Responsibilities for this Position
Location: USA MN Eagan - 2825 Lone Oak Pkwy (MNC007)
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ174553

Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:
NACI (T1)

Job Family:
Network Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
CCNP Routing, Data Center, Network Engineering
Certifications:
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - Cisco
Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Senior Network Engineer - Data Center supporting a key Federal agency on their Data Center & Facilities team. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior Network Engineer - Data Center, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Senior. Network Engineer - Data Center joining our team to provide network security & access control and manage security devices to ensure network integrity.

HOW A SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER - DATA CENTER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Perform technical leadership role in support of Data Center and facility network projects.
• Design and implement standards-based physical layer connectivity through complex routing protocols and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) implementations.
• Create and apply switch and core router configurations (i.e. Upgrade IOS and NX-OS images) and ensure they meet all customer's standards.
• Plan for placement of network routers, switches, and other equipment in cooperation with other units and personnel; as well as vendors, telecom carriers, and others.
• Work with counterparts to duplicate networking in an existing Disaster Recovery (DR) center.
• Work closely with the networking team to build and maintain hardware for DR.
• Work with server administrators to implement server builds, maintain, troubleshoot, and decommission.
• Determine physical locations for new equipment with facilities, plan locations for fiber patch panel infrastructure.
• Plan cabling connections between equipment and network infrastructure and produce detailed documentation of cabling requirements for use by installers.
• Submit wiring Requests for Network equipment to Servers and a variety of other hosts and maintain documentation of installed network equipment and cabling.
• Document data center(s) with detailed Visio drawings including physical device connectivity through cores and routing.
• Document IP addressing, VLANS and physical locations for network devices.
• Provide troubleshooting for network errors and failures.
• Optimize network by reviewing performance to identify and correct network issues.
• Provide on-going maintenance and perform upgrades of network hardware and software.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited College/University in a Computer Science or related technical discipline; OR in lieu of degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required
• Possess an active Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification

Required Experience:

• 8+ years of related professional IT experience

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus 9000 Spine/Leaf, 7000, 5000, 2000 series, and a variety of L2 switches
• Demonstrated ability to work with Virtual Port Channels (VPC), Trunking, logging, and network monitoring
• Demonstrated experience with Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocols, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) routing protocol, and Static routing solutions
• Proficient in switch & core router configurations (i.e. Upgrade IOS and NX-OS images)
• Proficient with Visio to document network diagrams, etc.
• Proficient understanding of IP addressing and VLANS

Location:

• On site in Eagan, MN; WFH days as available (i.e.,, the specific WFH days and frequency will decided per manager/customer discretion

Security Clearance Level:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
• The security clearance for this program requires the selected candidate to be a U.S. Citizen and to have resided in the US for the past five years. The selected candidate cannot have left the country for longer than 90 consecutive days and no more than 180 cumulative days.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA MN Eagan

Additional Work Locations:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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