Portfolio Lead - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

Ensure the safety and security of our nation as a Portfolio Lead at GDIT. You’ll apply the latest technology and provide operational support to deliver actionable intelligence for the Intelligence Community. Here, your work will have meaning and impact as you deliver your best every day.

DESCRIPTION :

• Able to articulate past experience leading a technical evaluation of software development projects that include reviewing requirements to ensure system compatibility for optimal system performance. Candidate should be able to collaborate with business users to triage requirements and perform current state system analysis. Additionally, the Portfolio Lead should have the ability to complete written functional and technical specifications of modern and legacy systems, provide weekly status reports regarding security assessment status, and software release and integration initiatives. Candidate should have comprehensive past performance establishing integrated project team structure and assignments, and experience leading, directing and managing enterprise IT system development/engineering efforts.
• Candidate will delegate tasks, and develop and manage schedules through work breakdown structure and program planning. Complete planning tasks for the design of cross domain solutions that support requirements of varying complexity in addition to planning and managing the coordinated effort of a team of different stakeholders and IT professionals. Work with developers/engineers across disciplines to implement customer and system requirements and supported solutions that meets current system requirements, and are scalable to meet future mission needs.
• Complete research of emerging technologies to determine impact on application/system integration and execution. Draft project briefings, conceptual whitepapers, program planning, and other foundation documents. Professional understanding of all phases of the software development lifecycle, the System Engineering Life Cycle, and the ability to comprehend user business needs and concerns and integrate that understanding with technical skills
• Overseeing/providing guidance to peer and subordinate staff, and developing strategic plans for current and future activities. Experience managing a team of ~15 employees.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Required Experience: 10+ years
• Required Technical Skills : Writing functional and technical specifications of modern and legacy systems, Implementing scalable customer and system requirements and solutions to meet future mission needs, Professional understanding of all phases of the software development lifecycle, the System Engineering Life Cycle, and the ability to comprehend user business needs and concerns and integrate that understanding with technical skills
• Required Skills and Abilities:
• Developing and managing schedules through work breakdown structure and program planning.
• Providing weekly status reports regarding security assessment status, plus software release and integration initiatives.
• Researching emerging technologies to determine impact on application/system integration and execution.
• Drafting project briefings, conceptual whitepapers, program planning, and other foundational documents.
• Security Clearance Level : Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph
• Location: Chantilly, VA (On Customer Site)
• US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 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
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

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

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required