Cyber Infrastructure Specialist SME

General Dynamics Information Technology

3d•Remote

About The Position

As a GDIT Cyber Infrastructure Specialist, the work you’ll do will be impactful to the mission of our Federal, Intelligence and Defense customers. You will bring deep expertise in building, deploying, configuring, and hardening enterprise-grade servers and virtualization platforms. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with VMware technologies (vSphere, vSAN, NSX) and a strong background in systems security, automation/scripting, and lifecycle management. This role requires both deep technical expertise and the ability to collaborate across IT, cybersecurity, and operations teams to ensure resilient and secure infrastructure delivery. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Cyber Infrastructure Specialist, you will support the business strategy that helps ensure that today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on and joining our team to implement broad impact infrastructure solutions that enable the business to thrive and our customers to realize the benefits of key ZT modernization efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree).
10+ years of related experience.
15+ years preferred.
Secret clearance.
Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, vSAN, and NSX in enterprise or federal environments.
Strong expertise in server build, configuration, and hardening (Windows and/or Linux).
Demonstrated experience applying security baselines and compliance frameworks (e.g., DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks).
Proficiency with automation tools (Ansible, PowerCLI, Terraform, or equivalent).
Knowledge of networking fundamentals (VLANs, routing, firewalls, micro-segmentation).
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with ability to work independently or in a team.
Strong problems solving skills.
Excellent communications and documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Federal and Department of War customers

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise server and virtualization environments, including VMware vSphere, vSAN, and NSX.
Build and configure virtual machines, clusters, storage, and networking for high availability and scalability.
Integrate compute, storage, and networking resources to deliver optimized virtualized infrastructure solutions.
Apply DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, and other security baselines to harden servers and virtualization platforms.
Ensure compliance with NIST 800-53, RMF, FISMA, or other federal cybersecurity requirements as applicable.
Perform patching, updates, and vulnerability remediation on hypervisors, guest operating systems, and management tools.
Leverage scripting and/or automation frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, or similar) to streamline deployment and configuration tasks.
Develop scripts and workflows for configuring, hardening, routine operations, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Optimize infrastructure performance and capacity through proactive monitoring and tuning.
Provide engineering support for issues involving VMware and server platforms.
Document architecture, build procedures, and configuration baselines for knowledge sharing and audits.