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Software Systems Integration Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology

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Compensation
$92–125K/yr
Location
Fairfax, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

SAFe RTE Or SAFe Architect Or PMI ACP Or Task Ability, requiredPublic Trust clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Software Systems Integration Engineer supports the United States Postal Service by monitoring technical and operational risks, analyzing dependencies and delivery timelines, and coordinating technical teams. The role contributes to production incident response, release readiness, implementation coordination, and evidence-based recommendations to management. It requires a relevant college or university degree, specified experience, and either one of several SAFe/PMI certifications or the ability to perform listed analysis and risk-planning tasks.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Change Management, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to haveProcess Improvements, nice to haveGovernance and Coordination, requiredRequirements Review, requiredTechnical Review, requiredSupplier Coordination, requiredTechnical Team Coordination, requiredRelease Management, requiredDependency Management, requiredRisk Management, requiredReadiness Assessments, requiredTest Coordination, requiredImplementation Coordination, requiredEnterprise Software Development, requiredApplication Architecture, requiredServer Architecture, requiredAPIs, requiredSystem Interfaces, requiredDatabases, requiredData Flows, requiredWindows, requiredLinux, requiredNetwork Dependencies, requiredInfrastructure Dependencies, requiredProduction Environments, requiredTest Environments, requiredCloud Dependencies, requiredHosted-System Dependencies, requiredRelease Processes, requiredImplementation Processes, requiredVendor Integrations, requiredEnterprise Applications, requiredCritical-Path Analysis, requiredSchedule-Feasibility Analysis, requiredTechnical Subject-Matter Coordination, requiredApplication Sustainment, requiredTechnical Communication, required

Qualifications

Applicable College Degree, requiredSAFe RTE or SAFe Architect or PMI ACP or Task Ability, required8+ Years Relevant Experience, required7+ Years Enterprise Software Experience, requiredPublic Trust Clearance, requiredFive-Year U.S. Residency Requirement, required

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave

Full job description

Req ID: RQ232091

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: MBI (T2)

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills:

Change Management,Problem Solving,Process Improvements

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Software Systems Integration Engineer supporting the United States Postal Service. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

Key Responsibilities:

  • Monitoring technical and operational risks

  • Identifying application, infrastructure, integration, vendor, and organizational dependencies

  • Assessing the effect of dependencies on business-driven delivery timelines

  • Performing critical-path and schedule-feasibility analysis

  • Supporting risk-burndown planning and reporting

  • Coordinating subject-matter experts to investigate and resolve issues

  • Supporting/Investigating production incidents, performance problems, defects, and maintenance activities

  • Reviewing technical requirements, proposed changes, and cross-system impacts

  • Supporting release readiness, implementation coordination, and operational readiness

  • Providing evidence-based recommendations to management

  • Explaining why a proposed timeline is achievable, achievable with conditions, or not achievable

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education

  • A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required.

Required Certifications:

  • One of the following:

  • SAFe RTE (Release Train Engineer)

  • SAFe Architect

  • PMI ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)

  • Or the ability to perform the following tasks:

  • Performing critical-path and schedule-feasibility analysis

  • Supporting risk-burndown planning and reporting

  • Identifying application, infrastructure, integration, vendor, and organizational dependencies

  • Assessing the effect of dependencies on business-driven delivery timelines

Required Experience:

  • 8+ years of relevant experience

  • Minimum of 7 years’ experience in enterprise software development

Required Skills:

  • The Software Systems Integration Engineer will heavily be using these skills:

  • Governance and coordination

  • Requirements and technical-review support

  • Coordination of supplier and USPS technical teams

  • Change and release-management support

  • Dependency and risk management

  • Readiness assessments

  • Test and implementation coordination

  • Documentation and status reporting

  • Must have experience working with, and developing complex enterprise software environments, including the ability to understand:

  • Application and server architecture

  • APIs and system interfaces

  • Databases and data flows

  • Windows and/or Linux environments

  • Network and infrastructure dependencies

  • Production and test environments

  • Cloud or hosted-system dependencies

  • Release and implementation processes

  • Third-party and vendor integrations

Occasional After-Hours Support

Required for:

  • Planned software releases

  • Implementations

  • High-priority production incidents

  • Emergency issue resolution

  • Critical stakeholder or operational events

Required Technical Skills:

  • Understand complex enterprise applications

  • Identify technical dependencies and risks

  • Evaluate whether proposed timelines are realistic

  • Apply critical-path analysis

  • Coordinate technical subject-matter experts

  • Support production issues and application sustainment

  • Explain technical constraints to the PMO and business stakeholders

Security Clearance Level :

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting.

  • This position has a U.S. residency requirement . The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows:

  • U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions).

  • Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Location :

  • Merryfield HQEngineering Building8409 Lee Hwy, Merrifield, VA 22116

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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The likely salary range for this position is $92,307 - $124,887. 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.

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.

Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at https://gdit.com/tc.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

How this job compares

Set against the 854 open Systems Integration jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$92–125K/yr
  • Virginia median$110–191K/yr72 salary ranges
  • US median$108–178K/yr560 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $109K, is 28% below the Virginia median midpoint ($150K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Integration salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 149 open Systems Integration jobs in Virginia and 854 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Systems Integration postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (743 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 339 of the 854 open Systems Integration jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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