Network Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology; Vienna (VA); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan options

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Network Engineer to support DLA IOEE/IOSEE engineering. The role involves planning, documenting, and implementing secure WAN/CLOUD network solutions with government customers, onsite weekly in Vienna, VA, and occasional DLA facility work for SIPR tasks.

The position requires a Secret clearance, 3+ years of network engineering, and CCNA plus IAT Level II certifications. Preferred CCNP Enterprise and Check Point CCSA.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance is required.
• Hybrid schedule: onsite once weekly minimum in Vienna, VA and DLA HQ.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant network engineering experience.
• Required Certifications: CCNA and IAT Level II compliant (Security+, CySA+, SSCP, GSEC, CCNA Security, CND, or GICSP).
• Preferred Certifications: CCNP Enterprise, Check Point CCSA.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and document comprehensive lab assessments of hardware, software, and configurations affecting the DLA network and interconnectivity across sites.
• Coordinate with government customers to develop Technology Assessment Plans, CIP, ECR with objectives and procedures.
• Prepare detailed After Action Reports with results and recommendations.
• Identify emerging network capabilities and develop evaluation criteria.
• Develop system evaluation methods, testing approaches, and technical documentation leveraging DLA network monitoring systems.
• Produce formal engineering documentation for executive briefings.
• Ensure interoperability between DLA WAN and DISN network systems.
• Plan and track implementation tasks, create network maps and detailed designs, test plans, and device configurations.
• Define network requirements and analyze telecommunications needs for network services implementation.
• Develop alternative solutions and backup plans with users.
• Provide feedback and routing improvements to lead and senior engineers.

Skills

Implementation Planning

Network Engineering

Technical Support

WAN Networking

WAN Routing

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CCNA

CCSA

CompTIA SecurityX CE

Job description

Skills

• Implementation Planning
• Network Engineering
• Technical Support
• WAN Networking
• WAN Routing

Certifications

• Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) | Checkpoint Software Technologies - Checkpoint Software Technologies
• CompTIA SecurityX CE | CompTIA - CompTIA
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) | Cisco - Cisco

Experience

3 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required

Yes

Job Description

NETWORK ENGINEER

Position Overview

Transform technology into opportunity as a Network Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting, securing, and elevating the systems that matter most. At GDIT, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in how federal agencies operate. In this role, you will support the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Information Operations Enterprise Enclave (IOEE) and Information Operations Secure Enterprise Enclave (IOSEE) Engineering Support Services program in Springfield, VA. This is a hybrid position with onsite requirements once per week at minimum, plus onsite support at the DLA facility for SIPR-related tasks.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Planning, executing, and documenting comprehensive laboratory assessments of hardware, software, and configuration changes that could affect the DLA network or interconnectivity across cloud, core, and remote sites. This includes conducting evaluations of emerging security solutions and traffic‑management technologies.
• Coordinating with government customers to develop Technology Assessment Plans, Change Implementation Plans (CIP), Enterprise Change Requests (ECR) including objectives, technical approach, procedures, schedules, roles and responsibilities.
• Preparing detailed After Action Reports documenting approach, results, and recommendations.
• Identifying emerging network capabilities and developing evaluation and selection criteria.
• Developing system evaluation methods, testing approaches, and technical documentation while leveraging DLA’s network monitoring systems.
• Producing formal engineering documentation for executive-level briefings.
• Ensuring interoperability between DLA WAN and DISN network systems.
• Planning and tracking implementation tasks, creating network maps, detailed designs, test plans, ORT reports, device configurations, and procedures.
• Defining network requirements, analyzing telecommunications needs, and collaborating with IT professionals to implement network services.
• Developing alternative solutions and backup plans with functional users.
• Providing constructive feedback and identifying configuration and/or routing improvements to lead and senior engineers for consideration and implementation.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Minimum of an active Secret clearance required. Will be read on for a SSBI (Tier 5).
• Hybrid schedule: onsite once weekly at minimum in Vienna, VA and DLA HQ
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant network engineering experience.
• Required Certifications: CCNA and IAT Level II compliant certification (Security+, CySA+, SSCP, GSEC, CCNA Security, CND, or GICSP).
• Preferred Certifications: CCNP Enterprise, Check Point CCSA.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
• Strong knowledge of LAN/WAN protocols, including but not limited to OSPF, BGP, MPLS, LDP, STIG compliance, routing/switching, and multi-vendor network devices.
• Experience with wired, wireless, voice, and video technologies.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, provide updates, and meet onsite requirements.
• Possession of a U.S. passport or ability to obtain one within 60 days.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

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

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

The likely salary range for this position is $97,750 - $132,250. 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.

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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The 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. 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 are told they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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