Senior Network Engineer

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

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Enterprise Network, Network Architecture, Network Engineering

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Transform technology into opportunity as a Senior Network Engineer at GDIT. Shape 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 at USCENTCOM. You will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex enterprise network infrastructures.

 Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.

• Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.

• Provides specific, detailed information for hardware and software maintenance, implementation techniques.

• Conducts testing of network systems.

• Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, switches, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.

• Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable and consistent with organization objectives.

• Contributes to completion of specific programs and projects.

• Works under very general direction.

• Independently determines and develops approach for complex problem solving. Work is/may be reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.

• Frequent inter-organizational and outside contacts.

• Represents organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.

• Participate in briefings and technical meetings with internal and external representatives.

Implementation and Operations:

• 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.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

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 (SolarWinds, Riverbed, Splunk, etc.).

  • Experience supporting mission-critical or regulated environments (DoD, FedRAMP, or Financial).

  • Knowledge of container networking (Kubernetes, Istio, Calico).

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