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Network Engineer Lead

GDIT Fort Stewart, GA On-site senior full-time

Salary

$76,565 - $89,700 per year

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Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Network Engineer Lead at the XVIII Airborne Corps Hub and Spoke Mission Training Complexes (MTC). Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our customer. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

The Network Engineer Lead shall be the overall designer, developer, builder, and maintainer of the MTC’s simulation/stimulation data, voice, and video network infrastructure. Key duties and responsibilities include hardware (switch, router, firewall) configuration management. Additionally, the Network Engineer Lead carries team leader responsibilities encompassing all contract provided network personnel to support all customer training requirements throughout their training event lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinates directly with Government ISSM and Network Architect, contractor ISSOs (System and Network) to ensure the appropriate operational security posture is maintained and documented for MTC information systems.
  • Coordinates all aspects of the communications architecture and exercise network support plans with internal training branches, external MTC facilities, local NEC, and tactical units to ensure robust data, voice, and video services throughout exercise event lifecycle.
  • Responsible for Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) implementation for all security boundary network infrastructure.
  • Attend all training exercise planning events to ensure customer’s network requirements are properly met and fully supported.
  • Ensures vulnerability remediation across network infrastructure.
  • Serves as site lead on SolarWinds management and tool usage for network performance and configuration management.

Requirements:

  • Education: BA/BS degree in Network management or related field
  • Experience: 8 years’ of networking experience.
  • Required Technical Experience:
  • Advanced planning, troubleshooting, and maintenance skills on Cisco networking infrastructure: switches, routers, call manager, firewalls, etc.
  • Mastery of network architecture and topology diagram interpretation and development.
  • Familiarity with Tenable ACAS suite, remediation activities, and DISA STIG implementation processes.
  • Diagnostic and adaptive abilities to solve complex technical problems associated with operating and maintaining a complex network in support of customer operations.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work independently or as a part of a team.
  • Participates in special projects and performs additional duties as required to support customer requirements.
  • Certification and Training Requirements:
  • IAT-III baseline certification: SecurityX/CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP. Able to obtain IAT level 3 prior to start.
  • Computing Environment training to meet Residential Qualification requirements.
  • Security Clearance: Secret clearance. Able to obtain Top Secret.
  • Location: Fort Stewart MTC; Normal work schedule is 0730-1600, may require night, swing, or weekend work shifts depending on specific training event requirements.
  • Travel: May require occasional travel (less than 10%).

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: 401K with company match
  • Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Skills

Required

  • Linux
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Engineering
  • Network Infrastructures
  • Networking Hardware
  • Cisco networking infrastructure
  • Tenable ACAS suite
  • DISA STIG implementation processes
  • SolarWinds management

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