Network Wireless Engineer

Job Qualifications

Information Technology (IT), Networking, Wireless Access Point (WAP)

Job Description

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Wireless Engineer and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

Type of Requisition

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required

None

Job Family

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills

Information Technology (IT), Networking, Wireless Access Point (WAP)

Certifications

None

Experience

8+ years of related experience

US Citizenship Required

Yes

Responsibilities

• Support logistics of operations including consumables, installation equipment, and cross‑border equipment movement.
• Create high‑ and low‑level diagrams for records, installations, and accreditations covering office and warehouse designs.
• Perform physical installation of wireless systems, including mounting access points and running/terminating cable.
• Configure wireless access points via controllers, including policies and tags. Provide layer 2/3 guidance to administrators.
• Work with architects and engineers to define, deploy, and maintain wireless architecture and supporting network components.
• Use Ekahau AI Pro to plan, validate, and assess wireless deployments.
• Assist the government in reviewing wireless designs for compliance with STIGs and DISA requirements, ensuring alignment with APL‑approved products.
• Post‑installation, configure and manage wireless capabilities including CAC‑enabled authentication, STIG application, security compliance, and FIPS requirements.
• Provide technical training, documentation, and support to the customer.
• Proactively manage wireless controllers, switches, and access points to ensure availability. Conduct engineering analysis, issue resolution, and root‑cause documentation.
• Perform preventive maintenance (PMCS) and provide touch‑labor support as needed.
• Bonus desired skills/knowledge: Ekahau, JunOS, Ansible, ISE, Spectrum, Catalyst Center, Cisco Unified Call Manager.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or related IT degree with 5–8 years of network engineering experience (additional experience may substitute for degree).
• Experience: 8+ years of relevant military/government network installation and systems/network administration.
• Technical skills: Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining wireless networks; understanding wireless security; experience with controllers, APs, and L2/L3 networking.
• Security clearance level: Secret SSBI with ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• US citizenship required.
• Certifications: CCNA minimum; DoD 8570 certification such as Security+ CE.
• Travel: Up to 75%.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk/stand for extended periods on uneven terrain.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Tolerance for outdoor conditions including heat, cold, and weather. Ability to climb stairs or ladders and work on platforms.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, or reach.
• Ability to work with power tools.
• Ability to navigate around field equipment and maintain situational awareness.
• Ability to wear required PPE for extended periods.

Additional Working Conditions

• Work may occur in remote locations with minimal infrastructure. Schedules may include irregular hours, extended shifts, or on‑call duties.
• May require overnight travel or independent work with limited supervision.
• Ability to operate in austere environments with limited medical or logistical support.
• Travel may include remote sites with limited transportation options.

Benefits Summary

• Benefits, wellness packages, 401K with match, competitive pay and PTO.
• Medical, dental, vision plans; Health Savings Account options.
• Short and long‑term disability, life, accidental death, and critical illness insurance.
• Flexible work weeks where possible and various paid time off plans including vacation, sick, personal, holidays, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans