Network Engineer, Senior Principal
About The Position
Transform technology into opportunity as a Network Engineer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Network Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of supporting national security, defense operations, and critical infrastructure protection. You will play a crucial role in designing, securing, and maintaining resilient network architectures that enable uninterrupted communication, real-time data sharing, and mission-critical system availability, ensuring that operational objectives are achieved efficiently and securely in dynamic and high-stakes environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science (or equivalent experience)
- 10+ years of related experience
- Routing & switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
- LAN/WAN architecture and deployment
- Network monitoring and performance tools (SolarWinds, NetFlow, Wireshark)
- Firewalls, VPNs, QoS, load balancers
- Cisco platforms (Catalyst, Nexus, NGFW, ACI, Meraki)
- CCNP/CCNA with equivalent expert level experience
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to engage with senior leadership and influence decisions
- Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills
- Top Secret/SCI clearance
- US citizenship required
Nice To Haves
- Cisco CCIE
- SDN
- Cisco Catalyst Center
- ISE
- Intersight
- Cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Network automation (Python, REST APIs, Ansible, Terraform)
- Zero Trust principles and security best practices
- Data center technologies (VXLAN, EVPN, ACI)
Responsibilities
- Design and architect scalable, secure voice, video, wireless, and data communication networks
- Lead development of high-level and low-level network designs (HLD/LLD)
- Deploy and integrate Cisco-based enterprise and data center solutions
- Configure and support advanced technologies including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN, and EVPN
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to stakeholders and senior leadership
- Translate complex technical requirements into actionable strategies and architectures
- Collaborate across multiple technical disciplines including security, cloud, and DevOps
- Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment managing competing priorities
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues and perform root cause analysis
- Identify and implement performance, reliability, and security improvements
- Develop automation solutions using Python, Ansible, or similar tools
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- Medical plan options
- Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- 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
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
