Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is a global technology and professional services company delivering technology solutions and mission services to government, defense, and intelligence organizations. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead high-performing engineering teams, focusing on people management, strategic execution, cross-functional collaboration, technical direction, and sustainable delivery of business and customer impact.
Responsibilities
- Lead a high-performing team of engineers (employees, internal contractors, and external contractors) to deliver high-impact features and improvements to our core services and systems
- Focus primarily on people management, team development, and strategic execution rather than hands-on coding
- Independently drive execution on projects supporting semi-annual and annual goals, navigating ambiguity and organizational change
- Foster a culture of ownership, excellence, and psychological safety where team members can grow and deliver their best work
- Set clear priorities, goals, and key metrics for your team and hold them accountable for progress while maintaining healthy team dynamics
- Partner effectively across engineering teams and with cross-functional stakeholders (product, design, customer) to deliver business and customer impact
- Build and develop a diverse, high-performing team through strategic hiring, coaching, and creating growth opportunities aligned with individual strengths and career aspirations
- Balance running the business, foundational work, and new initiatives to optimize for sustainable long-term execution
- Identify and address technical risks, system bottlenecks, and process inefficiencies that impact team productivity and outcomes
- Drive informed decision-making by gathering diverse perspectives and balancing customer value with broader business goals
- Champion engineering best practices, including architectural quality, operational excellence, and technical strategy alignment
Skills
- Leadership Management, Team Development, Team Performance, Team Productivity
- 10 + years of related experience
- Yes
- Demonstrated track record of leading high-performing engineering teams to deliver significant business and customer impact
- Experience managing mixed workforce models including full-time employees, internal contractors, and external contractors
- Strong people management focus with experience spending the majority of time on coaching, development, and team enablement rather than individual contribution
- Experience managing the full software development lifecycle with a focus on results, quality, and team health
- Proven ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity while maintaining team focus and morale
- Track record of building, hiring, and developing diverse engineering teams across various skill levels
- Experience setting technical direction and making architectural tradeoffs in partnership with senior
- Strong people management skills including coaching, performance management, and conflict resolution across diverse workforce models
- Experience building cohesive, high-performing teams that include a mix of employees and contractors
- Ability to provide quality technical feedback on designs and architectural decisions without being hands[1]on keyboard
- Understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and modern engineering practices
- Experience establishing efficient processes and operational cadences that drive high team performance
- Skilled at balancing technical excellence with pragmatic delivery of business value
- Comfortable reviewing system health, engineering quality, and technical strategy alignment
- Demonstrated propensity for taking ownership of problems and driving them to resolution
- Ability to communicate with clarity and brevity, tailoring messages to different audiences and stakeholders
- Experience building deep cross-functional relationships and facilitating productive conflict
- Track record of advocating for your team while optimizing for broader organizational outcomes
- Willingness to hold crucial conversations even when uncomfortable, and ability to disagree and commit
- Creates inclusive environments where diverse perspectives are valued and team members feel psychologically safe
- Growth mindset with demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and self-development
- Proven ability to embrace change, introduce new initiatives, and guide teams through organizational transitions
- Demonstrated embrace of AI and automation tools to enhance team productivity and engineering outcomes
- Track record of encouraging experimentation, learning from failures, and driving innovation within teams
- Comfort operating in ambiguous environments and ability to focus on the greater purpose to move forward
- Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C
- Position is remote, with approximately 10-20% business travel
Benefits
- Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- 401(k) plan with the ability to contribute both pre-tax and post-tax dollars up to IRS annual limits and receive a company match
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Vacation, sick, and personal time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Paid military leave
- Paid bereavement leave
- Paid jury duty leave
- 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for new employees, prorated based on date of hire
- 10 paid holidays per year, prorated based on date of hire
- Up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees through the GDIT Paid Family Leave program
- Short- and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel and accident insurance
- Remote position
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