Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret
Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Communication Network, Enterprise Network, Network Engineering
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Mission and opportunity
GDIT seeks a Network Engineer SME to support U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) J6 engineering, modernization, and sustainment. The position contributes to IT modernization project support, strengthening secure, resilient, interoperable mission capabilities for U.S. forces and mission partners throughout the Indo-Pacific. This role partners directly with government stakeholders and multidisciplinary engineers to translate operational priorities into executable technical outcomes.
How you will make an impact
- Provide expert network engineering leadership for J6 modernization initiatives, from requirements analysis and prototype design through integration, testing, and operational transition.
- Architect secure, resilient network connectivity for expeditionary C2 nodes, deployable capabilities, and joint/coalition interoperability where assigned.
- Develop technical alternatives, implementation plans, interface specifications, network diagrams, test criteria, and transition documentation for modernization projects.
- Analyze routing, transport, segmentation, security boundary, and mission partner connectivity dependencies across distributed theater environments.
- Coordinate cross-functional engineering decisions and troubleshoot high-complexity issues across network, systems, cyber, and mission partners.
What you will need to succeed
- Education: Technical training/certification or equivalent experience; no explicit degree requirement.
- Experience: 8+ years of relevant technical experience.
- Security clearance: Final Top Secret. U.S. citizenship required.
- Core technical qualifications: Enterprise networking; routing and switching; WAN/LAN design; modernization; secure enclave connectivity.
- 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: Less than 10%.
Preferred qualifications
- Tactical/expeditionary networking; coalition MPE; automation; Zero Trust segmentation; cross-domain boundary coordination.
- Experience with combatant commands, joint operations, service components, and coalition or mission partner environments.
GDIT Is Your Place
- 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.
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#DefendThePacific
#DefendTheIndoPacific
The likely salary range for this position is $170,000 - $230,000. 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 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.
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
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