Senior TS/SCI Network Architect & Security Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Health and wellness packages

Internal mobility team

Paid education and certifications

Cutting-edge technology you can learn

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Network Engineer to design technical solutions for complex problems and provide technical oversight of project solutions.

The role includes capacity planning, system tuning, backups, and installations of hardware and software, with independence and flexibility to support IT Operations. The candidate will define processes to support requirement implementations and ensure solutions leverage best practices while minimizing total cost of

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Poly clearance is required.
• Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent 14 years of experience.
• 10+ years of related Network Engineering experience.
• 12+ years configuring/maintaining Cisco ASA/NGFW.
• 10+ years designing/maintaining LAN/WAN devices; understand routing (EIGRP/OSPF/BGP/IP MPLS).
• Experience with controlled interfaces deployments (10+ years).
• Expertise deploying Cisco, Palo Alto, or Juniper firewall Manager servers.
• Experience enabling voice/video traffic across port-based firewalls and NGFW.
• Experience deploying multi-firewall solutions and Zero-Trust/MFA solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and upgrade the overall security posture of the networks.
• Perform security audits of events, health, and implement improvements to security posture.
• Manage and allocate network installation and engineering tasks and configure communications systems.
• Familiarity with LAN/WAN equipment including firewalls, servers, workstations, routers, switches, hubs, storage devices, A/V equipment and racks.
• Write and edit build-to and as-built documentation and create test/implementation plans for IT installs.
• Engage in technical system planning beyond the network for applications and systems using the network.
• Provide expert analysis of voice, video, and data networks; plan and upgrade OS and protocol suites.
• Plan network layouts and configure systems to user environments.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting to users (Tier I–III).

Skills

Security posture

Network design

LAN/WAN

Cisco ASA/NGFW

Firewall management

VPN concepts

Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or related field

Equivalent 14 years job-related experience

Tools

Cisco ASA/NGFW

Palo Alto/Cisco/Juniper firewalls

Firewall Manager servers

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Network Engineer to design technical solutions for complex problems and provide technical oversight of project solutions.

The role includes capacity planning, system tuning, backups, and installations of hardware and software, with independence and flexibility to support IT Operations. The candidate will define processes to support requirement implementations and ensure solutions leverage best practices while minimizing total cost of