Network Engineer Senior

Clearance Level
Secret
Category
IT Infrastructure and Operations
Location
Fort Carson, Colorado
(Onsite Workplace)
Key Skills For Success

Communication Network

Data Communication

Telecommunications Network

REQ#: RQ223240
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Network Engineer Senior

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Network Engineer Senior at the Fort Carson Colorado Mission Training Complex. 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.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Network Engineer Senior, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Network Engineer Senior joining our team to help build and enable the readiness of our Nation's Army!

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Network Engineer Senior, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of federal and defense customers. You will play a crucial role in designing, securing, and maintaining resilient network architectures that enable uninterrupted communication and real-time data sharing.

  • Lead/Manage/Support complex enterprise network designs, implementations, and upgrades across multi-enclave environments; Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and military/civilian stakeholders

  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and military/civilian stakeholders

  • Drive network performance optimization, proactive monitoring, and troubleshooting of tier-III escalations

  • Utilize advanced routing/switching protocols, firewalls, and modern network automation tools

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

  • Education: BS/BA degree 

  • Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience.

  • Required Technical Skills:

    • Comprehensive expertise in routing and switching protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP)

    • Network Integration: Manages MTC integration and use of networks owned and managed by external organizations, including NIPR, SIPR, CENTRIXS, tactical networks, and other networks as required

    • Collaboration & Coordination: Coordinates network design requirements and responsibilities with other MTCs, training sites, training units, and external network and communications organizations 

    • Tactical Communications & Encryption: Manage, configure, and operate TACLANE cryptographic/network encryption devices to secure communication pathways.

    • Hands-on Operations: Performs set up, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting for LAN/WAN, encryption, DNS, DHCP, Firewall, security, software-defined network (SDN), voice, video, data, collaboration, and Cloud components 

  • Certifications: IAM Level 2 and Computing Environment Certifications

  • Security Clearance Level: Active Secret clearance required to start

  • Location: On-site at Fort Carson, Colorado Mission Training Complex

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

  • 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

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

8 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

CompTIA Security+ CE | CompTIA - CompTIA

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $85,093 - $109,250. 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.
View information about benefits and our total rewards program.

Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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