Description
Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a COMSEC / Network Administrator and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a COMSEC / Network Administrator you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on COMSEC / Network Administrator joining our team to help build and enable the readiness of our Nation's Army!
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a COMSEC / Network Administrator the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of U.S. Army Europe and AFRICOM. You will play a crucial role in supplying mission command support.
Responsibilities:
- Installs, configures, and maintains Cisco routers, switches, and networking software (current Cisco IOS).
- Configures, manages, and troubleshoots LAN/WAN technologies including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VPN solutions, firewalls, and Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM).
- Provides support for COMSEC equipment, cryptographic devices, TACLANEs, and key management; CHIMERA/HAIPE experience a plus.
- Serve as the primary point of contact (POC) for all network issues at their site, coordinating with theater-level leadership, DISA, higher headquarters, mission partners, and other technical teams.
- Lead and mentor junior technicians, ensuring standardization, proper configuration, and compliance with cybersecurity and operational requirements.
- Track, manage, and report all site-level network issues, degradation events, risks, maintenance actions, and long-term trends to leadership and program management.
- Oversee day-to-day work execution, validate task completion, enforce configuration/change management processes, and maintain accurate operational documentation.
- Lead troubleshooting efforts during outages or network degradation, performing hands-on diagnostics while directing junior personnel when necessary.
- Coordinate cross-discipline support with System Administrators to resolve multi-layered issues and maintain mission continuity.
- Maintain and validate network diagrams, accreditation artifacts, and configuration baselines for the location.
- Assist with planning and execution of network modernization, lifecycle refreshes, and technology upgrades affecting the site.
- Ensure compliance with all DoD, DISA, and EMITS program policies, producing timely and accurate reporting for mission partners and program leadership.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The COMSEC / Network Administrator must have:
- Education: BA/BS (or equivalent experience)
- Experience: 10+ years of related experience
- Required Technical skills:
- Must have experience with cryptographic equipment and lifecycle support to include installing, securing and operating government procured COMSEC equipment.
- Demonstrated experience as a senior network technician or lead in a DoD or enterprise network environment.
- Experience configuring Cisco routing/switching technologies, CUCM, VPNs, firewalls, and advanced routing protocols. Knowledge of WAN circuits and experience with MPLS transport.
- Experience ensuring patch and IAVA compliance across network environments.
- Experience with TACLANE devices, cryptographic key management, and secure communications.
- Ability to work independently, remote environment and make rapid decisions during operational events.
- Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license and an international driver’s permit.
- Must be willing to participate in an on-call schedule to ensure continuous network support.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to interface directly with leadership, mission partners, and stakeholders.
Benefits
- Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace