Senior Network Engineer at General Dynamics in USA CO Colorado Springs

Job description

• Join a dynamic and consistently expanding program at GDIT! The US Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System eXtended (US BICES-X) is a leading-edge initiative directly supporting critical DoW intelligence information sharing regarding current and emerging global threats to mission partners, coalition forces, and developing nations. With a globally distributed team aligned with each combatant command, US BICES-X plays a vital role in supporting the warfighter and their missions. We are seeking a creative and highly motivated professional eager to tackle real-world challenges within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
• US BICES-X is seeking a skilled and proactive Senior Network Engineer to manage and optimize our critical network infrastructure at our central hub location, which houses a key service node, and ensure seamless and secure connectivity to our remote sites via VPN. You will be instrumental in maintaining the stability, performance, and security of our network environment, playing a key role in supporting mission operations. This position requires a strong understanding of networking principles, hands-on experience with a variety of network hardware and software, and excellent problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain network security policies, ensuring firewalls and security devices are configured to protect organizational data and systems.
• Ensure high availability, redundancy, and optimal performance of the central service node's network infrastructure, supporting critical applications and services.
• Design, configure, and manage secure VPN connections to provide reliable communication between remote locations.
• Maintain and optimize network equipment, including routers, firewalls, switches, and encryption devices, ensuring stable and efficient connectivity.
• Administer and support key network-related software, including Cisco Call Manager (VoIP), SolarWinds (network monitoring), and Microsoft NPS (access control).
• Diagnose and resolve network issues, providing timely support to both local and remote users to minimize downtime.
• Participate in network capacity planning, ensuring the infrastructure scales effectively to meet mission demands.
• Maintain detailed network documentation, including configurations, diagrams, and troubleshooting procedures, for operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with IT teams and stakeholders, ensuring smooth communication on network-related initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and security standards, maintaining best practices across all network operations.
• Provide on-call support for critical network issues, ensuring swift resolution during off-hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or the equivalent combination of education, technical experience
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 5+ years Network Engineering experience.
• Cisco CCNA or equivalent industry-recognized networking certification.
• Security+ CE or equivalent security certification.
• Must have a valid passport and willing to travel.
• Demonstrated mastery configuring/troubleshooting DMVPN, and GRE tunnels.
• Proven expertise in routing/switching protocols (EIGRP, BGP, STP, IKEv2, ESP, SIP, SCCP).
• Expertise in network security policy implementation and security device configuration.
• Demonstrated proficiency with HAIPE encryption devices(GDMS, ViaSat).
• Proven teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work efficiently, multitask, and maintain quality in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and autonomous work skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Results-driven, efficient, energetic, and highly motivated.
• BA/BS in CS, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Cisco CCNP, Juniper JNCIP, or other relevant professional-level certifications.
• Relevant security certifications such as CISSP or CASP+.
• ITIL Foundation certification (v3 or v4).
• Experience administering and supporting network access control systems.
• Experience with VoIP/collaboration systems (e.g., Cisco Call Manager).
• Experience with firewalls and rule sets.
• Knowledge of virtualization (VMware, Omnissa Horizon, Microsoft).

Skills

Required

• Data Communication Networks
• Network Engineering
• Network Operations
• DMVPN
• GRE tunnels
• EIGRP
• BGP
• STP
• IKEv2
• ESP
• SIP
• SCCP

Preferred

• Cisco CCNP
• Juniper JNCIP
• CISSP
• CASP+
• ITIL Foundation
• Network access control systems
• VoIP/collaboration systems
• Firewalls and rule sets

Benefits

• 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.
• The likely salary range for this position is $112,412 - $152,088. 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.