Lead DS CEL

** Req :
** RQ217813

** Type of

Requisition :
** Regular

** Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
** Secret

** Public Trust/Other

Required:

** None

** Job Family:
** Program Delivery and Execution

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* Skills:

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* Equipment Installations,Layout Designs,Site Surveying

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* Experience:

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* 4 + years of related experience

** US Citizenship

Required:

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* Yes

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* Job Description:

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* ** DS Comm Lead (Communication Equipment Location)*
* The DS Comm Lead evaluates, designs, and oversees telecommunications rooms (MDF/IDF/CELs), including racks, bonding/grounding, electrical, cooling, cable pathways, and compliance with AF/SF and UFC standards. This role manages GDIT, Agency, and Subcontractor teams performing site surveys, rack builds, grounding, cabling, electrical, and network equipment installations.

** Primary Responsibilities*
* + Conduct on‑site surveys documenting power, cooling, bonding/grounding, pathways, and room readiness

+ Develop layout designs including rack plans, cable management, grounding/bonding, electrical circuits, and equipment placement

+ Manage GDIT, Agency, and Subcontractor labor performing room buildouts, rack installation, cable routing, and grounding

+ Ensure compliance with UFC, TIA/EIA, I3A, and DoD telecommunications room standards

+ Coordinate with base civil engineering for facility upgrades or modifications

+ Support QA inspections and validation of deliverables and as‑builts

+ Work closely with Network, Fiber Optic, ISP, and OSP teams for integration of infrastructure

+ Participate in design reviews and customer briefings as a SME

** Required Experience*
* + BA/BS or equivalent, 5+ years of experience

+ 4-7 years experience with telecommunications rooms, data center buildouts, or ISP infrastructure

+ Experience managing cabling, rack installation, or structured cabling teams

+ Knowledge of grounding/bonding, power specs, equipment standards, and room environmental requirements

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Experience with AFCENT, AFNET, or equivalent DoW telecom environments (preferred)

+ Secret Security Clearance

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** Hiring location will be remote but will require approximately 75%-100% travel. Working locations will vary but will be located on site at Air Force/Space Force Bases in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or Diego Garcia.*
* ** Preferred Experience*
* + Experience designing or upgrading MDF/IDF spaces

+ Experience reading and producing telecom room drawings

** Certifications (Preferred)*
* + BICSI Technician, Installer 2, or RCDD

+ Security+ CE (DoD 8570 requirement)

+ FOA CFOT (beneficial for fiber termination work)

** 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

+ Flexibility:
Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

+ Community:
Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

** OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY*
* Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

BIM

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.

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.

GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave…