Network Engineer Senior Principal

Network Engineer Senior Principal

GDIT is seeking a Network Engineer Senior Principal to help support our Space Force program.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Network Engineer Senior Principal supporting Space Force, you will be trusted to review and evaluate information technology (IT) infrastructure and systems to ensure adherence to government quality standards.

The Network Engineer Senior Principal will make an impact by:

• Designing, planning, and building communications networks.
• Configuring routers and switches, and firewalls for LAN and WAN systems and VPN concentrators with appropriate network engineering and communications protocols.
• Configuring COMSEC equipment and supporting the management of COMSEC equipment.
• Coordinating LAN/WAN hardware/software improvements and/or enhancements.
• Monitoring the network utilizing industry leading technologies.
• Providing innovative methods and technical solutions using the engineering design process.
• Planning implementation of enhancements.
• Analyzing customer requirements and providing technical solutions.
• Performing maintenance and upgrade of networks including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, and networks.
• Maintaining network integrity and connectivity while ensuring compliance with policies and maintaining system backup and recovery capability.
• Coordinating the acquisition of hardware and software.
• Creating plans and configuring systems for data communication networks.
• Evaluating new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
• Maintaining current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Designing and building the hardware/software components for telecommunications networks.
• Providing guidance and leadership to less-experienced network personnel.

Required Skills:

• Active DOD Secret Clearance
• BA/BS, 10+ years' experience in Network Administration
• IAT Level II certification
• Willing to report onsite
• Experience designing and defining network architecture for new or existing computer systems
• Experience with cloud/server/network/storage implementation and support
• Experience with VMware implementation and support
• Experience maintaining up-to-date documentation, and prepares documentation for infrastructure changes
• Due to the nature of work this role entails up to 25% travel

Desired Skills:

• Experience working with DOD Government customers
• Experience/familiarization of cloud environments, CDS Solutions, VMWare
• Experience working in Agile teams
• Cisco Networking Certifications

The likely salary range for this position is $119,000 - $161,000. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: 10-25%

Telecommuting Options: Hybrid

Work Location: USA FL Miami

Additional Work Locations: None

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.

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