Network Solutions Engineer - Enterprise Network SME

General Dynamics Information Technology
Falls Church, VA, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Compensation
$164,382.0 - $215,050.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Border Gateway Protocol Complex Networks Computer Networks IPv4 IPv6 Network Architecture Network Monitoring Packet Analyzer Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Paessler Router Traffic Grapher
+7 more
Zero Trust Network Access Wireshark Virtual Local Area Networks Firewalls (Computer Science) SolarWinds (Software) Firewall Services Module Cisco

Job description

GDIT is seeking a Network Solutions Engineer (Enterprise Network SME) to design, optimize, and deliver advanced network solutions for mission-critical Federal environments. In this role, you’ll support customer engagements, innovation initiatives, and solution development efforts across the Office of the CTO and GDIT’s COVE AIOps Digital Accelerator. If you’re energized by shaping modern network architectures and solving complex technical challenges, this role offers high impact and high visibility.How You’ll Make an Impact

  • Architect and optimize enterprise-grade networks across multi-vendor environments (Cisco, Palo Alto, and more).
  • Deliver technical briefings, solution demos, and customer-facing presentations that translate complex architectures into mission value.
  • Create authoritative architecture documents, diagrams, runbooks, and build guides for engineering and customer teams.
  • Deploy and validate network solutions across lab and production environments, including copper and fiber physical infrastructure.
  • Serve as an SME on proposals (RFIs/RFPs), contributing technical volumes, solution approaches, and cost-informed recommendations.
  • Integrate network monitoring and observability platforms (SolarWinds, PRTG, Elastic, etc.) into hybrid environments.
  • Develop firewall policies, segmentation strategies, and perimeter architectures aligned to Federal cybersecurity and Zero Trust frameworks.
  • Provide deep troubleshooting expertise including packet analysis, protocol diagnostics, and IPv4/IPv6 network assessment.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Technical solutions implementation?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Bachelor’s degree or 19+ years of progressive technical and leadership experience.

  • 15+ years in enterprise network engineering, design, implementation, and customer-facing technical leadership.
  • Strong communication, analytical, and time-management skills.
  • Ability to design, present, and lead complex network solution initiatives in fast-paced environments.
  • US Citizenship required.
  • Canididate must posses active secret, ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.

Preferred Technical Expertise

  • 8 years or more of Expert-level experience with Cisco routing/switching and Palo Alto firewalls.
  • Advanced L2/L3 protocol mastery (OSPF, BGP, STP, VLANs, IPv4/IPv6).
  • Experience designing networks across on-prem, cloud (AWS/Azure), and hybrid architectures.
  • Strong packet analysis skills (Wireshark) and ability to resolve multi-layer issues.
  • Hands-on physical infrastructure experience with copper/fiber cabling.
  • Experience integrating monitoring/observability tools into enterprise ecosystems.

Preferred Certifications

  • CCIE, CCNP, PCNSE, JNCIE, AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, Network+

Security Requirements

  • Active Top Secret / SCI clearance required
  • US Citizenship required

Location & Travel

Remote role with approximately 25% travel to customer sites and GDIT headquarters.

Work Requirements Years of Experience 20 + years of related experience

  • may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Benefits & conditions

(part of General Dynamics) 3.73.7 out of 5 stars Falls Church, VA Remote $164,382 - $215,050 a year, The likely salary range for this position is $164,382 - $215,050. 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.

About the company

Own your opportunity to support our nation’s defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure., We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.

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