Senior Cloud & Network Architect – Enterprise, Hybrid

General Dynamics - IT; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics - IT is seeking a Principal Network Engineer Cloud to lead modernization, migration, and sustainment of critical IT environments, serving as the enterprise technical authority across cloud, network, and security domains. The role requires 10+ years of IT leadership, multi-cloud expertise (Azure, AWS, OCI, GCP), advanced security standards, and hands-on experience with DISA processes.

You will guide strategy, architecture, and executive-level decisions while partnering with DLA

Qualifications

• Active secret clearance required and current Tier 5/SSBI.
• 10+ years of experience across IT disciplines.
• 8570/8140 IAT Level III certification (CASP+ CE, CISSP, CCNP Security, GCED, GCIH, CISA).
• Cisco CCNP Enterprise (CCNP E).
• Check Point CCSA.

Responsibilities

• Guide modernization, migration, and sustainment of mission critical IT environments.
• Serve as enterprise technical authority—driving strategy across cloud, network, and security domains.
• Lead executive level project teams and shape enterprise cloud/network/security strategy.
• Provide expert analysis, engineering guidance, and executive level recommendations.
• Participate in Integrated Product Reviews and cross disciplinary problem solving.
• Define enterprise standards for cloud integration, sustainment, and security alignment.
• Guide migration planning and ensure SCCA, VDMS, and VDSS compliance.
• Collaborate with CSPs and application teams to develop Layer 7 health monitors.
• Analyze bandwidth, utilization, and architectural impacts for cloud initiatives.
• Manage Cloud Access Point lifecycle and coordinate DISA Storefront provisioning.
• Engineer secure connectivity between Defense systems, SCCA, and CSPs.
• Design break and inspect architectures aligned with DISA cloud security requirements.
• Advance Zero Trust initiatives and ensure STIG/SRG compliance.
• Provide Tier 3/4 support for F5 ADCs (LTM, GTM/DNS, APM).
• Support enterprise routing, switching, and data center technologies (IPv6, BGP, MPLS/LDP).
• Develop engineering diagrams, network maps, configurations, and sustainment documentation.
• Communicate highly complex technical concepts clearly to executive stakeholders.

Skills

Secret clearance

Experience 10+ yrs

IAT III certs

CCNP Enterprise

Check Point CCSA

Bachelor's degree

Azure AWS GCP OCI

SCCA/VDMS/VDSS

F5 ADC

DISA CAP provisioning

Zero Trust / STIG/SRG

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

F5 ADC

Job description

General Dynamics - IT is seeking a Principal Network Engineer Cloud to lead modernization, migration, and sustainment of critical IT environments, serving as the enterprise technical authority across cloud, network, and security domains. The role requires 10+ years of IT leadership, multi-cloud expertise (Azure, AWS, OCI, GCP), advanced security standards, and hands-on experience with DISA processes.

You will guide strategy, architecture, and executive-level decisions while partnering with DLA