Senior Network Engineer - Top Secret

General Dynamics Information Technology • Arlington, VA

5d • $93,662 - $121,900 • Onsite

About The Position

GDIT is seeking a Network Engineer to help support the JSP ETM-NG program at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. Selected candidate will support MID Shift: Sunday - Thursday (10:00PM - 6:30AM). Due to the nature of work this role entails, telecommuting is not allowed and will require full-time onsite support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in leu of degree.
• 5+ years of related experience.
• Active Top Secret required with the ability to obtain SCI.
• Current IAT Level II certification required.
• Current Networking Certification to include Brocade, Cisco (CCNA/CCNP), Juniper (JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP), or Aruba or be willing to obtain a Networking Certification.
• Hands-on experience/knowledge with Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, or Aruba networking systems required.

Nice To Haves

• Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN)
• LAN/WAN NETWORKING
• Network Engineering

Responsibilities

• Designs, plans, and builds communications networks.
• Configure routers and switches, and firewalls for LAN and WAN systems and VPN concentrators with appropriate network engineering and communications protocols.
• Coordinates LAN/WAN hardware/software improvements and/or enhancements.
• Monitors the network utilizing industry leading technologies.
• Provides innovative methods and technical solutions using the engineering design process.
• Plans for implementation of enhancements.
• Analyzes customer requirements and provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• Performs maintenance and upgrade of networks including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, and networks.
• Maintains network integrity and connectivity while ensuring compliance with policies and maintains system backup and recovery capability.
• Coordinates the acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed.
• Creates plans and configure systems for data communication networks.
• Evaluates new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Designs and builds the hardware and software components for computer or telecommunications networks.
• Provides guidance and leadership to less-experienced network personnel.

Benefits

• Medical plan options
• Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• 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.
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior