Description
Transform technology into opportunity as a Principal Network Engineer Cloud with GDIT. In this senior technical role, you’ll guide the modernization, migration, and sustainment of mission critical IT environments. You serve as the enterprise technical authority,driving strategy, solving complex multi-platform challenges, and influencing major DLA initiatives across cloud, network, and security domains.
Mission Impact
Enterprise Technical Leadership
- Serve as senior technical authority for complex, multi-platform environments.
- Lead executive-level project teams and shape enterprise cloud/network/security strategy.
- Provide expert analysis, engineering guidance, and executive-level recommendations.
- Participate in Integrated Product Reviews and cross-disciplinary problem-solving.
Cloud Architecture & Integration
- Support and engineer multi-cloud solutions across Azure, AWS, OCI, and GCP.
- Define enterprise standards for cloud integration, sustainment, and security alignment.
- Guide migration planning and ensure SCCA, VDMS, and VDSS compliance.
- Collaborate with CSPs and application teams to develop advanced Layer 7 health monitors.
- Analyze bandwidth, utilization, and architectural impacts for cloud initiatives.
- Manage Cloud Access Point (CAP) lifecycle and coordinate DISA Storefront provisioning.
Network & Security Engineering
- Engineer secure connectivity between Defense systems, SCCA, and CSPs.
- Design 'break and inspect' architectures aligned with DISA cloud security requirements.
- Advance Zero Trust initiatives and ensure STIG/SRG compliance.
- Provide Tier 3/4 support for F5 ADCs (LTM, GTM/DNS, APM).
- Support enterprise routing, switching, and data center technologies (IPv6, BGP, MPLS/LDP).
Documentation & Communication
- Develop engineering diagrams, network maps, configurations, and sustainment documentation.
- Communicate highly complex technical concepts clearly to executive stakeholders.
What you’ll need to succeed:
- Active Secret clearance with current Tier 5/SSBI.
- 10+ years of experience across relevant IT disciplines.
- 8570/8140 IAT Level III certification (CASP+, CE, CISSP, CCNP Security, GCED, GCIH, CISA).
- Cisco CCNP Enterprise (CCNP E).
- Check Point CCSA.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Hands-on expertise with Azure, AWS, OCI, GCP.
- Deep knowledge of cloud frameworks (SCCA, VDMS, VDSS).
- Strong enterprise routing/switching/data center experience.
- Advanced F5 ADC proficiency.
- Experience with DISA Storefront/CAP provisioning.
- Strong understanding of STIG/SRG, Zero Trust, and executive-level documentation.