General Motors
Sr. System Engineer - GM Defense IT
Warren, Michigan, United States of America · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship now or in the future. The successful candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee, or refugee).
About the job
Leads systems engineering and operational support for GM Defense IT, delivering secure, compliant, reliable systems across projects and ongoing operations.
What you'll do
- Gather and allocate requirements, coordinate technical teams, and support solution design and lifecycle delivery.
- Maintain systems’ operational health through patching, upgrades, troubleshooting, and corrective actions; monitor and document security controls and support audits.
- Serve as a customer and cross-team technical contact, resolve incidents, improve support processes, and mentor less experienced colleagues.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of experience delivering IT systems in a professional or corporate environment.
- Experience working independently on significant technical matters and gathering requirements, supporting solution design, and coordinating technical teams.
- Experience in a listed systems, infrastructure, application, operations, server, security, or troubleshooting area; plus experience developing applications, AI agents, automation, tooling, or technical solutions that improve supportability and operational efficiency.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting government, defense, aerospace, or other regulated environments, including familiarity with classifications and handling requirements such as CUI, ITAR, or EAR.
- Knowledge of government cybersecurity frameworks such as CMMC, DFARS, NIST SP 800-171, or NIST 800-53.
Tools
CUI, ITAR, EAR, CMMC, DFARS, NIST SP 800-171, NIST 800-53, Java, .NET
AI focus
Experience developing AI agents, applications, automation, tooling, or technical solutions to improve supportability and operational efficiency.
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