Senior Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer Senior

Transform technology into opportunity as a Senior Systems Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior Systems Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. GDIT is seeking an enthusiastic individual seeking to contribute his/her experience in the IT field in support of the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission of the Airforce at Langley AFB, VA.

The Systems Engineering team advises the 480 ISRW Technical Director/A6, regarding management and technical integration of IT technologies, including cloud computing solutions for the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) and Command, Control, Computer and Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) activities.

Task 4.15: C4ISR Engineer

Subtasks. The Contractor shall:

• Provide engineering support and guidance for all future technologies and current issues impacting current and planned technologies and/or integration activities.

• Provides Subject Matter level knowledge while collaborating with stakeholders to design and implement all environments based on operational requirements

• Apply advanced networking concepts in the analysis, study, and design of architectures

• Analyze network characteristics (e.g., traffic, connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes, and throughput) and recommend procurement, removal, and modification to existing network components

• Design, optimize, and implement a standardized network topology and configuration amongst 480th ISRW sites

• Diagnose and recommend remediation of problems and plan and coordinate installations, transitions, and cutovers of network components and capabilities

• Perform periodic reviews, at the request of the Government, of existing network designs and capabilities with the goal of making refinements, reducing operating overhead, enhancing network throughput, improving reliability and security, and improving current network topologies

• Provide systems engineering support to resolve problems, transform customer requirements into technical solutions, generate information for decision makers, and provide information for follow-on processes

• Provide technical analysis and engineering support for all proposed and validated system requirements for C4ISR in support of operational requirements

• Provide technical solutions to facilitate multi-intelligence data integration into DCGS

• Devise strategies to synchronize the insertion of new ISR correlated/fused data with the efficient planning, direction, and operational employment of theater aerospace, ground, and naval forces

• Assess the feasibility of integrating ISR systems into DCGS, while minimizing the impact to current

• operations 

• Develop system engineering documentation (i.e. white papers, reports/studies, briefings) to formalize concepts

• Engage in collaborative activities among the various sites

• Review requirements provided by the DCGS Program Office and Information Assurance Office (IAO) to determine bandwidth, performance, and Controlled Interface (CI) settings for establishing network configuration baselines

• Review and provide system engineering level rigor to packages and advise Government leadership of recommendation within seven (7) duty (work) days of receip Conduct detailed engineering assessment for mission system requirements

• Participate in system requirements reviews, technical exchanges, and design reviews as directed

• Track, at a minimum, the number of sites supported, numbers of systems supported, managed (mission) equipment, network devices, circuits supported, tickets/PSRs/NSRs opened and closed, rack space, projects reviewed (1067s/CCB/IPTs/telecons etc.), projects supported (CAN upgrades, new installs, etc.) firewall traffic, systems audited, and accounts managed (local and remote)

KSA’s:

• Minimum of 8 years of IT engineering experience required, with at least 5 years at the Enterprise (CAN/WAN) Level or Bachelors’ degree in IT field and 4 years of Enterprise (CAN/WAN) Level engineering experience

• Possess IAT Level II Security Plus certification

• Prefer, but not required, candidate has or is willing to obtain CCNA within six months of hire

• Location: On Customer Site

• US Citizenship Required

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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