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Principal Network Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology

Camp Smith, HIJob$108–145K/yrSeen 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$108–145K/yr
Location
Camp Smith, HI
Work Authorization
Citizenship required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

ITIL V4 Foundation Within Six Months Of Hire, requiredCCNA Certification, requiredTS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

GDIT seeks a Principal Network Engineer for the US BICES-X program, supporting DoW intelligence sharing. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining complex network architectures, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring reliable operations across a dispersed team. Candidates must have extensive network experience, security clearance, and a strong technical background in routing, switching, and virtualization.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data Communication Networks, nice to haveNetwork Engineering, nice to haveRouting and Switching, nice to haveOSPF, nice to haveEIGRP, nice to haveBGP, nice to haveSpanning Tree Protocol, nice to haveISAKMP, nice to haveESP, nice to haveSIP, nice to haveSCCP, nice to haveCisco IOS, nice to haveMulticast, nice to haveDMVPN, nice to haveGRE Tunnels, nice to haveSolarWinds, nice to haveCisco ASA, nice to havePalo Alto, nice to haveVoIP, nice to haveCUCM, nice to haveHAIPE Encryption Devices, nice to haveVirtualization, nice to haveData Center, nice to haveVMware, nice to haveVxRail Manager, nice to haveISP Transport Concepts, nice to haveNetwork Security, nice to haveAutomation Techniques, nice to have

Qualifications

Ten Years Network Experience, requiredActive TS/SCI Clearance, requiredBachelor's Degree, requiredIAT Level II Compliance With DoW 8140, requiredITIL V4 Foundation Within Six Months of Hire, requiredCCNA Certification, requiredUS Citizenship, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Req ID: RQ228772

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills:

Data Communication Networks,Network Engineering,Routing and Switching

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Check out this great opportunity to join one of GDIT’s fastest long-standing growing programs! US Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation Systems eXtended (US BICES-X) is a cutting-edge program supporting DoW intelligence information sharing on current and emerging global threats to mission and coalition partners and emerging nations. With an internationally dispersed team supporting each combatant command, the US BICES-X team is in direct support of the war fighter and their missions. We are seeking a creative and driven professional with a passion for solving real world issues on a cross-functional, fast paced team.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with network staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems for fulfilling business objectives and processes.

  • Work with executive team members, decision makers, and stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals, and to identify and resolve business systems issues.

  • Designs and defines network architecture for new or existing computer systems

  • Performs complex network development and design work.

  • Participate in the upgrading of operating systems and design of network enhancements.

  • Provides input for documentation on new or existing networks.

  • Develops and conducts tests to ensure networks meet documented user requirements.

  • Identifies, analyzes, and resolves network problems.

  • Provides network/equipment/specialized training and technical guidance.

  • Determines network specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility.

  • May provide guidance and leadership to less-experienced systems engineers.

  • Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.

  • Comprehensive knowledge of network engineering principles, methods, and techniques.

  • Knowledge of the associated hardware, software, and equipment.

  • Knowledge of Data Center and Virtualization.

  • Knowledge of Automation techniques and structure.

  • Participates in special projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

  • A minimum of ten (10) years’ network experience.

  • Active TS/SCI clearance

  • Bachelor’s Degree– may substitute additional years of experience

  • Must be IAT level II compliant with DoW 8140

  • ITIL V4 Foundation within six months of hire

  • Must possess a complete CCNA certification.

  • Knowledge and experience with routing and switching protocols (e.g., OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, Spanning Tree Protocol, ISAKMP, ESP, SIP, SCCP, etc.)

  • Knowledge and experience with current Cisco IOS software and hardware features

  • Ability to configure and troubleshoot Multicast

  • Ability to configure and troubleshoot DMVPN and GRE tunnels

  • Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

  • Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and multi-task while still ensuring high quality of work

  • Highly organized with strong ability to prioritize work and work autonomously

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Great attention to detail and presentation

  • Results driven, highly efficient, energetic, and highly motivated

  • Must possess a high degree of intelligence, competence, maturity, adaptability, resilience, integrity, and initiative

  • The work is typically performed at client site locations, which requires proper safety precautions; work may require some physical effort in the handling of light materials, boxes, or equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Completed CCNP Routing and Switching or CCNP Enterprise

  • Knowledge and experience with SolarWinds

  • Knowledge and experience with Firewall (Cisco ASA/FTD, Palo Alto, etc) firewall rule sets

  • Knowledge and experience with VoIP/collaboration systems i.e. Cisco, CUCM etc

  • Knowledge and experience with HAIPE-based encryption devices

  • Knowledge of Virtualization technologies

  • Knowledge and experience with data center networking

  • Understanding of network virtualization

  • Understanding of concepts presented in the VMware Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals course

  • Understanding of VxRail Manager and best practices

  • Knowledge of ISP/Transport concepts and practices

  • Knowledge of network security and hardening practices and concept

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The likely salary range for this position is $107,744 - $145,475. 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.

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How this job compares

Set against the 4,276 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$108–145K/yr
  • Hawaii median$117–165K/yr60 salary ranges
  • US median$113–187K/yr3,413 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $127K, is 13% below the Hawaii median midpoint ($146K) — in the middle half of Network Engineer salary ranges in Hawaii.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 64 open Network Engineer jobs in Hawaii and 4,276 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Hawaii
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,631 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,122 of the 4,276 open Network Engineer jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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