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From the employer's careers site First seen 6 Nov 2026

LEAD NETWORK ENGINEER

GDIT Herndon, VA On-site senior part-time

Salary

$106.25 - $143.75 per hour

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Description

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

The Lead Network Engineer must have:

  • Eight (8) years of experience in all aspects of IP networking and telephony (CISCO unified communications), public and private SIP, session border controllers, VPNs, etc.
  • Six (6) years of experience in the design, development, and implementation of functional technical network security requirements.
  • Six (6) years of experience designing, implementing and maintaining cloud, Linux, windows domain, network, telephony, and virtual environments.
  • Eight (8) years of experience utilizing network emulation technologies, circuits, firewalls, routing, and networking concepts.
  • Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience
  • Experience: 15+ years of related experience
  • Security clearance level: TS/SCI w/poly
  • US citizenship required

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

The likely hourly rate for this position is between $106.25 - $143.75. 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.

Skills

Required

  • Communication Network
  • Network Engineering
  • Telecommunications Network
  • IP networking
  • telephony
  • SIP
  • session border controllers
  • VPNs
  • network security
  • cloud
  • Linux
  • windows domain
  • network
  • virtual environments
  • network emulation technologies
  • circuits
  • firewalls
  • routing
  • networking concepts
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