Cybersecurity Network Engineers
**Req ID:** RQ226993
**Type of Requisition:** Regular
**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None
**Public Trust/Other Required:** MBI (T2)
**Job Family:** IT Infrastructure and Operations
**Skills:**
Cisco Software-Defined (SD) Wide Access Network (WAN) Management,Cybersecurity,Network Infrastructures
**Experience:**
3 + years of related experience
**Job Description:**
Transform technology into opportunity as a **Cyber Network Engineer** at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission‑critical government projects while advancing your engineering career. Join GDIT in supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through the NEDIIS program—an organization serving millions of Veterans and more than 400,000 employees nationwide. The scale, complexity, and mission impact make this an opportunity to contribute to infrastructure that directly supports Veteran care and benefits. Additionally, you will design, implement, secure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure, ensuring high availability, strong cybersecurity posture, and efficient troubleshooting aligned with VA network standards. You will support daily operations and modernization initiatives across the VA and NEDIIS program.
As a Cyber Network Engineer, you will help modernize SD‑WAN and enterprise networking across a large, distributed VA environment. You will support VA OIT in delivering secure, resilient, and scalable network services while contributing to next‑generation initiatives, including:
• **High‑capacity fabrics for AI and data‑intensive workloads** , using north‑south and east‑west segmentation with automation for resilient service delivery.
• **Advanced EVPN/VXLAN overlays** that extend scalability, segmentation, and agility beyond traditional VLAN architectures.
• **IPv6‑first designs** to prepare VA infrastructure for future‑ready capabilities and expanding connected ecosystems.
• **LEO satellite connectivity** for emergency failover, rapid deployment, and mission‑critical reach to remote clinics.
**Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position.**
**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.**
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
• Create detailed network architecture specifications and schematics.
• Provide hardware/software maintenance guidance and perform network testing.
• Maintain expertise across routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, gateways, and related systems.
• Develop technical solutions for complex problems aligned with program goals.
• Contribute to major engineering projects and modernization efforts.
• Work independently to resolve complex issues, with work evaluated for meeting objectives.
• Present technical solutions and participate in briefings with internal/external stakeholders.
**WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED**
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years in network engineering or telecom/network modernization.
• Strong experience in LAN/WAN, SD‑WAN, routing, VoIP/SIP, firewalls, VPNs, and cloud networking.
• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools.
• Understanding of NIST, Zero Trust, TIC, STIGs.
• Ability to support escalations in a 24×7 environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑engagement skills.
**TECHNICAL SKILLS**
• TCP/IP, DNS, FTP, SSH, ACLs, VLANs, DMZ, BGP.
• Troubleshooting routing/switching in large enterprise environments.
• IPSEC, DMVPN, Site‑to‑Site VPN, L3VPN, VPLS.
• EIGRP, OSPF, BGP tuning and security.
• Cisco ASR, ISR, Catalyst, NX‑OS, Nexus.
• Cisco FTD/FMC.
• Packet‑capture analysis (Wireshark).
**DESIRED SKILLS**
• CCNA, CCNP, CCDP; CCIE Security preferred.
• Security+.
• Experience integrating Cisco ISE across enterprise networks.
**GDIT IS YOUR PLACE**
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
The likely salary range for this position is $83,927 - $113,549. 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.
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