Network Engineer SME

Regular

Secret

Secret

None

IT Infrastructure and Operations

IT Modernization, Network Design, Network Engineering

None

10 + years of related experience

Yes

GDIT seeks a Network Engineer SME to support U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) J6 engineering, modernization, and sustainment. The position contributes to Mission Partner Environment (MPE) engineering planning and development, strengthening secure, resilient, interoperable mission capabilities for U.S. forces and mission partners throughout the Pacific region. This role partners directly with government stakeholders and multidisciplinary engineers to translate operational priorities into executable technical outcomes.

• Serve as a senior technical authority for enterprise and MPE network architectures supporting theater-wide resilient connectivity and mission partner operations.
• Develop detailed LAN/WAN routing, switching, segmentation, redundancy, quality-of-service, and secure enclave connectivity designs; maintain network diagrams and implementation packages.
• Analyze current-state networks and develop phased modernization and legacy divestiture plans, including migration dependencies, rollback, acceptance criteria, and sustainment handoff.
• Diagnose complex interoperability, routing, transport, and performance issues across geographically distributed sites and multiple engineering stakeholders.
• Evaluate network security architectures and coordinate approved boundary protection, Zero Trust segmentation, and mission partner access requirements with cyber authorities.

• Education:
  
  B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent years of experience (can substitute 4 years of experience in lieu of degree).
• Experience:
  
  10+ years of relevant technical experience (or 14+ years without a degree).
• Security clearance:
  Active Secret. U.S. citizenship required.
• Core technical qualifications:
  Enterprise routing and switching; LAN/WAN architecture; network modernization; secure enclave connectivity; technical design and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with government stakeholders, write clear engineering documentation, evaluate risk, and coordinate across cyber, engineering, and operations teams.
• Work location:
  
  Onsite, Camp Smith. Travel:
  None.

• Certifications:
  
  CCNP (highly preferred); IAT Level III compliance
• Experience with coalition networks, automation, and resilient theater transport.
• Experience with combatant commands, joint operations, service components, and coalition or mission partner environments.

• 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.

#Defend The Indo Pacific

#Defend The Pacific

The likely salary range for this position is $142,792 - $180,550. 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.

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Onsite

USA HI Camp Smith

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…