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Network Security Engineer - TS/SCI w/Poly

General Dynamics Information Technology

Herndon, VAFull-time$102–138K/yrSeen 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$102–138K/yr
Location
Herndon, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Citizenship required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, required

Job overview

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Network Engineer to provide technical oversight of project solutions and define infrastructure architecture needs. The role designs and supports network systems, maintains network security, and performs audits and technical analysis. The engineer works with limited supervision and supports IT Operations as requested at a customer site in the Herndon area. An active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cisco ASA Firewall, requiredLAN, requiredNetworking, requiredTechnical Support, requiredNetwork Engineering, requiredNext-Generation Firewalls, requiredNetwork Routing, requiredEIGRP, requiredOSPF, requiredBGP, requiredIP MPLS, requiredPort-Based Firewalls, requiredFirewall Manager Servers, requiredMulti-Firewall Solutions, requiredControlled Interfaces, requiredFirewall Transition Planning, requiredMulticast Networking, requiredIPSec Site-to-Site VPN, requiredPKI, requiredRemote Access VPN, requiredQoS, requiredNetwork Monitoring, requiredRequirements Analysis, requiredTechnical Solution Design, requiredSystems Administration Collaboration, requiredProblem Management, requiredIssue Resolution, requiredOrganizational Skills, requiredCoordination, requiredInterpersonal Skills, requiredTeam Building, requiredProblem-Solving, requiredMFA Solutions, nice to haveZero-Trust Solutions, nice to have

Qualifications

TS/SCI With Polygraph Clearance, requiredBachelor's in Engineering or Equivalent, required5+ Years Network Engineering Experience, required3+ Years Cisco Firewall Experience, required4+ Years LAN/WAN Device Experience, required5+ Years Controlled Interface Experience, requiredFirewall Certification, nice to have

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave

Full job description

Req ID: RQ225338

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills:

Cisco ASA Firewall,Local Area Network (LAN),Networks,Technical Support

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Network Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

Our work depends on the Network Engineer joining our team will provide technical oversight of a project solution, including requirement interpretation and allocation of requirements to technical components. Candidate should be able to define internal and external customer IT infrastructure architecture needs and then design solutions to meet those needs to include: capacity planning, systems configuration and tuning, monitoring backups, and installations of hardware and software. Candidates will be required to work independently with little supervision and should be flexible to work and support IT Operations needs as requested.

HOW A NETWORK ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

  • Define, maintain, and upgrade the overall security posture of the networks

  • Will perform security audits of events, overall health and implement changes to improve the overall programs security posture.

  • Manage and allocate network installation and engineering tasks, configure and maintain communications systems, familiarity with implementation of LAN and WAN equipment including firewalls, servers, workstations, routers, switches, hubs, storage devices, A/V equipment and equipment racks

  • Ability to write and edit “build-to” and “as-built” documentation, as well as implementation and test plans for physical and logical installs of IT equipment

  • Able to engage in technical system planning beyond the network, to include applications and systems that utilize the network being delivered

  • Provides expert level analysis of voice, video, and/or data communications networks, including planning, designing, evaluating, selecting, and upgrading operating systems and protocol suites

  • Able to plan network layouts and configures systems to user environments

  • May provide technical support and troubleshooting to users. (Tier I, II, and III)

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

  • The position requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance

  • Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or a related specialized area/field, OR equivalent 9 years job-related experience

  • 5+ years of related Network Engineering experience

  • 3+ years of experience configuring/maintaining Cisco ASA/Next Generation Firewall

  • 4 + years of experience configuring, designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting LAN/WAN devices. Thorough understanding of network routing concepts (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IP MPLS)

  • Experience allowing voice, video traffic across port-based firewall and NGFW

  • Experience deploying Cisco, Palo Alto, or Juniper firewall Manager servers

  • Experience in engineering and deploying multi firewall solutions

  • Experience design, engineering, and deploying controlled interfaces (5 + years)

  • Experience design, engineering, and deploying firewall vendor transitioning plans

  • Experience design, engineering, and deploying firewall in a multicast network environment

  • Experience IPSec site-to-site VPN utilizing PKI (CA)

  • Experiences Remote access VPN

  • Basic understanding of QoS concepts

  • Experience with network monitoring technologies

  • Ability to take ambiguous requirements or problems and convert them into technical solutions

  • Ability to partner with systems administrators, storage administrators, and application developers to solve complex problems

  • Complex problem management research and issue resolution

  • Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and team building skills

  • Proven problem-solving skills in complex environments

  • Location: At Customer Site – Herndon Area

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience configuring, designing, and troubleshooting QoS in LAN or WAN devices

  • Juniper, Palo Alto, or Cisco Next Generation Firewalls Certifications and hands on experience

  • Experience design, engineering, and deploying Muli-Factor Authentication solution

  • Experience design, engineering, and deploying Zero-Trust solutions

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

  • 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

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The likely salary range for this position is $102,000 - $138,000. 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.

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 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. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions 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 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at https://gdit.com/tc.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

How this job compares

Set against the 4,063 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$102–138K/yr
  • Virginia median$116–186K/yr336 salary ranges
  • US median$111–187K/yr3,300 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $120K, is 20% below the Virginia median midpoint ($150K) — in the lowest quarter of Network Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 412 open Network Engineer jobs in Virginia and 4,063 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,477 postings).
Education
1,093 of the 4,063 open Network Engineer jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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