Network Engineer Sr Advisor

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); Maryland; On-site; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness

Internal mobility team

Paid education and certifications

Cutting-edge technology

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking an experienced Network Engineer in the United States to optimize performance, capture data, and drive architecture decisions across complex DoD networks.

You will design, deploy, and maintain diverse network devices, ensuring secure connectivity and compliant accreditations while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating large installation projects.

Qualifications

• Ten years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support.
• DoD 8570.01-M IAT II baseline certification required.
• Cisco certification required.

Responsibilities

• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and monitoring tools.
• Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture.
• Design, integrate, configure, deploy, test and maintain network devices and methodologies.
• Configure and optimize the network to connect front-end and back-end components.
• Gather data to specify system performance and interface requirements.
• Implement network solutions to support server requirements including VPNs, firewalls, NAT, VoIP and IPsec.
• Maintain network diagrams and accreditations; oversee network equipment support.
• Develop designs to meet partner requirements; manage tasks and guide junior engineers.
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy DoD/IC regulations.
• Resolve complex network problems with analyzers and WAN test equipment.

Skills

Network Eng exp

IAT II certification

Cisco certification

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree + 2 yrs substitution

Job description

Job Description:

• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools.
• Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture.
• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies.
• Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
• Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN’s, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping Voice over IP (VoIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security(IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate.
• Configure and maintain organization’s network diagrams and accreditations.
• Oversee the support to all network equipment.
• Develop designs of the organization's network and mission architecture to meet new partner requirements.
• Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers.
• UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
• Resolve complex network problems, operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment and network simulators.
• Design modules representing traditional circuit switched networks.
• Lead large efforts and installation projects of dynamic requirements and scale.
• Develop algorithms for models using networking and/or telecommunications technologies and systems.

Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline and an additional two (2) years of experience providing Network Engineering support may be substituted for the Master's degree.
• Ten (10) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support and training commensurate with network engineering curriculum is required.
• An Information Assurance Technical (IAT) level II baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01-M is required.
• Cisco certification is required.

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

The likely salary range for this position is $148,750 - $201,250. 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 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.

Our 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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