption types such as Type1 and CSfC.
  • Cisco and Juniper networking devices and protocols.
  • Cisco and Palo Alto Firewalls.
  • Intrusion detection systems (IDS)
  • Security information and event management (SIEM) solutions.
  • Endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools.
  • Network Management, monitoring and scanning tools such as SolarWinds, ServiceNow, OpenNMS, Nessus, Splunk.
  • NetApp Storage Systems.
  • Virtualization such as VMware vCenter, VMware vSphere.
  • Microsoft suite of OS, tools/application, and services.

The likely salary range for this position is $164,382 - $181,700. 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:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA HI Pearl Harbor

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.


Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions 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 mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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