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Systems Analyst Principal

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General Dynamics IT

General Dynamics IT

Compensation

$110,500 - $149,500/year

USA PA Philadelphia
On-site
Posted April 23, 2026

Job Description

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

NACLC (T3)

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Business Processes, Data Analysis, Functional Requirements, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI)

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

SYSTEMS ANALYST PRINCIPAL

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Systems Analyst Principal and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Systems Analyst Principal plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions. This role specializes in Information Management (IM), actively engaging with stakeholders to discover, analyze, and document business requirements. As a trusted advisor, the BSA ensures that information management systems and processes align with organizational goals and deliver measurable benefits. This role is customer-facing and demands superior communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to drive successful project execution.

  • Collaborate with business users, stakeholders, and technical teams to identify and understand business needs, challenges, and opportunities in the realm of information management.  
  • Facilitate discovery sessions, interviews, surveys, workshops, and process analysis to gather and document clear, concise, and actionable requirements.
  • Analyze existing business processes, workflows, and data flows to identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements for better information management. Work closely with solution architects, developers, and project managers to define and propose technical and functional solutions that meet business requirements.
  • Create accurate and detailed documentation such as business requirements documents (BRD), functional specifications, workflows, use cases, and user stories.  
  • Collaborate with QA teams to develop test scripts, validate the implementation of system functionalities, and support user acceptance testing (UAT).  
  • Assist in creating user manuals, guidelines, and training materials to support organizational adoption of new processes and systems.
  • Participates as needed in all phases of software development with emphasis on the planning, analysis, testing, integration, documentation, and presentation phases.
  • Develop interactive Microsoft Power BI Dashboards/Reports and Excel pivot tables to convey Program- and application-specific metrics such as number of implemented Requests for Change (RFCs), number of Backlog work items by application, functional area, and activity (New Development or Sustainment).
  • Supports Project Team in customer facing role soliciting and documenting functional requirements. Independently leads and facilitates Joint Application Development requirements sessions. 
  • Develops a strong understanding of the underlying business processes and data aligned to a systems capability.


WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Analyst Principal must have:
● Education: Bachelor’s degree
● Experience: 5+ years of related experience
● Technical skills:Microsoft Office applications, Power BI. Business Process Re-engineering, Data Analysis and Visualization.
● Security clearance level: Public Trust NACLC
● US citizenship required
● Role requirements: Required to be on-site at DLA Troop Support Philadelphia at least 1-day per week. This could increase to multiple days based on customer direction.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

The likely salary range for this position is $110,500 - $149,500. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA PA Philadelphia

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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