Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Network Engineering, Networks, Network Services
Certifications:
None
Experience:
3 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

Network Engineers - All Shifts

Join GDIT's 24/7 Network Engineering team to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through the NEDIIS program. As a Network Engineer, you will be a member of a team modernizing SD-WAN, enterprise networking across the VA enterprise. These roles support VA OIT in delivering secure, resilient, and scalable network services that power the VA mission nationwide.

This role will require you to obtain and maintain Public Trust Suitability and will require you to provide onsite fingerprinting at a designated facility. This investigation may review personal and criminal behavior, financial conduct, foreign influence, as well as other adjudications.

Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position.

How You Will Make an Impact
• Track each circuit order with the major EIS CCS carriers, gathering hardware and configuration requirements for all circuit demarks
• Maintains network architecture standards and enterprise application admission control for the overall enterprise, working in conjunction with field operations, data center, and cloud engineering teams.
• Support IPS hardware operations and troubleshooting.
• Perform inside wiring modifications services, Test and Turn-Up activities, and providing router architecture/IOS configuration modifications to accommodate the new or upgraded circuits.
• Support and assist with validation of the new configuration changes.
• Perform analysis of the applications in test environments to determine how efficient the IP stack functions in a WAN environment
• Support CNE Engineering initiatives and assist in maintaining the VA enterprise WAN standards and engineering principles.
• Provide tactical and strategic input on overall network capacity planning, engineering, management, and related projects.
• Provide maintenance support for Cisco VoIP and Cisco Video Conferencing

What You'll Need to Succeed
• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of applicable experience in lieu of a degree.
• 3+ years of experience in network engineering, telecom operations, or modernization efforts.
• Strong background in LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, routing, VoIP/SIP, firewalls, VPNs, or cloud networking.
• Familiarity with monitoring or observability tools.
• Understanding of federal cybersecurity principles (NIST, Zero Trust, TIC, STIGs).
• Ability to support escalations in a 24×7 environment as needed.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desired (Not Required)
• CCNA, CCNP, CCIE
• Enterprise SD-WAN certification
• Network+

Security & Location
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• Hybrid role based in Martinsburg, WV, Chicago Il (Hines VA), or Washington DC.

The likely salary range for this position is $96,569 - $130,651. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA IL Hines

Additional Work Locations:
USA DC Washington, USA WV Martinsburg

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.