Junior Network Engineer
About The Position
Own the opportunity as a Junior Network Engineer 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 Junior Network Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Junior Network Engineer joining our dynamic team to work in a fast-paced environment focused on engineering, migration, and operations of enterprise network security services. We're looking for a self-starter who works both as part of the team and on individual assignments, in an environment of customer mission delivery, integrity, and clear communications. We're looking to fill this role with someone who currently has deep experience with next-generation firewalls, SASE/SSE platforms, network visibility and micro segmentation technologies, and the certifications and skills to execute in large multi-tenant enterprise environments. You should be flexible, enjoy tackling complex transition challenges, and want to join a large team that is building, migrating, and sustaining enterprise managed security services. If this sounds like you and you love to learn and grow with a team while delivering program milestones, then we'd love to hear from you!
Requirements
- BA/BS or equivalent experience
- 2+ years experience with Next Generation Firewalls and enterprise network security technologies
- Networking (Routing, Firewall, and Switching)
- Palo Alto Networks (NGFW, Panorama / Strata Cloud Manager, Prisma Access, GlobalProtect)
- Must be able to submit to a background investigation and obtain customer clearance prior to onboarding
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience delivering presentations and technical briefings to diverse audiences at various levels of an organization; strong documentation discipline
- Must be able to participate in on-call rotations at the needs of management and the customer
- Must possess or able to obtain (within 6 months of hire) applicable Intermediate DoW 8140 or DoW 8570 Certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, or equivalent)
- US Citizenship Required per contract
Nice To Haves
- deep experience with next-generation firewalls, SASE/SSE platforms, network visibility and micro segmentation technologies
- certifications and skills to execute in large multi-tenant enterprise environments
- flexible, enjoy tackling complex transition challenges, and want to join a large team that is building, migrating, and sustaining enterprise managed security services
- love to learn and grow with a team while delivering program milestones
Responsibilities
- Configures, and maintains cloud and on-premises network security solutions including Palo Alto NGFW, Panorama / Strata Cloud Manager, Prisma Access, GlobalProtect, Juniper SRX, Gigamon visibility components, ExtraHop sensors, Illumio Virtual Enforcement Nodes, and related policy and automation tooling.
- Maintains the integrity and security of the network device estate (Palo Alto firewalls and management planes, Juniper SRX, Gigamon TA/HC platforms, ExtraHop appliances, F5, and supporting infrastructure).
- Creates, maintains, and updates documentation (diagrams, user guides, SOPs, and runbooks).
- Supports and develops automation for configuration, validation, and reporting tasks.
- Maintains and enhances knowledge of core network security technologies (Palo Alto, Juniper, Gigamon/ExtraHop, Illumio, F5, AlgoSec).
- Monitors and improves existing and new deployments; participates in agency phased rollouts under the direction of Principal / Lead engineers.
- Works across teams and external customer groups to implement solutions and support infrastructure build-outs.
- Handles escalations; makes assessments, recommendations, or provides solutions to resolve issues.
Benefits
- 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
- 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.
- variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
