IT Leadership Program

16 Nov 2024

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Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, Information Technology, or a related field is required and at least zero to three years of related work experience

Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required. Successful completion of a background check and drug screen is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an opening to join the 2022 IT Leadership Program. The position provides an opportunity to work with a collaborative team, driving IT's strategic thrust in enabling GDMS business success through the delivery of leading technology solutions, IT products, and services that support our nation's defense services. In addition to receiving a competitive salary and generous health and personal benefits, you will further develop your technical and business skills among a talented and technically accomplished group of colleagues. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions, and sharing of diverse and innovative ideas are encouraged , recognized, and rewarded.

The IT Leadership Program strives to develop technical and business leaders in an accelerated learning environment. You will be given technical development opportunities and skills training, rotational work assignments, team interaction and exposure to Senior Management. Participants complete rotational assignments in several IT teams over a 3-year period. This opportunity is created to provide challenging and enriching work assignments, an opportunity to learn and develop skills in different IT technology products and services, and an opportunity for personal development. As you meet and exceed in your technical and business performance you will be eligible and considered for promotions during the program.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify, analyze, and capture business systems specifications, processes, and other detailed requirements.
  • Translate business requirements to technical specifications and interface with IT staff to design, develop, and maintain solutions.
  • Configure, and administer cloud computing technologies, infrastructure, and applications to meet customer requirements.
  • Apply current computer science technologies to the design, development, evaluation, and integration of computer systems and networks to maintain system security.
  • Identify and document product bugs and feature requirements and work with internal support teams, external providers, as well as customers to implement effective solutions.
  • Consult and collaborate with business leaders, users, IT staff, vendors, and other third parties and participate in the application development lifecycle.
  • Support the development and delivery of IT solutions.
  • Exercise creative thinking and ideation to advance our business performance.
  • Deliver innovative, flexible, integrated solutions to meet changing business needs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Familiarity and some basic knowledge and understanding of AWS and/or Azure.
  • Familiarity and some basic knowledge and understanding of virtualization technologies: Server, Storage, Networking
  • Knowledge of computer programming languages such as: C, C Sharp, C, Perl, PHP, and Python.
  • Basic knowledge of scripting languages
  • Basic knowledge and familiarity with the Lean-Agile mindset.
  • Familiarity and some basic knowledge and understanding of Lean-Agile principles and practices (includes DevSecOps, Scrum, SAFe, and Kanban).

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 13,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team!

As a contractor to the Federal Government, General Dynamics Mission Systems must comply with the federal mandate requiring our workforce be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 by January 4, 2022, with only very limited exceptions for medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs.

General Dynamics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that is committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. EOE/Disability/Veteran

  • ID: #22852068
  • State: Virginia Fairfax 22030 Fairfax USA
  • City: Fairfax
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2021-11-16
  • Deadline: 2022-01-14
  • Category: Internet engineering