Senior Data Scientist, Principal

Job Description:

• Perform detailed on-site surveys of ISP, OSP, FO, and CEL infrastructures, collecting measurements, documenting conditions, capturing photographs, and identifying installation constraints
• Execute installation tasks including cabling pulls, rack/patch panel installation, fiber routing assistance, equipment mounting, labeling, and pathway preparation (under supervision of discipline leads)
• Produce accurate field redlines, survey notes, measurements, and environmental observations to support design development
• Assist engineering leads in developing design inputs for pathways, conduit routing, fiber distribution, telecom room layouts, and grounding/bonding requirements
• Support the installation and verification of infrastructure such as racks, conduits, cable trays, handholes, fiber enclosures, and vertical/horizontal pathways
• Validate installed components against design intent, quality requirements, and program standards
• Conduct field verification to ensure equipment rooms, pathways, and OSP routes are ready for installation activities
• Work closely with OSP, FO, and CEL leads to confirm survey results, installation requirements, and implementation sequencing
• Ensure all survey and installation work aligns with applicable TIA/EIA, UFC, I3A, NEC, and Air Force/Space Force technical standards
• Support as-built documentation by providing accurate markup updates reflecting field actual conditions
• Assist in troubleshooting pathway blockages, fiber routing issues, equipment spacing challenges, or documentation discrepancies
• Coordinate with base personnel for facility access, escort requirements, and logistical planning
• Provide daily updates to discipline leads and assist with reporting, risk identification, and documentation management

Requirements:

• 15+ years experience in telecommunications installation, infrastructure survey work, or distribution systems engineering
• Must possess and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Hands-on experience performing ISP/OSP/FO/CEL surveys or installations
• Familiarity with structured cabling, conduit systems, fiber optics, and telecom room infrastructure
• Basic understanding of TIA/EIA standards including TIA‑568, TIA‑569, TIA‑606, TIA‑607
• Ability to read and interpret floorplans, construction drawings, utility diagrams, and infrastructure layouts
• Experience working in field environments performing physical surveys and installation activities
• Ability to travel globally to Air Force and Space Force bases

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
• 401K with company match
• Competitive pay
• Paid time off
• Flex work weeks where possible
• Variety of paid time off plans including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
• 10 paid holidays per year
• 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.
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance