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We deliver reliable, affordable, and innovative products across a full spectrum of capabilities - integrated vehicles, power and propulsion, autonomy, mobility, and security.\nGM Defense IT is seeking a Sr. System Engineer to support critical GM Defense work by leading and executing systems engineering activities across secure and regulated environments. This role will help establish structure, repeatability, and operational discipline across the GM Defense IT landscape, while supporting project delivery, operational health, customer support, compliance, and issue resolution in collaboration with enterprise architecture, security, and cross-functional IT teams. System Engineers are responsible for partitioning and allocating product, feature and system functionality to implementation teams. Safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance are factors considered in system design with the goal of optimizing performance, design, testability, and deployability. System engineers identify use cases, define functional technical requirements, enable robust implementation designs, and ensure built-in quality with test definition and traceability.\nThis role should operate as a fully qualified and experienced individual contributor with broad knowledge of the function and related areas, strong independent judgment on significant matters, and the ability to work independently with minimal guidance. The role is expected to break broad challenges into implementable initiatives, solve diverse non-standard problems, drive cross-team delivery, and serve as a resource and mentor to less experienced colleagues.\nWhat You'll Do\nWork across numerous project teams, often as the primary systems engineering resource, to develop requirements, coordinate with partner support teams, execute project tasks, deliver solutions, and provide lifecycle support.\n\nPartner with GM IT enterprise architecture to improve and support applications, tools, and technical solutions that streamline IT processes while conforming to cybersecurity and compliance controls.\n\nPartner with GM IT security leadership, including the ISSM, to support cleared and controlled systems and help maintain secure, compliant environments.\n\nManage and improve the operational health of information systems, including patching, upgrades, refreshes, maintenance, troubleshooting, and corrective actions in support of continuing operations.\n\nContinuously monitor, validate, and document implemented security controls, and support audit activities through analytical review, reporting, and compliance-focused process discipline.\n\nDevelop and maintain self-help tools, user guides, install guides, and knowledge articles that improve customer interactions and strengthen repeatable support processes.\n\nServe as a day-to-day technical point of contact for customers and internal IT teams, helping organize workstreams, resolve issues, and support project and operational needs.\n\nDevelop and operate tools and documented processes that help manage the secure and operational health of the environment.\n\nHost triage sessions and coordinate cross-functional workstreams to troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and drive timely resolution of incidents and systemic problems.\n\nIdentify opportunities to improve internal processes, services, and structures, and translate broad challenges into practical, implementable solutions that support GM Defense priorities.\n\nAct as a resource and mentor for less experienced team members and help drive strong execution across cross-functional teams.\n\nYour Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)\nBachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field OR equivalent experience.\n\n7+ yrs of experience delivering IT systems in a professional or corporate environment.\n\nExperience working independently on significant technical matters with the ability to develop solutions, manage competing priorities, and drive work across teams with minimal guidance.\n\nExperience gathering requirements, supporting solution design, and working with multiple technical teams to deliver robust systems that meet functionality, stability, performance, and resiliency expectations.\n\nExperience in one or more of the following areas: systems engineering, infrastructure support, application support, operational health management, server engineering, security operations, or technical troubleshooting.\n\nExperience developing applications, AI agents, automation, tooling, or technical solutions that improve supportability and operational efficiency.\n\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work across customers, project teams, support teams, architects, and security partners.\n\nTravel required. Most travel will be driving between GM locations within the southeast MI area - potential 50-60%. Travel outside of the southeast MI - potential 10-15%.\n\nWhat Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)\nPrior experience supporting government, defense, aerospace, or other regulated environments.\n\nUnderstanding of government data classifications and handling requirements, including concepts such as CUI, ITAR, EAR, export controls, and classified program sensitivities.\n\nKnowledge of government cybersecurity and control frameworks such as CMMC, DFARS, NIST SP 800-171, or NIST 800-53.\n\nExperience supporting cleared systems or other highly controlled environments with security, compliance, or regulatory constraints.\n\nExperience with server engineering activities such as installation, patching, upgrades, and refreshes.\n\nExperience in a defined architecture or technology domain such as Java, .NET, infrastructure platforms, or related enterprise technologies.\n\nThe strongest candidates will bring a hands-on systems engineering background, strong operational discipline, and the ability to bring structure to complex day-to-day challenges. They should be effective problem solvers who can identify systemic issues, support secure and compliant operations, work effectively across multiple teams, and deliver practical solutions that improve reliability, supportability, and business outcomes for GM Defense.\n\nGM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).\n\nThis role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.\n\nThis job may be eligible for relocation benefits.\n\nThe position is subject to export control restrictions and requires the successful candidate to be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).\n\nAbout GM\nOur vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.\nWhy Join Us\nWe believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.\nBenefits Overview\nFrom day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.\nNon-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)\nGeneral Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.\nAll employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.\nWe encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.\nAccommodations\nGeneral Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us or call us at 1-800-865-7580. 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