Platform Engineering Manager

Type of

Requisition :
Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None Public Trust/Other

Required:

BI Full 6C (T4) Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Collaboration, Computing, Computing Platforms

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Platform Engineering Team Lead and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. Lead the Platform Engineering team responsible for end-user platform engineering, image management, endpoint protection, software distribution, and desktop/mobile operating system engineering. You will set technical direction, manage platform roadmaps, coordinate with vendors and stakeholders, and ensure reliable, secure, and scalable end-user computing services across the federal customer’s environment.

As a Platform Engineering Manager, the work you do at GDIT directly supports the mission by ensuring secure, stable, and high‑performing end‑user computing platforms across thousands of devices and applications. You will drive modernization, automation, image lifecycle management, secure baseline development, and endpoint protection improvements, enhancing performance, reducing incidents, and improving user experience.

• Lead the team responsible for desktop/mobile OS engineering, image management, endpoint protection, software distribution, and unified endpoint management.
• Partner with security teams, engineering teams, OEM vendors, application owners, and customer stakeholders to resolve complex issues, plan upgrades, and maintain compliance.
• Guide platform modernization, secure baseline development, automation, and lifecycle management activities.

• Develop and maintain desktop and mobile OS baselines.
• Create Group Policies, Modern Policies, scripts, and technical documentation.
• Define OS, application, encryption, security, and image requirements.
• Build and maintain Core Images and profiles across multiple device models and OS versions.
• Support OS lifecycle management, quarterly updates, testing, and validation.

• Script, package, and test applications for Windows and macOS.
• Manage deployment tools and self‑service portals.
• Support offline deployment methods when needed.

• Engineer, deploy, and troubleshoot endpoint protection agents (e.g., McAfee, Carbon Black).
• Ensure central management consoles and modules function properly.
• Support SOC workflows, log collection, and malware containment.

• Develop test and release plans for image validation.
• Coordinate customer application testing and image approval.
• Maintain offline OS media and support remote build processes.

• Provide Tier 3 support for escalated desktop/mobile issues.
• Troubleshoot OS, application, and patching issues alongside customer teams.

Education Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or 4 additional years of applicable experience.

Required Experience ITIL 4 or ITIL 5 certification is a customer requirement to be considered for this role. 5+ years diverse IT experience in:

• Microsoft Intune
• Windows 11 + Modern Policies
• Virtual Desktop environments
• MS Defender for Endpoint
• Microsoft 365 applications
• Crowd Strike EDR
• End‑user device engineering/support
• Windows Server, desktop apps, Wintel hardware
• Cloud technologies and SaaS solutions
• End‑user platform management tools

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