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Technical Architect

Gdit Open
USA DC Washington Full-time Mid-level Engineering Leadership

At a glance

Mid-level Engineering Leadership role at Gdit. USA DC Washington · full-time · $187,179–$189,750 base.

SalaryStated by Gdit
$187,179 – $189,750
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
RoleEngineering Leadership
SeniorityMid-level
LocationUSA DC Washington
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$187,179–$189,750
PostedNov 2, 2026
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Work with the enterprise architecture group to shape target architectures and assess proposed IT investments
  • Help the customer CIO and project staff set IT priorities, then answer technical questions and research requests
  • Compare solution options, design technical approaches and estimate their costs against investment requirements
  • Document recommended solutions with their expected costs and benefits, and support application modernization
  • Guide COTS fit-gap reviews, advise engineering projects and connect staff with technical experts

What you bring

  • A bachelor’s degree and at least fifteen years of relevant experience are required
  • You bring broad IT knowledge across the technology stack, commercial products, COTS applications and cloud infrastructure
  • You have delivered systems development work that integrates COTS products and built lifecycle cost estimates for technical solutions
  • You can communicate, present and facilitate effectively, with a customer-service focus

Who this fits

This mid-level role suits an experienced technical architect who can advise customer IT leaders and guide solution planning. You must be a U.S. citizen. The position is hybrid in Washington, DC, with less than ten percent travel.

From the employer

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:

Architecture Development, Information Technology (IT) Solutions, Technical Solutions

Certifications:

None

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT has a position opening for a Technical Architect to provide technical leadership and support in the areas of IT planning, solution specification/design, and target architecture development. The well qualified candidate will have a strong knowledge of information technology and commercial solutions; and significant experience architecting and developing technical solutions. The preferred candidate will have excellent communications skills, a strong customer service orientation, and experience serving as an advisor to federal CIOs and senior IT managers.

Responsibilities include:

  • Participating as a member of the Enterprise Architecture Working Group (EAWG) and working with the GDIT enterprise architecture team to develop target architectures and evaluate IT investment requests.
  • Working with the customer CIO and GDIT project staff to facilitate IT strategic planning
  • Responding to technical questions and research requests from the customer CIO.
  • Performing solution scans and designing and estimating the cost of technical solutions that satisfy the requirements of IT investment requests.
  • Preparing solution packages documenting recommended technical solutions and estimated costs and benefits.
  • Advising/driving an application modernization initiative
  • Facilitating staff in conducting “Fit-Gap” evaluations of proposed COTS solutions
  • Providing advice and support for systems development and engineering projects
  • Coordinating “reachback” with technical subject matter experts (SME) within GDIT to obtain specific knowledge or expertise to address technical issues
  • Preparing deliverable reports and briefings

Qualifications:

Mandatory

  • BA/BS and 15 years of relevant experience
  • Strong knowledge of information technology, including all layers of the IT stack
  • Strong knowledge of commercial products/solutions, especially COTS software application products (e.g., ServiceNow, CRM, ECM, BPM, etc.)
  • Strong knowledge of infrastructure technologies and solutions including Cloud
  • Solution architecture experience
  • Successful systems development experience involving COTS integration
  • Experience developing lifecycle cost estimates for technical solutions
  • Strong communication, presentation and facilitation skills
  • Customer service orientation

Desirable

  • MA/MS in Computer Science or Engineering
  • Experience architecting and/or leading application modernization initiatives
  • Experience leading Cloud migration initiatives
  • Understanding of federal enterprise architecture concepts
  • Federal IT capital planning knowledge and experience
  • Business analysis skills

The likely salary range for this position is $187,179 - $189,750. 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:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA DC Washington

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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