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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Engineer Senior - **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology - **Location:** Reston, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $127,500.0 - $172,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer Networks, Data Transmissions, Network Topologies, Cisco - **Published:** September 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://gdit.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Career_Site/job/USA-VA-Reston/Senior-Network-Engineer_RQ228184/apply ## About the Role * Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in a field applicable to this work. * Required Experience: 6+ years of related experience * Required Technical Skills: Must presently be 8570 compliant (IAT Level 2 preferred); must be 8570 compliant (IAT Level 2) by date of security indoctrination with any necessary continuing education (CE) for certification * Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI with Polygraph * Required Skills and Abilities: Excellent communication, problem solving, team player, able to work without direction. * Preferred Skills: Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification; Experience with multi-level security domains; Experience with Installation, configuration, and maintenance of GDIT TACLANE and other crypto devices; Experience with networks containing Radiant Mercury multi-level security appliances. * Location: On Customer Site * US Citizenship Required, Years of Experience 6 + years of related experience * may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree Certification ## Description Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation's safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats., * Responsible for the design and development of voice, video, radio frequency, and/or data communications networks * Engineer, design, implement network solutions including LANs/WANs/Site-to-site, VPNs/Point-to-point/point to multipoint. Serve as network systems engineer overseeing servers, storage and backup systems. Troubleshoot port security issues, VLAN issues and network outages. Control network management activities, data flows and firewall rules. * Solve complex Network issues to resolve challenges; Assist in investigating, evaluating, and proposing new network systems and upgrades/modifications to existing resources that would increase capabilities, efficiency, reliability, and cost savings; Assist in developing plans for integrating network systems to include implementation schedule, costing, and resource requirements. * Build network topologies to deliver content from specific providers to users; Answer technical questions; recommend and implement approved course of action; Design, implement or maintain networks for LAN and WAN systems; Provide engineering designs, and plans for installation, integration, testing, upgrade, analysis, and maintenance/expansion of the network environment; Prepare network engineering documentation ranging from requirements, conceptual planning, research and development efforts, complete system construction, to customization of existing network configurations and assist in communicating current operational status of networks. * Meaningful work to perform network engineering studies on communication paths for deployed systems; Perform studies to determine requirements for bandwidth, data throughput, security, and reliability. * You will use your relevant skills to maintain technical manuals and standard operating procedures; Develop/implement network communications paths for remote data sources. ## 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) - [Why make use of an integration platform in today's software developments and infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/758-why-make-use-of-an-integration-platform-in-today-s-software-developments-and-infrastructure) - [Distributed search under the hood](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/256-distributed-search-under-the-hood) - [Going Quantum: The future of the internet ...](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/672-going-quantum-the-future-of-the-internet) - [A Hitchhiker's Guide to Resource Efficient Software](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1414-a-hitchhiker-s-guide-to-resource-efficient-software) ## Related Articles - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know)