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Passive Engineer - Top Secret

Job in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, 22201, USA
Listing for: General Dynamics Information Technology
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-02
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer
  • IT/Tech
    Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 72877 - 98599 USD Yearly USD 72877.00 98599.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Type of Requisition

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain

Top Secret

Public Trust/Other Required

None

Job Family

Field Service and Support

Job Qualifications

Skills: Communication, Network Cabling, Structured Cabling Systems
Certifications: None
Experience: 2 + years of related experience
US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Job Description

Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a Passive Engineer for a career where your growth is just as important as the mission you support.

As a Passive Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of Joint Service Provider Enterprise Transport Management - Next Gen (JSP ETM - NG). Selected candidate will support operations on-site at the Pentagon.
Meaningful work and personal impact:

  • The Passive Engineer is responsible for tasks assigned by Coordinators in connection with service orders and repair activities related to Category 6 cabling, Voice over IP networks (VOIP), and fiber optic cabling infrastructure.
  • Maintaining the Inside Plant cable infrastructure to include conduit, cable trays, copper, coax, fiber and all associated elements in the Pentagon, Mark Center, & buildings within the NCR supported by JSP.
  • Performing 24/7/365 break-fix on all Inside Plant cable infrastructure under JSP purview.
  • O&M support to include an ISP Registered Communications Distribution Designers (RCDD) to support the maintenance and clean-up of 1800 or more telecommunication rooms at the Pentagon, Mark Center and NCR and outlying buildings under JSP Operations purview, to include on site surveys, weekly reports denoting survey results (except in extenuating circumstances), develop maintenance plan for corrections and ensure the EIA/TIA 568A & 568B Standard and standards are upheld.
  • Analyzes, administers, and maintains telecommunications and network cabling infrastructure.

What you'll need to be successful (Required): Bring your program management expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Passive Engineer must have:

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in leu of degree.
  • Security Clearance: Active Top Secret required with the ability to obtain SCI.
  • Experience: 2+ years of related experience.

Technical

Skills:

  • Must follow JSP and commercial best practice procedures, standards required for the design, implementation and installation of cable racks, wiring of the racks and testing required during installation.
  • Must be familiar with BICSI rules, regulations, and standards.
  • Must have the ability to communicate effectively with personnel of various expertise levels.
  • Solid Customer Support Skills in a high visibility environment.
  • Problem analysis and problem solving;
    Attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Strong knowledge of Structured Cabling Systems from an installation and basic design perspective.

GDIT is your place:

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

Own your opportunity:

Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work. The likely salary range for this position is $72,877 - $98,599. 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.

Scheduled

Weekly Hours

40

Travel Required

50-75%

Telecommuting Options

Onsite

Work Location

USA VA Arlington

Additional Work Locations

None

Total Rewards at GDIT

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.

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.

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