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Information Systems Sr Director, Health and Research

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being and support of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Information Systems Senior Director to lead the planning, operations, and evolution of enterprise infrastructure supporting complex citizen services, scientific and research missions. In this role, you will partner closely with technical teams, mission stakeholders, and executive leadership to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance across critical systems. You will oversee high‑performance computing environments, large‑scale storage platforms, networking, AI operations, and core enterprise services.

You will drive the adoption of best practices, champion automation and cutting edge technology, and ensure operational excellence across programs. The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with deep technical understanding, exceptional communication skills, and a passion for building collaborative, high‑trust teams.

Key Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for infrastructure, managed services, and digital platform capabilities supporting custom scientific and business applications.
Partner with product owners, engineering teams, and customer programs to identify new service opportunities and translate mission needs into actionable technology solutions.
Lead, mentor, and develop technical teams; set performance expectations, guide career growth, and cultivate a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Drive the implementation of automation, infrastructure‑as‑code, and modern software delivery approaches to improve scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
Communicate complex technical concepts through clear visualizations, briefs, and presentations for both technical and executive audiences.
Oversee cross‑functional collaboration across engineering, security, architecture, and operations to deliver integrated and resilient solutions.
Contribute to proposal development and technical solutioning to support new business opportunities and expand customer mission impact.
Provide thought leadership on infrastructure technologies, digital modernization, and emerging industry trends that influence long‑term strategy.

Required Qualifications

BA/BS degree (or additional 4 years experience) and 15+ years of progressive technical experience.
Minimum of 5 years leading technical teams with demonstrated success in coaching, performance management, and talent development.
Experience managing and motivating technical professionals across multiple disciplines and organizational boundaries.
Strong background supporting health and research agencies within Health and Human Services (HHS).
Experience evaluating system components, diagnosing integration challenges, and identifying technology gaps related to infrastructure and enterprise platforms.
Hands‑on expertise with automation, configuration management, monitoring, and operational tooling for large-scale systems.
Technical knowledge of HPC, virtualization, container orchestration, workload schedulers, or large distributed systems.
Experience shaping proposal strategy and designing technical approaches that enable customer mission success and drive new business wins.
Familiarity with modern programming or scripting languages such as Python, PHP, Ruby, or Perl.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey complex ideas to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

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

Certification

Travel Required

None

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $191,250 - $258,750. 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.
View information about benefits and our total rewards program.

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 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 over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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