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From the employer's careers site First seen 5 Nov 2026

Network Engineer Principal

GDIT McLean, VA On-site senior full-time

Salary

$122,275 - $165,430 per year

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Description

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

Responsibilities:

  • Plan, design, develop, test, and deploy IT solutions within the Sponsor’s mission.
  • Research and analyze vendor products to determine the feasibility of the design or application applied within the Sponsor’s mission.
  • Perform desktop, server, and network hardware and software installations, maintenance, and upgrades within the Sponsor’s mission.
  • Provide asset management for software licenses and hardware inventory, within the Sponsor’s mission.
  • Perform Accreditation and Authorization (A&A) duties in relation to scanning, preparing the necessary documentation, and performing and engineering mitigations for security findings within the Sponsor’s mission.
  • Develop and derive system requirements, system designs, product prototyping and proof of concept.
  • Support system integration and implementation.
  • Perform testing and validation for infrastructure components, applications, and end-to-end systems within the Sponsor’s mission.

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of related experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
  • US Citizenship Required

Highly Desired Skills:

  • Demonstrated experience planning, designing, developing, testing, and deploying IT solutions within the Sponsor’s mission areas.
  • Demonstrated experience providing asset management for hardware inventory or software licenses.
  • Demonstrated experience researching or analyzing vendor products to determine the feasibility of design or implementation on networks.
  • Demonstrated experience performing testing and validation for infrastructure components, applications, and end-to-end systems within the Sponsor’s mission areas.

Benefits:

  • 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

Skills

Required

  • Hardware Installations
  • Software Installations
  • System Designs
  • Microsoft Server 2021/2016
  • System Center 2012/2016
  • Windows 10
  • Domino 9
  • Splunk
  • Cisco networking and encryption
  • network architecture
  • AWS architecture
  • system design
  • Nutanix hardware
  • HP server and workstation hardware
  • ICD 503 and 705

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You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://gdit.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/job/USA-VA-McLean/Network-Engineer---TS-SCI-with-Polygraph_RQ231241-1

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