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# Network Engineer Principal

- **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology
- **Location:** Hayward, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $144,500.0 - $195,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Link, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Enterprise Integration
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/66e6eab2-4acf-4337-b655-120fdde26f26

## About the Role

Network Engineering, Network Integration, Networks, 10 + years of related experience, * Education: BA/BS degree

 * Required Experience: 10+ years of relevant experience supporting the role, mission area, or equivalent DoW/enterprise IT environment.
 * Required Certification: CCNP or 8140 "advanced" equivalent
 * Required Technical Skills: tactical data links; joint/coalition interoperability; MPE network integration; operational coordination; technical analysis; mission partner communications.
 * Security Clearance Level: Final Secret.
 * Required Skills and Abilities: Strong communication, analytical problem-solving, technical writing, customer engagement, and ability to coordinate across engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and mission partner teams.
 * Preferred Skills: Experience supporting USPACOM, combatant command, service component, or joint/coalition mission environments. Experience working in government site environments and coordinating with military and civilian stakeholders. Experience with mission partner, coalition, tactical, or multi-enclave networking.
 * Location: On customer site at Yokota AB, JP.

## Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Network Engineer Senior supporting USPACOM J6 enterprise IT, mission partner interoperability, and Pacific theater operations. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiators. You will help ensure that today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Network Engineer Senior joining our team to support USPACOM J6 mission outcomes through MPE architecture and system design engineering, modernization, secure integration, and operational collaboration across the Pacific., * Support architecture, engineering planning, and design activities for MPE (mission partner environment) Architecture and System Design Engineering.

 * Translate operational and mission partner requirements into executable technical plans, designs, and integration actions.
 * Provide tactical data link expertise to support joint, coalition, and mission partner interoperability.
 * Coordinate technical requirements involving operational communications, network integration, and data exchange across partner environments.
 * Collaborate with USPACOM J6 stakeholders, service components, mission partners, and GDIT team members to resolve technical challenges.
 * Prepare clear technical documentation, briefings, status inputs, and recommendations for customer and internal leadership.