Network Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Louisiana (MO); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Network Manager to lead a broad network engineering organization spanning traditional routing and switching, cloud networking, and network security.

The role focuses on reliable delivery, operational excellence, and scalable architectures across enterprise networks. The incumbent will drive modern monitoring, observability, and automation efforts, partnering with security, cloud, and IT teams to ensure uninterrupted mission delivery.

Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of progressive enterprise network engineering and operations experience including people leadership.
• Strong hands-on and architectural knowledge of Cisco routing/switching across campus, data center, and WAN.
• Cisco (CCNP/CCIE) or equivalent depth; Palo Alto (PCNSE/PCSAE) or higher certification.

Responsibilities

• Leads and develops the general Network Engineering team responsible for enterprise routing and switching, cloud networking, network security, visibility, and monitoring platforms.
• Owns overall operational delivery, service health, and continuous improvement across the network domain; sets priorities and meets milestones and SLAs.
• Champions forward-thinking technology strategy; evaluates emerging networking, cloud, security, and observability technologies and drives adoption.
• Escalation point for complex technical issues; coordinates with senior engineers on architecture decisions and major incidents.
• Manages stakeholder relationships with customers and partners; participates in architecture discussions and change control forums.
• Drives capacity planning and investments in hardware, software, cloud, and tooling for network service delivery.
• Ensures documentation, runbooks, and audits are maintained; supports audit and compliance activities as needed.
• Promotes automation and infrastructure-as-code to reduce toil and improve reliability.

Skills

AWS

Cisco

Enterprise Network

Network Design

Network Troubleshooting

Education

BA/BS or equivalent experience

Tools

Cisco Routing & Switching

Job description

Type of Requisition

Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco, Enterprise Network, Network Design, Network Troubleshooting Certifications: None Experience: 5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description

Own the opportunity as a Network Manager and help ensure the mission is never interrupted. At GDIT, we deliver clarity with our cloud solutions and provide meaningful work. Your work will be an important part of transforming our clients for the modern age and help them face any obstacle. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Network Manager, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Network Manager joining our dynamic team to lead a general Network Engineering organization that spans traditional routing and switching, cloud networking, enterprise network security, visibility, and modern operations. We are looking for a proven people and technical leader who is forward-thinking, excited about emerging technologies, and able to drive delivery across a high-performing team in an environment of customer mission delivery, integrity, and clear communications. We are looking for someone who brings deep experience across Cisco routing/switching, cloud networking, next-generation firewalls and SASE platforms, network visibility and microsegmentation, and modern monitoring/observability tools — and who thrives on evaluating and adopting new technologies that improve reliability, security, and operational efficiency. If you love leading technical teams, staying ahead of the technology curve, and delivering program milestones, we would love to hear from you!

HOW A NETWORK MANAGER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Leads and develops the general Network Engineering team responsible for enterprise routing and switching, cloud networking, network security services (including next-generation firewalls, SASE/SSE, microsegmentation, and related controls), network visibility, and monitoring/observability platforms. Owns overall operational delivery, service health, and continuous improvement across the network domain; establishes priorities, allocates work, and ensures the team meets program milestones, SLAs, and customer expectations. Provides strong people leadership: coaching, performance management, career development, hiring support, and retention of high-performing technical talent; fosters a culture of accountability, technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning. Champions a forward-thinking technology strategy; actively evaluates emerging networking, cloud, security, and observability technologies and drives adoption of solutions that improve reliability, security posture, automation, and operational efficiency. Serves as a primary escalation point for complex technical and operational issues across routing/switching, cloud networking, network security, and monitoring domains; coordinates with senior engineers on architecture decisions, major incidents, and high-risk changes. Partners with Program Management, security operations, cloud, infrastructure, and other Service Tower leads to ensure seamless cross-domain integration and end-to-end service delivery. Manages stakeholder relationships with customers and partners; represents the Network Engineering team in operational reviews, architecture discussions, change control forums, and technology roadmap conversations. Drives capacity planning, resource forecasting, and coordination of hardware, software, cloud, and tooling investments in support of network service delivery. Ensures documentation, runbooks, knowledge transfer, monitoring coverage, and operational readiness standards are maintained across the team; supports audit and compliance activities as needed. Promotes automation, infrastructure-as-code mindsets, and modern operational practices that reduce toil and improve consistency across traditional and cloud networking environments.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Required Education: BA/BS or equivalent experience
• Required Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience in enterprise network engineering and operations, including people leadership or technical management experience overseeing network engineering teams in a managed services, government, or large enterprise environment
• Required Skills and Abilities:
  • Core Networking: Strong hands-on and architectural knowledge of Cisco routing and switching (including enterprise campus, data center, and WAN technologies); experience with modern routing protocols, switching fabrics, and network design best practices
  • Cloud Networking: Practical experience with cloud networking constructs across major providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) including VPCs/VNets, transit architectures, hybrid connectivity, and cloud-native networking services
  • Network Security: Working knowledge of next-generation firewalls and SASE platforms (Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Panorama, Strata Cloud Manager, Prisma Access, and/or GlobalProtect); familiarity with microsegmentation (Illumio and/or Gigamon/ExtraHop), policy analysis tools (AlgoSec or equivalent), and WAF technologies (F5 Distributed Cloud or equivalent)
  • Visibility & Monitoring: Experience with enterprise network monitoring and observability platforms such as SolarWinds, ScienceLogic, NetBrain, and/or comparable tools (e.g., ThousandEyes, ExtraHop, Gigamon visibility fabric); ability to drive effective use of these tools for performance, capacity, and fault management
  • Strong understanding of ITIL / ITSM practices, change management, and operational governance
  • Proven track record of evaluating and successfully introducing new networking, cloud, or observability technologies
  • Demonstrated experience leading technical teams through complex transitions, migrations, technology refreshes, or multi-domain network transformations in large enterprise or multi-tenant environments
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with demonstrated experience delivering briefings and status to senior customer and internal leadership
  • Strong people leadership and coaching skills
  • Proven ability to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement
  • Forward-thinking mindset with genuine enthusiasm for evaluating and adopting new networking, cloud, security, and observability technologies
• Certification(s):
  • Must possess Cisco certification (CCNP / CCIE) -or- equivalent depth of experience in routing and switching
  • Must possess Palo Alto Networks certification (PCNSE / PCSAE or higher) -or- equivalent deep platform experience
• Security Clearance Level: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret or higher clearance.
• US Citizenship Required
• Location: Candidates more than 60 miles from GDIT's Integrated Technology Center in Bossier City, LA but still a Louisiana resident will follow a remote work model

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• 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
• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• 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 $127,500 - $172,500. 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: Remote Work Location: USA LA Home Office (LAHOME) Additional Work Locations:

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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