Senior Network Engineer

Overview

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: Enterprise Network, Network Architecture, Network Engineering

Certifications: None

Experience: 8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Transform technology into opportunity as a Senior Network Engineer pe what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:

As a Senior Network Engineer
, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of supporting the J6  will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex enterprise network infrastructures.

• Develop enterprise network designs that support advanced routing, segmentation, and automation capabilities.
• Architect secure, scalable solutions leveraging Cisco ACI, VMware NSX, Cisco ISE, Palo Alto, or equivalent platforms.
• Integrate Zero Trust principles and micro segmentation across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Provide specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.
• Provide specific, detailed information for hardware and software maintenance, implementation techniques.
• Conduct testing of network systems.
• Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, switches, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable and consistent with organization objectives.
• Contribute to completion of specific programs and projects.
• Work under very general direction.
• Independently determine and develop approach for complex problem solving. Work is/may be reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
• Frequent inter-organizational and outside contacts.
• Represent organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.
• Participate in briefings and technical meetings with internal and external representatives.

• Deploy and manage LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, VPN, and data center networks across on-premises and cloud infrastructures.
• Configure and optimize network performance, redundancy, and failover using technologies such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VXLAN, and MPLS.
• Manage advanced firewalls, load balancers, and identity-based access policies.

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Network Engineer Principal must have:

• Certification:
  Applicable DoD 8140 or DoD 8570 Certification

• Experience:
  
  8+ years of related experience

• Technical skills:

  • Expert knowledge of Cisco, Juniper, or Arista platforms.
  • Strong understanding of SDN, Zero Trust, and network virtualization (e.g., VMware NSX, Cisco ACI).
  • Hands-on experience with network automation (Ansible, Python, Terraform).
  • Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VPNs, QoS, IPv6, and firewall policies.
  • Experience integrating cloud networking (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with on premise environments.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives.
  • Commitment to continuous learning and innovation.

• Security clearance level:
  Secret clearance required, TS/SCI eligibility preferred

• US citizenship required

• Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience designing or operating Zero Trust architectures.
  • Familiarity with network monitoring tools (Solar Winds, Riverbed, Splunk, etc.).
  • Experience supporting mission-critical or regulated environments (DoD, FedRAMP, or Financial).
  • Knowledge of container networking (Kubernetes, Istio, Calico).

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

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