Lead Network Engineer

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Wiesbaden, Hessen, DEU
In-Office
106K-144K Annually
Expert/Leader
Aerospace • Information Technology • Professional Services • Security • Software
The Role
Leads coalition network engineering and service delivery for mission-critical multinational programs. Responsibilities include network requirements analysis, architecture design, implementation and integration planning, service prioritization, cost and feasibility analysis, standards compliance, cybersecurity controls, troubleshooting, quality assurance, technical oversight, circuit forecasting, traffic studies, and long-term network performance planning.
Summary Generated by Built In

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, Microsoft Windows, Network Engineering

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Lead Network Engineer

Transform technology into opportunity as a Lead Network Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical coalition network projects across the globe while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Lead Network Engineer you will help ensure that today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

  • Provide management, direction, administration, quality assurance, and leadership of coalition network engineering and service delivery.

  • Manage and prioritize coalition network needs and analyze project costs and feasibility

  • Keep well-informed of NATO FMN standards, new technologies and industry best practices when developing coalition network support plans

  • Analyze customer's requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop network requirements specifications

  • Guide network development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of network engineering management plans and network integration and test plans

  • Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Network Engineering area of responsibility

  • Responsible for long-term planning, including circuit forecasts, traffic studies, and other coalition network performance criteria

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required Experience:

  • Ten (10) years of experience leading complex coalition network engineering efforts

  • Ten (10) years of experience leading the development, implementation, and

  • maintenance of coalition enterprise IT service programs, including multinational

  • interoperability, cybersecurity compliance, and mission-critical network support

  • Proficiency in applying Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs), managing network access controls and implementing boundary protection

  • Extensive, hands-on experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting scalable, multi-domain architectures

Education:

  • A bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

  • (STEM) discipline from an accredited institution, preferably in engineering, computer science, IT, mathematics, or a related field

Certification and Training Requirements:

  • A Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise certification (or higher)

  • A CCNP Service Provider and/or CCNP Data Center certification

  • IAT-III baseline certification: SecurityX/CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP

Security Clearance:

  • TS clearance with SCI eligibility.

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.

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The likely salary range for this position is $106,250 - $143,750. 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:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

DEU Wiesbaden - Wiesbaden Army Airfield (APC180)

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.

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Skills Required

  • Ten or more years of experience leading complex coalition network engineering efforts
  • Ten or more years leading development, implementation, and maintenance of coalition enterprise IT service programs
  • Experience with multinational interoperability, cybersecurity compliance, and mission-critical network support
  • Proficiency applying Security Technical Implementation Guidelines, managing network access controls, and implementing boundary protection
  • Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting scalable multi-domain architectures
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited institution
  • CCNP Enterprise certification or higher
  • CCNP Service Provider and/or CCNP Data Center certification
  • IAT-III baseline certification, such as SecurityX/CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP
  • Currently possess an active Top Secret clearance and be eligible for SCI access
  • U.S. citizenship

General Dynamics Information Technology Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about General Dynamics Information Technology and has not been reviewed or approved by General Dynamics Information Technology.

  • Affordable Benefits Pay and benefits are described as good or okay in multiple places, and the overall package is often portrayed as acceptable even when base pay is not viewed as top-tier.
  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision plan options are presented as comprehensive, with additional protections like disability and life insurance contributing to a well-rounded health and protection offering.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) plan with company match is consistently highlighted as part of the total rewards package, supporting longer-term financial planning.

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The Company
HQ: Falls Church, VA
21,625 Employees

What We Do

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

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