Network Engineer SME

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$110K — $149K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in network engineering and enterprise IT settings
  • Proficient in enterprise network design, routing, and switching
  • Active Secret security clearance required
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent technical writing and communication abilities
  • Experience with mission partner interoperability and coalition environments preferred

Responsibilities

  • Support network architecture and engineering for mission planning
  • Translate operational requirements into technical network designs
  • Develop and review detailed network documentation and implementation plans
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex networking issues across departments
  • Collaborate with stakeholders and mission partners to address technical challenges
  • Prepare briefings and recommendations for leadership

Benefits

  • Full-flex work week for work/life balance
  • 401K plan with company matching contributions
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Opportunities for professional growth, including paid education and certifications
  • Paid vacation and holidays for rest and recovery
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Enterprise Network, Network Engineering, Routing and Switching
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Network Engineer SME supporting USPACOM J6 enterprise IT, mission partner interoperability, and Pacific theater operations. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

GDIT is seeking a Network Engineer SME to support USPACOM J6 Mission Partner Environment (MPE) Engineering Planning and Development activities at Camp Smith, HI, helping modernize enterprise IT capabilities and strengthen mission partner interoperability across the Pacific.

How the Network Engineer SME Will Make an Impact
  • Support architecture, engineering planning, and design activities for Mission Partner Environment (MPE) Engineering Planning and Development.
  • Translate operational and mission partner requirements into executable technical plans, designs, and integration actions.
  • Develop and review network designs, implementation plans, diagrams, and technical documentation.
  • Troubleshoot complex network issues and coordinate resolution across engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and mission partner teams.
  • Collaborate with USPACOM J6 stakeholders, service components, mission partners, and GDIT team members to resolve technical challenges.
  • Prepare clear technical documentation, briefings, status inputs, and recommendations for customer and internal leadership.


What You'll Need to Succeed
  • Education: Technical training, certification(s), or equivalent experience
  • Required Experience: 8+ years of relevant experience supporting the role, mission area, or equivalent DoW/enterprise IT environment.
  • Required Technical Skills: enterprise network engineering; routing and switching; network modernization; WAN/LAN design; secure enclave connectivity; technical documentation.
  • Security Clearance Level: Active Secret.
  • Required Skills and Abilities: Strong communication, analytical problem-solving, technical writing, customer engagement, and ability to coordinate across engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and mission partner teams.
  • Preferred Skills: Experience supporting USPACOM, combatant command, service component, or joint/coalition mission environments. Experience working in government site environments and coordinating with military and civilian stakeholders. Experience with mission partner, coalition, tactical, or multi-enclave networking.
  • Location: On customer site at Camp Smith, HI.


  • Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home, when eligible and approved.
  • 401K with company match.
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages.
  • Professional growth opportunities, internal mobility, paid education, and certifications.
  • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays.


#DefendTheIndoPacific

The likely salary range for this position is $110,500 - $149,500. 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:
None

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA HI Camp Smith

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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