Network Engineer SME
About The Position
GDIT seeks a Network Engineer SME to support U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) J6 engineering, modernization, and sustainment. The role contributes to Mission Partner Environment (MPE) engineering planning and development, strengthening secure, resilient, interoperable mission capabilities for U.S. forces and mission partners throughout the Pacific region. The position partners directly with government stakeholders and multidisciplinary engineers to translate operational priorities into executable technical outcomes. The Network Engineer SME serves as a senior technical authority for enterprise and MPE network architectures that support theater-wide resilient connectivity and mission partner operations. The role develops detailed LAN/WAN routing, switching, segmentation, redundancy, quality-of-service, and secure enclave connectivity designs, and maintains network diagrams and implementation packages. It analyzes current-state networks and develops phased modernization and legacy divestiture plans, including migration dependencies, rollback, acceptance criteria, and sustainment handoff. The engineer also diagnoses complex interoperability, routing, transport, and performance issues across geographically distributed sites and multiple engineering stakeholders, and evaluates network security architectures while coordinating approved boundary protection, Zero Trust segmentation, and mission partner access requirements with cyber authorities. This is an onsite position at Camp Smith, Hawaii, with no travel required. The position requires an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship. GDIT describes full-flex work weeks where eligible and approved, and offers benefits and professional growth opportunities.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of relevant technical experience; 14 or more years if substituting experience for the degree requirement.
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent years of experience; four years of experience may be substituted for the degree.
- Active Secret security clearance.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Enterprise routing and switching knowledge.
- LAN/WAN architecture experience.
- Network modernization experience.
- Secure enclave connectivity experience.
- Technical design and troubleshooting ability.
- Ability to communicate with government stakeholders, write clear engineering documentation, evaluate risk, and coordinate across cyber, engineering, and operations teams.
Nice To Haves
- CCNP certification (highly preferred).
- IAT Level III compliance.
- Experience with coalition networks, automation, and resilient theater transport.
- Experience with combatant commands, joint operations, service components, and coalition or mission partner environments.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior technical authority for enterprise and MPE network architectures supporting theater-wide resilient connectivity and mission partner operations.
- Develop LAN/WAN routing, switching, segmentation, redundancy, quality-of-service, and secure enclave connectivity designs.
- Maintain network diagrams and implementation packages.
- Analyze current-state networks and develop phased modernization and legacy divestiture plans, including migration dependencies, rollback, acceptance criteria, and sustainment handoff.
- Diagnose complex interoperability, routing, transport, and performance issues across geographically distributed sites and multiple engineering stakeholders.
- Evaluate network security architectures and coordinate approved boundary protection, Zero Trust segmentation, and mission partner access requirements with cyber authorities.
- Communicate with government stakeholders, write engineering documentation, evaluate risk, and coordinate across cyber, engineering, and operations teams.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Medical plan options, including options with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- Paid time off plans that include sick and personal leave.
- Paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
- Full-flex work weeks where possible and when eligible and approved.
- Professional growth opportunities, internal mobility, paid education, and certifications.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
