Distribution Systems Lead Engineer

Req ID: RQ217803

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills:

Distribution Systems,Engineering,Leadership

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

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

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

• Lead and supervise OSP/ISP, fiber optic, and communication closet engineers and technicians, ensuring coordinated and integrated engineering across all disciplines

• Manage Agency and Subcontractor labor, including daily direction, quality assurance, performance oversight, and conflict resolution

• Serve as primary engineering liaison to Government POCs and base stakeholders

• Coordinate base access, security requirements, installation schedules, materials, and personnel deployment

• Validate engineering deliverables including drawings, design inputs, reports, and risk assessments

• Lead design reviews, planning sessions, and strategic decision-making for DS workstreams

• Identify and mitigate engineering risks, design conflicts, and installation challenges

• Support program leadership with execution planning, reporting, and stakeholder engagement

• Maintain expert-level knowledge of AF/SF standards, TIA/EA, UFC, I3A, OSP/ISP, CEL requirements, and fiber technologies

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• • 10+ years in telecommunications engineering, network infrastructure, OSP/ISP design, or related disciplines

• • 5+ years leading multi‑discipline engineering teams in field or deployment environments

• • Experience delivering large‑scale communications modernization projects for DoW, federal, or large enterprise environments

• • Experience managing subcontractor labor and agency field teams

• • Familiarity with AF/SF installation processes, base coordination, and engineering standards

• • Strong background in OSP construction, fiber design/testing, and telecommunications room infrastructure

• Hiring location will be remote but will require approximately 75%-100% travel. Working locations will vary but will be located on site at Air Force/Space Force Bases in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or Diego Garcia.

Preferred Experience

• Experience leading on-site teams performing AFNET, DISA, or DoW network infrastructure/modernization programs

Certifications (Required or Strongly Preferred)

• One or more of the following certifications preferred:

– BICSI RCDD

– BICSI OSP Designer (OSP)

– PMP or CAPM

– Cisco CCNA or CCNP

– FOA CFOT or CFOS certifications

Clearance: Secret

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

● Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

#BIM

The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. 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.

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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. 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.

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 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 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.

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