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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Solutions Engineer - Enterprise Network SME - **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology - **Location:** Falls Church, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $164,382.0 - $215,050.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** 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, Zero Trust Network Access, Wireshark, Virtual Local Area Networks, Firewalls (Computer Science), SolarWinds (Software), Firewall Services Module, Cisco - **Published:** May 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0c659ef0e54c3147 ## About the Role 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 ## 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. ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [IP Authentication: A Tale of Performance Pitfalls and Challenges in Prod](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1413-ip-authentication-a-tale-of-performance-pitfalls-and-challenges-in-prod) - [IoT: The road to sustainability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/557-iot-the-road-to-sustainability) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)