Network Engineer, Senior

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Join GDIT and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world’s most complex technical challenges. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Defense Stockpile Management Systems (DSMS) support is searching for a Sr. Network Engineer to join their team in Fort. Belvoir, VA.

The Sr. Network Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and security of enterprise LAN/WAN environments. This role ensures strict adherence to Department of War (DoW) cybersecurity and configuration-management standards, providing critical technical leadership, Operations & Maintenance (O&M), and continuous monitoring for mission-critical networks.

Key Duties & Deliverables

Install, configure, and maintain multi-vendor routing/switching platforms (Cisco), VPN concentrators, and F5 load balancers. Design and implement network topologies, managing complex routing protocols including OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, and MPLS.

Apply DoW STIG/SRG requirements to all network devices to maintain IAVA/IAVM compliance. Perform verification across HBSS modules and utilize enterprise automation tools to deploy secure baselines.

Responsible for ensuring 99.7% network uptime across critical and strategic enclaves, driving cybersecurity compliance through rigorous STIG/IAVA applications, and leading Network engineering intiatives during complex migrations, hardware refreshes, and network outages.

Design, plan, and execute enterprise network migrations, topology updates, and hardware refreshes (Cisco, Palo Alto, etc). Develop and maintain comprehensive network diagrams, rack elevations, and disaster recovery plans.

Monitors the network utilizing industry leading technologies. Provides innovative methods and technical solutions using the engineering design process. Coordinates LAN/WAN hardware/software improvements and/or enhancements.

Performs maintenance and upgrade of networks including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, and networks

Technical Proficiencies

Network Protocols: WAN|LAN, TCP|IP, VPN, IPS/IDS, SNMP, STP, NTP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, H.323/MGCP, SIP, VRF, IEEE 802.1x|802.1q

Management & Security: SolarWinds, Remedy, Spectrum, Wireshark, ASDM, ASA, ISE, ESA, WSA, HBSS

Certifications: CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Collaboration; CompTIA Security+ (Required for DoW 8570/8140 compliance).

Security Clearance Required: Active Secret Clearance

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

● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

7 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required