Lead Network Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology; Wiesbaden; Vor Ort; EUR 92.000 - 124.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

General Dynamics Information Technology in Wiesbaden, Germany, seeks a Lead Network Engineer to drive coalition network projects and shape next‑gen engineering careers. You will lead delivery, manage complex engineering efforts, and ensure security standards and global interoperability across multinational environments.

Responsibilities include planning, cost analysis, and documenting network requirements, while guiding test plans and long‑term network strategies.

Qualifikationen

• Ten years of experience in coalition network engineering and multinational IT service programs.
• Experience with security compliance, STIGs, network access controls and boundary protection.
• Hands-on design, implementation, and troubleshooting of multi‑domain network architectures.

Aufgaben

• Provide management, direction, administration, and leadership of coalition network engineering and service delivery.
• Analyze project costs and feasibility; prioritize coalition network needs.
• Develop network requirements specifications from customer documents and high level architectures.
• Guide development and implementation planning through network engineering plans and test plans.
• Ensure technical integrity of all network engineering deliverables and plans.

Kenntnisse

Communication

Network Engineering

Microsoft Windows

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

CCNP Enterprise

CCNP Service Provider

CCNP Data Center

IAT-III baseline certs (SecurityX/CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, CCSP)

Jobbeschreibung

Job Qualifications

Communication Network, Microsoft Windows, Network Engineering

Job Description

Lead Network Engineer

Transform technology into opportunity as a Lead Network Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission‑critical coalition network projects across the globe while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Lead Network Engineer you will help ensure that today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

• Provide management, direction, administration, quality assurance, and leadership of coalition network engineering and service delivery.
• Manage and prioritize coalition network needs and analyze project costs and feasibility
• Keep well-informed of NATO FMN standards, new technologies and industry best practices when developing coalition network support plans
• Analyze customer's requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop network requirements specifications
• Guide network development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of network engineering management plans and network integration and test plans
• Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Network Engineering area of responsibility
• Responsible for long-term planning, including circuit forecasts, traffic studies, and other coalition network performance criteria

Required Experience

• Ten (10) years of experience leading complex coalition network engineering efforts
• Ten (10) years of experience leading the development, implementation, and
• maintenance of coalition enterprise IT service programs, including multinational
• interoperability, cybersecurity compliance, and mission‑critical network support
• Proficiency in applying Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs), managing network access controls and implementing boundary protection
• Extensive, hands‑on experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting scalable, multi‑domain architectures

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited institution, preferably in engineering, computer science, IT, mathematics, or a related field

Certification And Training Requirements

• A Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise certification (or higher)
• A CCNP Service Provider and/or CCNP Data Center certification
• IAT-III baseline certification: SecurityX/CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP

Security Clearance

• TS clearance with SCI eligibility.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• 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
• Community: Award‑winning culture of innovation and a military‑friendly workplace

Job Details

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options: Onsite

Work Location: DEU Wiesbaden - Wiesbaden Army Airfield (APC180)

Salary Range: The likely salary range for this position is $106,250 - $143,750. 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.

Total Compensation Note: Total compensation for international positions varies by tax, social security, and immigration statuses, as well as location. Generally, an international assignment may include allowances, premium uplifts, and/or relocation or transportation benefits, above base salary range noted.

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.

Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 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 mission‑ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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