Senior Network Engineer - Top Secret/SCI Clearance Night Shift

$88,275 - $118,236/Yr

General Dynamics - Arlington, VA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Arlington, VA

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

GDIT is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support the JSP ETM-NG program at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. This full-time position requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance and involves working night shifts from Monday to Thursday. The role focuses on designing, planning, and building communications networks, ensuring adherence to quality standards, and providing innovative technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Designs, plans, and builds communications networks.
• Configures routers, switches, and firewalls for LAN and WAN systems and VPN concentrators.
• Coordinates LAN/WAN hardware/software improvements and enhancements.
• Monitors the network utilizing industry-leading technologies.
• Provides innovative methods and technical solutions using the engineering design process.
• Plans 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, and remote access systems.
• 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 configures 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.

Requirements

• 5+ years of related experience in Network Administration.
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• IAT Level II certification in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M.
• One of the following Networking Certifications: Brocade, Cisco (CCNA/CCNP), Juniper (JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP), Aruba.
• Hands-on experience/knowledge with Aruba networking systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Aruba Certification (ACSA and/or ACSP, depending on role).

Benefits

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from