Systems Engineering Manager - REMOTE

$170,000 - $230,000/Yr

General Dynamics - Falls Church, VA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Falls Church, VA

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Systems Engineering Manager at GDIT is responsible for overseeing the development and maintenance of continuous integration and deployment infrastructure for mission-critical applications supporting the Department of Homeland Security. This role involves managing CI/CD processes, supporting project teams, and ensuring the successful release of software in a secure environment. The position requires a strong background in systems engineering, software development, and Agile methodologies, with a focus on enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of application delivery.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the set-up, maintenance and ongoing development of continuous build/integration infrastructure.
• Creating and maintaining fully automated CI build processes for multiple environments.
• Developing build and deployment scripts.
• Supporting CI/CD tools integration, operations, change management, and maintenance.
• Support full automation of CI/CD Development and Testing.
• Supporting policies, standards, guidelines, governance and related guidance for both CI/CD operations and for work of developers.
• Enable successful release management by moving code from Development and Testing environments to Staging and Production in AWS.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• DHS HQ EOD required to start; must be able to obtain DHS HQ Final Suitability
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in IT related field +10 years' experience
• Experience with build automation CM tools - Jenkins preferred
• Knowledge of implementing CI/CD pipeline
• Experience in Jira to support DevOps implementation in an Agile environment
• Experience managing AWS EC2 instances
• Experience with build-time dependency management (Maven, Ivy), Unit testing and code-coverage tools (JUnit), and Functional test automation techniques and tools (Selenium, etc.)
• Knowledge of source code control management systems and configuration management (i.e. Git, Subversion, etc.) and code branching/merging strategies.

Nice-to-haves

• Some experience in Oracle RDBMS, PL/SQL and SQL*Plus
• Some experience in UNIX/LINUX shell scripting.
• Certification in SAFe, SCRUM or Kanban
• Proven track record as a self-learner keeping current with the latest techniques to include automated code scanning, automated testing, continuous integration and continuous deployment concepts.

Benefits

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Paid military leave
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Critical illness and business travel accident insurance