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Network Engineer - Secret Clearance Required

The Network Engineer will be crucial in installing, operating, and maintaining network infrastructure, supporting the network architecture running crucial analytic applications for the Diplomatic Security Service at the Department of State. Responsibilities include monitoring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all networked software, analyzing and implementing security guides, and participating in system upgrad

Sterling, Virginia, United StatesonsiteFULL_TIME

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About the role

What will you do at General Dynamics Information Technology?

Type of Requisition: Pipeline 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:
  • Microsoft Windows, Network Engineering, Network Infrastructures Certifications:
  • None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Network Engineer at

GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping

what’s next for your engineering career. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of

innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Network Engineer, the work you’ll do at

GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Diplomatic Security Service at the

Department of State. You will play a crucial role in installing, operating, and

maintaining network infrastructure. ● Support the network architecture running

crucial analytic applications. ● Collaborate with the team to ensure smooth and

reliable operation of software and systems for fulfilling business objectives

and processes. ● Collaborate with the team to ensure smooth and reliable

operation of various network appliances and infrastructure hardware for ensuring

system availability and reliability. ● Monitor, maintain, support, and optimize

all networked software associated operating systems. ● Analyzes and implements

DOS Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to ensure the security of

the network architecture. ● Participate in the upgrading of operating systems

and design of network enhancements. ● Provides input on new or existing Standard

Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to network administration. ● Develop and

maintain network architecture diagrams. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your

engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Network

Engineer Senior must have: ● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science ●

Experience: 5+ years of related experience ● Technical skills: Cisco, IPSec

Tunnels, Network Engineering, Network Security ● Security clearance level:

Possess and maintain a Secret clearance ● US citizenship required ● Role

requirements: On site ***CompTIA Security + Preferred*** 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 an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find

endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to

drive operations forward. The likely salary range for this position is $111,155

- $150,385. 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 VA Sterling 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. 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. Join our Talent

Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at

gdit.com/tc. Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities /

Protected Veterans Opportunity Owned From working with technologies like AI,

cyber and cloud to careers in intelligence and health, we offer endless

opportunities to apply your expertise to create a safer, smarter world. For more

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Which skills does this role require?

Microsoft WindowsNetwork EngineeringNetwork InfrastructuresCiscoIPSec TunnelsNetwork SecuritySTIGsSOPsNetwork EngineerPipeline RequisitionSecret ClearanceIT InfrastructureDiplomatic Security ServiceDepartment of StateNetwork ArchitectureSoftwareNetwork AppliancesHardwareSecurity Technical Implementation GuidesCompTIA Security +Digital ModernizationAI/MLCloudCyber

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