Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GDIT is hiring a Chief Systems Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority and trusted advisor to network operations and engineering teams and customer leadership. The role leads network architecture, modernization, technical strategy, and engineering execution across enterprise operations.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable, secure voice, video, wireless, and data networks and associated network management systems
• Lead creation of High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLD/LLD)
• Deploy and integrate Cisco enterprise and data center technologies
• Configure and support advanced routing and switching technologies including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN, and EVPN
• Act as the primary technical advisor to customer leadership
• Develop and maintain the enterprise technical strategy and modernization roadmap
• Lead architectural reviews, technical decision-making boards, and risk assessments
• Evaluate and recommend technologies to enhance reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency or meet customer new requirements
• Drive modernization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Validate technical approaches through hands-on analysis, engineering reviews, and proof‑of‑concept work
• Partner with operations teams to enhance service delivery and technical execution
• Lead root cause analysis for complex, enterprise-level issues
• Mentor engineering and operations staff and elevate technical standards across the program
• Align technology investments with mission priorities and stakeholder objectives

Skills

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• Enterprise Infrastructures, Network Management System, Network Operations
• 10 + years of related experience
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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. Experience may be substituted for education
• Minimum 10 years of enterprise IT engineering and architecture experience
• Design and architect scalable, secure voice, video, wireless, and data communication networks
• Lead development of high-level and low-level network designs (HLD/LLD)
• Deploy and integrate Cisco-based enterprise and data center solutions
• Configure and support advanced technologies including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN, and EVPN
• Strong knowledge of network monitoring and management systems such as Cisco Catalyst Center, SolarWinds, and similar
• Strong understanding of: + Enterprise infrastructure + Systems integration + Security and compliance
• Understanding of network modeling, digital twin, and Model-based System Engineering (MBSE)
• Experience evaluating technical risks and developing strategic solutions
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills
• Clearance Required:  Secret
• Azure or AWS Solution Architect
• Active CISSP or CSSIP
• Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator
• Experience leading modernization initiatives
• Enterprise architecture framework experience
• Cloud and hybrid architecture
• RHEL, RHEL Satellite Server, and OpenShift

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• 401(k) plan with the ability to contribute both pre- and post-tax dollars up to IRS annual limits and receive a company match
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, and paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacations, personal business, and illness; prorated based on date of hire
• An additional 10 paid holidays per year; prorated based on date of hire
• Up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period through the GDIT Paid Family Leave program for eligible employees
• Short- and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance, provided or available
• Remote work

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