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ADNS Field Engineer

GDIT
Norfolk, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/29/2026

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Field Service and Support

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Routing and Switching, Routing Protocols, Technical Products

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as an ADNS Field Engineer and join our NIWC Atlantic ADNS team delivering reliable communication services globally. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Field Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Field Engineer joining our team to work with a team of professionals in the design, maintenance, and modernization of complex networks supporting multiple Navy platforms afloat, airborne, and ashore. You will be collaborating with industry leaders in networking and communications, government organizations, and a team of engineers with the focus of delivering reliable service anywhere at any time.

HOW A FIELD ENGINEER ADVISOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

  • Provide technical advice and guidance on installation, adaptation, configuration, and enhancement of company technical products, programs, and systems.

  • Offer onsite technical support to NCTAMS LANT and St. Julien's Creek Annex.

  • Review project documents and provide technical review comments.

  • Create IDPS based on IRD and site surveys.

  • Initiate and evaluate Engineering Change Requests (ECRs).

  • Attend Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings.

  • Evaluate and troubleshoot LAN architecture, resolving network traffic flow issues over complex, multi-node, tactical WAN/LAN environments.

  • Develop integrated Naval enterprise logical and physical LAN architectures.

  • Create, modify, and troubleshoot firewall rules and configurations.

  • Develop and implement test strategies and document results.


WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required Experience: 8 years of related experience supporting Navy ADNS and secure/non-secure networks afloat and/or ashore with at least 4 years supporting ADNS Airborne efforts. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience


Required Technical Skills:

  • Practical understanding of Cisco Routing & Switching to include: Fundamentals of routing and switching, Routing Protocols, Access Control Lists, VLANs, VLAN Trunking, Subnetting, 802.1X NAC, and Secure Group Tagging.

  • Working knowledge of the NAVY's FRCB process and DISA network operations

  • Working knowledge of DISA circuit provisioning, troubleshooting process

  • Working knowledge of Triton UAV's and their connectivity paths

  • Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques used in network administration and support

  • Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques used in network administration and support


Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI
Required Skills and Abilities:

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Linux Certified Professional
  • Network Certified Professional
  • Security Certified Professional

Location: Client site
US Citizenship Required

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

The likely salary range for this position is $97,750 - $132,250. 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:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Norfolk - Norfolk Naval Base (VAC200)

Additional Work Locations:

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.

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