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**Req ID:** RQ209397

**Type of Requisition:** Regular

**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** Top Secret/SCI

**Public Trust/Other Required:** None

**Job Family:** IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills:

Automation,Scripting,Systems Design,Systems Engineering,Tanium Platform

Certifications:

CompTIA Security+ CE | CompTIA - CompTIA

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

SYSTEMS ENGINEER SENIOR

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Systems Engineer Senior and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Systems Engineer Senior, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of a SOCOM organization. You will play a crucial role in designing and implementing endpoint management solutions using both Tanium and MECM, supporting enterprise patching, configuration management, and software deployment.

Modernization & Transition:

Develop and execute a phased migration plan from MECM to Tanium, ensuring minimal service disruption and maintaining compliance with organizational and security requirements.

Patch & Software Deployment:

Engineer and automate software distribution, operating system deployments, and patch management using Tanium and MECM.

Automation & Scripting:

Develop and maintain PowerShell and Tanium scripts/packages to automate administrative tasks and enhance reporting capabilities.

Endpoint Security & Compliance:

Utilize Tanium and MECM to deploy security patches, monitor compliance baselines, and remediate vulnerabilities.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting:

Create dashboards and compliance reports using Tanium modules (e.g., Patch, Comply, Deploy, Asset) and MECM reports to track deployment health and endpoint status.

Collaboration & Mentoring:

Work closely with system administrators, cybersecurity teams, and leadership to align endpoint management processes; provide technical guidance to junior engineers.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Engineer Senior must have:

+ ● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

+ ● Experience: 5+ years of related experience

+ ● Technical skills:

+ Proven experience administering and engineering Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM/SCCM) in an enterprise environment.

+ Hands-on experience with Tanium modules such as Patch, Comply, Deploy, Asset, and Discover.

+ Strong understanding of Windows operating systems (Windows 11 and Windows Server 2019/2022/2025).

+ Experience developing and maintaining operating system images, task sequences, and deployment baselines.

+ Proficiency with PowerShell scripting for automation, remediation, and system reporting.

+ Skilled in software packaging and automated deployments using MSI, EXE, and custom scripts.

+ Familiarity with Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and WSUS integration with MECM and Tanium.

+ Working knowledge of SQL Server (for MECM reporting, queries, and troubleshooting).

+ Experience creating and managing compliance baselines, collections, and custom queries within MECM and Tanium.

+ Understanding of network fundamentals, including ports, protocols, and bandwidth considerations for distributed environments.

+ Solid understanding of VMware vCenter

+ Deep understanding of Active Directory, including Sites and Services, Organizational Units (OUs), and Group Policy Objects (GPOs), to support efficient MECM boundary configuration and client communication.

Security & Compliance

+ Experience implementing and maintaining endpoint security configurations using MECM and/or Tanium.

+ Familiarity with DoD and Federal IT security frameworks, including DISA STIGs, NIST SP 800-53, and CIS Benchmarks.

+ Experience conducting vulnerability remediation and patch compliance reporting in secure environments.

+ Knowledge of RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and secure system configuration practices.

Operational Skills

+ Ability to troubleshoot client and server issues across MECM and Tanium components.

+ Experience managing enterprise-scale deployments (thousands of endpoints across multiple sites or networks).

+ Strong analytical skills to interpret logs, reports, and error conditions for root-cause analysis.

+ Proven ability to document standard operating procedures (SOPs), configuration guides, and troubleshooting runbooks.

+ Experience in change management and configuration tracking within controlled environments.

• Security clearance level: TS/SCI required

• US citizenship required

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 an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

The likely salary range for this position is $93,500 - $126,500. 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.

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.

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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