# Senior DS Engineer Travel

**Company**: GDIT
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $83,927 - $113,549
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://gdit.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/job/Any-Location--Remote/Senior-DS-Engineer-Travel_RQ227130-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_a704a543-564

## Description

A career as a Distribution Systems Engineer at GDIT means owning your opportunity to help support and advance our customers' mission. At GDIT, a DS Engineer leads every aspect of what we provide to the customer and we're constantly evolving our approach to meeting our clients' biggest challenges.

A Senior DS Engineer provides technical expertise to modernize network design and implementation supporting multiple Air Force and Space Force bases globally. The DS Engineer will be the technical resource supporting the survey and implementation efforts. Works closely with the base's counterparts and facilitate the planning, execution, testing and sustainment of the wired functionality of the network.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Provides solutions to problems and guidance to less experienced field engineers.

- Provides guidance on different types of equipment and infrastructure maintenance.

- Provides guidance and installs more advanced or new technologies based on the needs of the customer/client.

- Support and conduct end-to-end testing of fiber optic cables using OTDR (Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer), power meters, and other tools.

- Provides guidance, reports findings and provides solutions for any issues that halt progression.

- Provides recommendations and solutions resulting from equipment assessments and checkups.

- Provides training to internal and external groups on product features and specifications.

- Strengthens and builds client relationships by improving interaction with products.

- Review the work of less experienced team members.

- Review other team members' work and coach through issues for accurate production submissions.

- Communicate with team on daily basis supporting project timelines and goals.

- Execution - Coordinate with Government Points of Contact (POCs) to coordinate design, installation, base access, clearance, escorts, personnel and equipment to ensure project tasks can be completed on time.

- Stakeholder Communications – assist the PM with ensuring clear, consistent, timely and accurate communications are maintained with internal and external project stakeholders.

- Technical support – provide input into the distribution systems design (ISP/OSP) and technical recommendations to the program and operation teams.

- Leadership – Lead small implementation teams or manage specific work scopes for a given site location.

**Requirements:**

- 5+ years of related experience in DS Engineering, ideally in DOW environment on IT upgrade projects.

- Active DOW Secret Level Clearance required.

- Familiarity with distribution systems (ISP/OSP) design and Implementation documents.

- Familiar with all aspects of fiber testing.

- Thorough understanding of Wired and General IT functions.

- Ability to work effectively in a virtual teaming environment.

- Strong commitment to a team environment and the ability to work collaboratively.

- Strong coordination and organizational skills.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills.

**Benefits:**

- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.

- 401K with company match.

- Competitive pay and paid time off.

- Full flex work weeks where possible.

- 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.

## Skills

### Required
- Cabling
- Network Infrastructures
- Network Systems
- Wireless Networks
- Fiber Testing
- Distribution Systems Design

### Nice to have
- MS Visio
- BICSI related certifications

---

Source: [Apply at gdit.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://gdit.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/job/Any-Location--Remote/Senior-DS-Engineer-Travel_RQ227130-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)