Network Engineer, Senior

General Dynamics Information Technology; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401K with company match

Paid time off

Full flex work weeks where possible

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) in Fort Belvoir, VA seeks a Sr. Network Engineer to design, implement, and secure enterprise LAN/WAN environments. You will ensure DoW cybersecurity compliance and provide technical leadership for O&M and migrations.

The role requires 7+ years of related experience, US citizenship, and proficiency with routing protocols (OSPF/EIGRP/BGP/MPLS) and multi-vendor equipment. Expect a competitive salary and benefits package with potential travel.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of related experience.
• US Citizenship Required.
• Strong understanding of routing protocols and cybersecurity standards.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain multi-vendor routing/switching platforms (Cisco), VPNs, and F5 load balancers.
• Design and implement network topologies and routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS).
• Apply DoW STIG/SRG requirements to network devices to maintain IAVA/IAVM compliance.
• Ensure 99.7% network uptime across critical enclaves and drive cybersecurity compliance.
• Lead network migrations, hardware refreshes, and outages.
• Develop network diagrams, rack elevations, and disaster recovery plans.
• Monitor networks with industry-leading tools.

Skills

Disaster Recovery

Network Engineering

Networking Topologies

Network Protocols

Job description

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

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.

Job Qualifications

• Skills: Disaster Recovery (DR), Network Engineering, Networking Topologies, Network Protocols
• Certifications: None
• Experience: 7 + years of related experience
• US Citizenship Required: Yes

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

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Rewards

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

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.
• 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 have told us they value most.

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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.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans Opportunity Owned From working with technologies like AI, cyber and cloud to careers in intelligence and health, we offer endless opportunities to apply your expertise to create a safer, smarter world.

The likely salary range for this position is $148,750 - $201,250. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: Less than 10% Telecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA VA Fort Belvoir Additional Work Locations:

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