Network Engineer

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Senior Network Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior Network Engineer Senior you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Network Engineer Senior joining our team to install, operate and maintain network infrastructure, troubleshoot any issues and quickly remedy the problem.

HOW A NETWORK ENGINEER SR ADVISOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Performs a full range of complex network support encompassing multiple technologies and technology layers (LAN, WAN, OS, IOS, ) within a single, enterprise network

• Perform post design support to include installation, configuration, and tier II, O&M support for both enterprise and field deployed systems including local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and system level aspects

• Design network redundancy for backup connectivity

• Troubleshoot and analyze significant, complex network problems that require evaluation of intangibles, such as downstream effects on client satisfaction

• Manage intellectual property such as IP address space, domain structure, and DNS infrastructure

• Research network trends

• Establishes network users, user environments, directories, and security for networks being installed

• Develops network, news, and host security policies

• Provides users with network technical support

• An escalation point for Network Engineers/Analysts for Corporate Data Systems and service provider issues

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science preferred

• CCNA preferred

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of related experience

Required Technical Skills:

• Strong knowledge of backup and disaster recovery scenarios, systems and methodologies (Backup Exec, RAID)

• Proven ability to deliver architectures that incorporate high availability, operations supportability and scalability – Technology life cycle perspective

• Expert-level background working with Cisco and Juniper switches and routers, monitoring solutions, load balancers, packet shapers, wireless solutions, system and operational management solutions

• Advanced understanding of business process implications underlying critical systems and networks

• Deliver detailed network assessments, design, cost analysis, implementation strategies, timelines and configuration guidance to project teams

• Experience working with Cisco technologies and Data Center Networks Design, Set up and/or operations

Security Clearance Level:

• Secret to start, must be able to obtain TS/SCI

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Issue based consulting skills (consultant report writing skills, developing functional and infrastructure requirements, developing a multi-level architecture, communicating the architecture to stake holders detailed designers and implementers, and ability to tie business drivers and requirements to architecture decisions and features)

Location:

• On Customer Site

Citizenship:

• US Citizenship Required

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to lift and carry 35lbs

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

CompTIA - Security+ - CompTIA - CompTIA

CCNA - Cisco - Cisco

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required