REQ#: RQ200683Public Trust: None Requisition Type: Regular Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of Defense’s mission to keep our country safe and secure.

Job Description

GDIT is the leading systems integrator in the Zero Trust Defense sector market—developing and delivering innovative solutions to government customers. Our Zero Trust business continues experiencing rapid growth, and this is an opportunity to join our team and be a part of creating Cybersecurity solutions that make a real impact.

As a Network Engineer on an Enterprise Zero Trust Program for a DoD client, your responsibilities will include:

· Leading in designing, implementing, and maintaining a highly distributed network aligning with Zero Trust principles.

· Leading in designing and implementing an SD-WAN based network architecture spanning dozens of sites at a global scale.

· Ensuring alignment of designs with customer requirements and DoD Zero Trust Execution Roadmap.

· Involvement in vendor selection, contract negotiation, and maintenance support.

· Researching and evaluating new technologies to identify opportunities for network enhancements.

· Planning for future network needs, including capacity planning, new service offerings, and resource allocation.

· Identifying, analyzing, and resolving network issues, providing technical support and guidance to other engineers.

· Documenting network configurations, procedures, and standards, ensuring consistency and maintainability

· Leading network engineering projects, managing timelines, budgets, and resources.

· Hiring, mentoring, training, and developing other network engineers.

· Developing and maintaining disaster recovery plans and procedures to ensure business continuity in case of network failures.

Basic Qualifications:

· 8+ years of experience in network and communication roles, with a focus on Zero Trust, network security, software defined networks, and SD-WAN.

· Expertise in designing, implementing, and managing networks, including LAN/WAN and SD-WAN.

· Deep understanding of networking principles, including TCP/IP, the OSI model, and various network topologies.

· Knowledge of network security best practices, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and data security protocols.

· Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to diagnose and resolve network issues.

· Familiarity with cloud computing concepts and technologies.

· Knowledge of scripting languages and automation tools to automate network tasks.

· Experience in managing network projects, including planning, execution, and monitoring.

· A commitment to staying up to date with the latest network technologies and best practices.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

· Highly self-motivated.

· Detail Oriented.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

· Current Secret clearance

· Relevant certifications required for Base and Compute Environment applicable to DoD 8570 IAT Level II

· Expertise in network design, analysis, optimization, and operation

· Expertise in software defined networking, SD-WAN, and network security technologies

· Experience with routing & switching, multicast, and QoS

· Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and public relations skills.

· Experience with common security threats and protections to network, cloud, and endpoint resources.

· Experience in log forwarding and event correlation with an enterprise grade SIEM.

· Expertise in firewall architecture, design, implementation, and security best practices.

· Strong knowledge of DoD Zero Trust requirements, as defined in the DoD Zero Trust Execution Roadmap

· Knowledge of cloud networking including hybrid-cloud network architectures.

· Strong working knowledge of and experience with common network protocols including but not limited to: BGP, OSPF, STP, ARP, VLANs, Trunking, LACP, VPCs, ICMP, LDAP, RADIUS, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, TLS, SMTP, SSH, SCP

· Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and certificates.

· Threat intelligence experience (consumption, presentation, and enforcement of indicators)

Desired Skills/Knowledge:

· Hands on experience with NSA-approved Type 1 encryptors

· Implementation and administration experience with application centric network technologies (load balancers, WAF/WAAP).

· Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues.

· Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

· Familiarity with NIST SP 800 series.

· Additional certifications related to Security and Route/ Switch would be a plus

· Bachelor’s degree in field like

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness packages

Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays