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The position owns network design, integration planning, and capability introduction across every network and enclave the mission runs, from the baseline Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) footprint through the mission partner and coalition environments. The Network Engineer sets technical direction for other engineers, produces design documentation that carries capability through accreditation and delivery, and represents the program in technical exchanges with government, regional, and mission partner engineering organizations.\nMEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT\nServes as the senior technical authority for network engineering across the mission portfolio, setting design direction and technical standards, leading design reviews, and reviewing the work of other network engineers.\nAnalyzes customer requirements and provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.\nCreates plans and configures systems for data communication networks; designs and builds the hardware and software components of the mission networks and the organization's commercial network.\nProduces solution designs, integration plans, preliminary and critical design documentation, and network diagrams that support project milestones and accreditation activities.\nPlans and implements major changes to core routing and switching infrastructure, and major network modifications and expansions.\nConfigures routers, switches, and firewalls for local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) systems, and VPN concentrators, with appropriate network engineering and communications protocols.\nSupports software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) deployment, redundancy and failover design, and the integration of tactical data feeds into the enterprise transport layer.\nPerforms maintenance and upgrade of networks including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, and remote access systems.\nMaintains network integrity and connectivity while ensuring compliance with policy, and maintains system backup and recovery capability.\nMonitors the network using industry leading technologies, and works closely with systems and security teams to define requirements, monitor network traffic, and respond to anomalies or security concerns.\nLeads partner integration planning and coalition architecture coordination across the Mission Partner Environment (MPE), and coordinates Mission Partner Network (MPN) engineering with the network owner.\nEvaluates new communications technologies to enhance the capability of the network, and develops and deploys multi-tenant enabled solutions.\nCoordinates the acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed, including developing designs and initial bills of material (IBOMs), and works closely with vendors to design and implement new systems.\nProvides the technical basis of estimate, work breakdown structure content, and risk input for network projects, and records engineering work and configuration changes in the government service management platform.\nProvides technical training, documentation, and technical assistance to Help Desk personnel. Assists other organizations and provides guidance to less-experienced professionals.\nRepresents the program in technical exchanges with local and regional Network Enterprise Centers, the Regional Cyber Center Europe (RCC-E), and mission partner network engineers.\nMaintains current knowledge of relevant technology, and maintains, or acquires, the certifications necessary to meet evolving mission needs.\nMay serve as a team or task lead.\nMay require shift work or coverage during weekends and holidays.\nWHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED\nEducation: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.\nRequired Experience: 8+ years of related network engineering experience.\nRequired Technical Skills: Experience designing and implementing routed networks in multi-enclave, multi-vendor environments requiring high availability. Experience leading network design from requirement through implementation, including design documentation and technical review.\nKnowledge and experience with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) design, protocols, profiles, management, and functions.\nKnowledge and experience with Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC).\nKnowledge and experience with Windows Server 2019.\nSecurity Clearance Level: Must possess and maintain a DoD Top Secret security clearance.\nRequired Certifications: CCNA or equivalent industry certification. IAT Level II certification or higher to meet DoD 8570 requirements.\nLocation: On customer site, Wiesbaden, Germany. Must be eligible for German TESA.\nPhysical Requirements: This position may occasionally require some physical activity, including lifting objects, bending, crouching down to troubleshoot equipment, and long periods of sitting.\n Preferred Qualifications\nCurrent CCNP Routing and Switching, or CCNP Enterprise.\nKnowledge and experience with routing, switching, and encryption protocols, for example OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, Spanning Tree Protocol, ISAKMP, ESP, and MACsec.\nExperience engineering Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) solutions.\nExperience with software-defined wide area network platforms in an operational environment.\nExperience supporting coalition or mission partner network integration.\nKnowledge and experience with VMware.\nExperience developing network diagrams to support Requirements\nGerman TESA requirements:\nA bachelors degree plus 3 years of recent specialized experience, OR; An associates degree plus 7 years of recent specialized experience, OR; A major certification plus 7 years of recent specialized experience, OR; 11 years of recent specialized experience.\nGDIT IS YOUR PLACE\nAt GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.\nGrowth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities\nSupport: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals\nRewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off\nCommunity: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace\nOWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY\nExplore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.\n#defenseOCONUS \n#GDITRecruiting \n#GDITArmy\nThe 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.Total compensation for international positions varies by tax, social security, and immigration statuses, as well as location. Generally, an international assignment may include allowances, premium uplifts, and/or relocation or transportation benefits, above base salary range noted.Scheduled Weekly Hours:\n40Travel Required:\nLess than 10%Telecommuting Options:\nOnsiteWork Location:\nInternationalAdditional Work Locations:\nTotal Rewards at GDIT:\nOur 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:\nAs 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:\nWe 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. 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