Transport Engineer Lead - Active Top Secret

General Dynamics Information Technology • Washington, DC

2d • $142,792 - $172,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Transport Lead designs, supports, and advances enterprise network transport architecture in alignment with Campus system standards. This role serves as a technical lead, providing expert guidance on transport systems, troubleshooting, and network modernization initiatives.

Requirements

• 8 + years of related experience
• Enterprise Network
• Networking Hardware
• Planning
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience/training.
• CCNA required
• 8–10 years of systems engineering experience with a bachelor’s degree; 10–15 years without.
• Experience with MPLS/VPN, VXLAN, Cisco VSS/VPC/vPC (or equivalents), and Tellabs GPON/Optical LAN.
• Protocol experience: OSPF, BGP, PIM, MSDP, LDP, MSTP, IPv6.
• Active TS clearance with ability to obtain/maintain SCI.
• US Citizenship Required: Yes

Nice To Haves

• CCNP preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead technical tasks and provide guidance to junior engineers.
• Serve as primary coordinator for transport and transport-related issue resolution.
• Partner with the Architecture team to review requirements and design system enhancements.
• Maintain transport-related applications such as Cisco ISE and Panorama.
• Support troubleshooting of network-connected devices and applications.
• Perform advanced systems engineering work including network architecture design, cost projections, modeling, simulation, and analysis.
• Plan OS upgrades and maintain system documentation.
• Conduct system tests to ensure compliance with user requirements.
• Lead installation and configuration of network equipment and resolve system issues.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and client-facing support.
• Define system specifications, I/O processes, and hardware/software compatibility.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and participate in special projects.
• Develop and implement transport network policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure compliance with DHS and federal standards.
• Oversee capacity planning, performance monitoring, and optimization of transport systems to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate with external partners for transport-related projects and maintenance.
• Lead risk assessments and mitigation strategies for transport infrastructure, including disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Ensure proper configuration management and change control processes are followed for all transport network modifications.
• Prepare and deliver reports, presentations, and briefings to senior leadership on transport system status, issues, and modernization efforts.
• Coordinate transport-related security reviews and remediation activities in collaboration with cybersecurity teams.
• Mentor and develop junior staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Support budget planning and resource allocation for transport network projects and initiatives.
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for transport network outages or disruptions.

Benefits

• variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• dental plan options
• a vision plan
• 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
• full flex work weeks where possible
• a 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