Network Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$93K — $126K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of related experience in network engineering
  • Strong knowledge of network infrastructures and associated technologies
  • Experience with Cisco and Juniper switches and routers
  • Familiarity with backup and disaster recovery methodologies
  • Bachelor's degree preferred; CCNA certification a plus
  • US Citizenship required for security clearance
  • Ability to handle complex consulting issues related to network architecture

Responsibilities

  • Perform complex network support for LAN and WAN technologies
  • Provide post-design installation, configuration, and operational support
  • Design network redundancy solutions
  • Troubleshoot significant network issues and their impacts on clients
  • Manage IP address space and DNS infrastructure
  • Research and analyze current network trends
  • Establish network user environments and security policies

Benefits

  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Cutting-edge technology access
  • Internal mobility team supporting career development
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Communication Network, Network Engineering, Network Infrastructures, Networks, Routers
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

HOW A NETWORK ENGINEER SR ADVISOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
  • Performs a full range of complex network support encompassing multiple technologies and technology layers (LAN, WAN, OS, IOS, ) within a single, enterprise network
  • Perform post design support to include installation, configuration, and tier II, O&M support for both enterprise and field deployed systems including local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and system level aspects
  • Design network redundancy for backup connectivity
  • Troubleshoot and analyze significant, complex network problems that require evaluation of intangibles, such as downstream effects on client satisfaction
  • Manage intellectual property such as IP address space, domain structure, and DNS infrastructure
  • Research network trends
  • Establishes network users, user environments, directories, and security for networks being installed
  • Develops network, news, and host security policies
  • Provides users with network technical support
  • An escalation point for Network Engineers/Analysts for Corporate Data Systems and service provider issues


WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science preferred
  • CCNA preferred


Required Experience:
  • 5+ years of related experience


Required Technical Skills:

  • Strong knowledge of backup and disaster recovery scenarios, systems and methodologies (Backup Exec, RAID)
  • Proven ability to deliver architectures that incorporate high availability, operations supportability and scalability - Technology life cycle perspective
  • Expert-level background working with Cisco and Juniper switches and routers, monitoring solutions, load balancers, packet shapers, wireless solutions, system and operational management solutions
  • Advanced understanding of business process implications underlying critical systems and networks
  • Deliver detailed network assessments, design, cost analysis, implementation strategies, timelines and configuration guidance to project teams
  • Experience working with Cisco technologies and Data Center Networks Design, Set up and/or operations


Security Clearance Level:
  • Secret to start, must be able to obtain TS/SCI


Required Skills and Abilities:

  • Issue based consulting skills (consultant report writing skills, developing functional and infrastructure requirements, developing a multi-level architecture, communicating the architecture to stake holders detailed designers and implementers, and ability to tie business drivers and requirements to architecture decisions and features)


Location:
  • On Customer Site


Citizenship:
  • US Citizenship Required


Physical requirements:
  • Must be able to lift and carry 35lbs


• 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
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $93,500 - $126,500. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA NC Fort Liberty

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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.

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