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Network Engineer

General Dynamics
Huntsville, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 11/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/23/2026

Job Details

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Cisco, Network Configurations, Network Engineering, Routing Protocols
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 years of related experience
ship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Transform technology into opportunity as a Network Engineer Senior at GDIT. Shape what's next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what's next for your engineering career.

As a Network Engineer Senior, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of PM FPS.Network Engineer to provide technical support for the development, test, integration, and sustainment of several systems within the Army's Force Protection portfolio. As a Network Engineer on this program, you will be a member of an engineering team that interacts with technical and non-technical stakeholders, you will play a crucial role in designing, deploying, and maintaining network solutions to provide onsite and remote support for multiple Force Protection System (FPS) Family of Systems (FOS) to the IBD-SS program with operations located at Redstone Arsenal, AL.

Technical Skills:
  • Configure and install software, switches, routers, firewalls, and other network devices
  • Support design, installation, and integration of new routers, switches, servers and other equipment within the accreditation boundary of the designed system.
  • Provides technical support, solutions and advice to solve complex issues; while maintaining a focus on configuration management, design limitations and product lifecycle.
  • Create comprehensive and detailed diagrams and documentation for existing network configurations, ensuring clarity and accuracy
  • Maintain network interface/port configurations, IP routing tables, firewall settings, filter tables, passwords, and performance controls
  • Perform in-depth analysis of networking configurations and provide recommendations based on that analysis
  • Configures, installs, and maintains network security and monitoring systems
  • Design, deploy, and troubleshoot small to medium size network and server infrastructures
  • Provide hands-on and tier III level of support for troubleshooting Network and Firewall issues
  • Other duties as assigned by the Test Engineering Manager or IBD-SS leadership

What you'll need to succeed:
  • Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Network Engineer Senior must have:
  • BS 5-8 years of relevant experience, AS 9 years of relevant experience, HS 10 years of relevant experience
  • DoD 8570 technical certifications as directed by the government and Program Manager, however preferred certifications in possession IAT II, CCNA or higher or ITILv4
  • Secret Clearance
  • Position may require lifting of objects (i.e. IT Hardware), reaching/bending/kneeling (i.e. plug in cables) and other moderately strenuous activity
  • Experience with setting up and working within virtualized computing environments. VLAN, network segmentation and virtual desktops.
  • Must have experience providing analysis, root cause diagnosis, and troubleshooting for servers, routers, switches, and firewalls
  • Must have experience with various vendor networking products (servers, switches, routers, firewalls, etc.)
  • Able to advise engineering and implement new technologies for high-level designs and monitor performance based on specified project requirements

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, and competitive pay and paid time off
  • Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Own your Opportunity
  • Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

The likely salary range for this position is $83,429 - $106,950. 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:
50-75%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA AL Huntsville

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.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 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 capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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