Telecommunications Engineer New Cumberland PA

Telecommunications Engineer

GDIT is seeking a Telecommunications Engineer to help support the DLA LAN Support program in New Cumberland PA.

As a Telecommunications Engineer for our LAN Support program, you will be working on-site in New Cumberland PA. The position is onsite with minimal possible travel.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing the evaluation and cost estimation of voice and data WAN services from telecommunications carriers, designing access and backbone networks using carrier services, or in managing the analysis and design of wireless voice or data networks (using private radio facilities or commercial services).
• Providing technical and administrative direction for personnel responsible for telecommunications network design, implementation, and operations tasks, including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and to user standards and progress in accordance with schedules. Makes recommendations, if needed, for approval of major network installations. Prepares milestone status reports, and deliveries/presentations on network progress to colleagues, subordinates, and end user representatives.
• Configuring and deploying devices in accordance with DLA LAN standards.
• Providing technical support for enterprise-wide LAN technology refreshes and upgrades.
• Completing site surveys to determine or confirm deployment requirements and facility limitations.
• Draft, maintain, and implement installation and technical design plans.
• Develop and submit ECRs, ITRs, NSO requests, after action reports, as-built diagrams, test plans, and test reports, weekly activity reports.
• Installation, testing, configuring, and transitioning to sustainment of DLA network equipment.
• Complete work in accordance with assigned Work Orders and Incidents as well as approved CR activities and tasks.
• Develops designs and plans for installation and maintenance of telecommunications systems from project inception to conclusion. Analyzes the problem and the characteristics of the information to be transported.
• Defines the problem and develops system requirements and network specifications. Closely coordinates with other information system professionals to ensure proper implementation of network services. In conjunction with functional users, develops alternative solutions and backup plans.

Qualifications:

• Clearance: Secret
• BA/BS or equivalent, 2 years of experience
• DoD 8570 IAT II Compliant Certification: CCNA-Security, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP
• DLA CE Cert IA Role/Function: CCNA, CCNA-E
• Must have 2 years of telecommunications experience with at least 3 years of local area network experience.
• Experience in telecommunications network design and management. Must demonstrate the ability to work independently, or under only general direction, on requirements that are moderately complex to analyze, plan, program, and implement.
• Experience in analysis and design of voice networks, LAN and WAN data networks, wireless networks, and/or network management systems to support voice and data services.
• Contractor is required to take applicable DLA and Host Activity site-specific safety training.
• Personnel must have proof of completed OSHA compliant Aerial Lift Training prior to use of Aerial Lifts.

The likely salary range for this position is $72,509 - $86,250. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options: Hybrid

Work Location: USA PA New Cumberland

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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