Systems Engineer Principal - Active Directory

General Dynamics Information Technology
Fort Huachuca, AZ
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

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

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
Systems Engineer Principal

Advance how our customers operate while advancing your own career. Join GDIT as a Systems Engineer Sr Principal and make a meaningful impact in enterprise IT, collaborating with a team of driven and resourceful professionals.
Meaningful Work and Personal Impact

As a Systems Engineer Principal, you will support the design, development, engineering, integration, and operational sustainment of the Non Classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET), Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET), and Deployed Forces (DF) components of the Department of War Information Network (DOWIN). You will also play a critical role in the configuration management, testing, implementation, and optimization of Army Active Directory (AD) systems.


Active Directory Engineering & Integration
• Provide strategic planning, execution, and management for the design, build, deployment, and optimization of AD systems across Army NIPRNET, SIPRNET, Joint, and testing environments.
• Design, build, test, and modernize AD hardware, software, components, and peripherals to ensure compatibility with current technologies and software iterations.
• Develop and maintain forest architecture, site replication, security and identity isolation, disaster recovery, and hybrid identity/cloud integration strategies.
Service Management & Configuration Governance
• Lead and support AD service management processes to ensure accuracy, reliability, and effective lifecycle management.
• Provide authoritative configuration management, documentation, and guidance for administrators at all levels.
• Support operational organizations with Requests for Change (RFCs), IAVA compliance, vulnerability scanning, and the implementation of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Recommend and support the implementation of AD tools across multiple operating system environments.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Collaborate with technical peers, change and risk managers, technical writers, and government stakeholders across all echelons, including subordinate commands and Headquarters, Department of the Army.
• Participate in Boards, Bureaus, Centers, Cells, and Working Groups (B2C2WG) supporting NETCOM network solutions.
• Provide expertise in directory services, application server integration, and enterprise application migration support.

What You’ll Need to Succeed
Education: Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
Experience: 10+ years of related technical experience
Certifications : IASAE III (CISSP ISSAP, CISSP ISSEP, or CCSP), Microsoft AZ 800/801 or AZ 802, SC 300, S 900, Computing Environment Certification
Clearance : Active Secret clearance

Technical Requirements :
• Forest architecture and infrastructure design
• Topology engineering and site replication
• Security and identity isolation
• Disaster and forest recovery
• Scripting, automation, and diagnostics
• Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) and vulnerability scanning
• STIG configuration management
• Hybrid identity and cloud integration expertise

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

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.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Certified Information Systems Security Professional Engineering (CISSP-ISSEP) | International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) - International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)

Certified Information Systems Security Professional Architecture (CISSP-ISSAP) | International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) - International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)

Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) | International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) - International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Posted 2026-06-05

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