Systems Engineer SME at General Dynamics Information Technology – north carolina north carolina, North Carolina

USA NC Home Office (NCHOME)
Full time
RQ217221
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Technical Solutions

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Applications Architecture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology (IT) Solutions, Integration, Software Solution Architecture
Certifications:
None
Experience:
9 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT SME

Support mission-critical initiatives and enable the growth of our business as a Solutions Architect SME at GDIT. Here, you'll become an integral part of how GDIT is able to ensure the safety and security of our nation.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Solutions Architect SME, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of GDIT.

The Solution Architect is responsible for providing high‑level technical leadership and architectural oversight in support of Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) implementation and modernization initiatives. This position serves as a primary architectural authority, ensuring that system designs adhere to established enterprise standards and support program objectives. The role oversees complex technical transformations, including infrastructure upgrades, platform migrations, cloud adoption, workload automation transitions, and modernization activities. It also provides guidance to cross‑functional delivery teams, including developers, business analysts, and technical leads, to ensure consistent and high‑quality design documentation and solution delivery.

The Solution Architect will contribute to enterprise architecture frameworks and support modularity strategies. The position requires extensive experience across multiple MMIS programs, strong proficiency in application and batch architecture, and the ability to lead modernization efforts involving legacy technologies and modern cloud‑based platforms.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide senior‑level technical leadership and architectural oversight for MMIS modernization initiatives.
- Lead architecture governance activities, including establishing and coordinating Architecture Review Board processes.
- Direct major infrastructure modernization efforts, including hardware and operating system migrations.
- Oversee consolidation of multi‑domain environments into a single enterprise domain to support MMIS platform operations.
- Provide architectural guidance for cloud adoption and migration of MMIS applications to cloud hosting environments.
- Support development of Medicaid enterprise architecture frameworks and modularity strategies.
- Guide cross‑functional teams in the development of high‑quality design documentation and adherence to application and business design best practices.
- Develop strategies for development and testing environments, supporting system readiness and quality assurance processes.
- Provide mentorship and training to technical and business team members on MMIS architecture and batch development standards.

Key Skills and Qualifications:
- 20 years of experience working with MMIS systems.
- 20 years of Requirements Analysis experience supporting complex Medicaid enterprise solutions.
- 15 years of Application Architecture experience, including leading architecture design, governance, and technical oversight.
- Enterprise Architecture expertise, including contributions to the Medicaid Enterprise Architecture Framework and state modularity strategies.
- Infrastructure modernization experience.
- Strong leadership experience, directing developers, business analysts, and technical leads in design documentation, business processes, and workflow development.
- Application development leadership, including establishing standards and delivering developer training.
- Preferred to have background in mainframe technologies (z/OS, COBOL)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your initiative and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Solutions Architect SME must have:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field is required.
Preferred: A Master's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience is preferred for senior positions.

* 20+ years Medicaid MMIS experience
* 20+ years requirements analysis
* 17+ years application architecture
* 10+ years workload automation and batch modernization
* 5+ years software engineering/programming
* 3+ years cloud architecture

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

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your sense of ownership and pride in the meaningful work we do.

The likely salary range for this position is $170,144 - $201,250. 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:
10-25%

Telecommuting Options:
Remote

Work Location:
Any Location / Remote

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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. 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.

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