Network Engineer Senior

$93,500 - $126,500/Yr

General Dynamics - Raleigh, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Raleigh, NC

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

As a Senior Network Engineer at GDIT, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and managing network infrastructure and services in both on-premise data centers and cloud environments. This position involves analyzing customer requirements, providing technical solutions, maintaining network integrity, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize network performance. You will also lead projects related to network infrastructure and security, coach less-experienced professionals, and stay updated on new technologies to enhance network capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage network infrastructure and services in on-premise data centers and cloud environments.
• Analyze customer requirements and provide technical solutions to complex problems.
• Perform maintenance and upgrades of networks including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, and remote access systems.
• Maintain network integrity and connectivity while ensuring compliance with policies and maintaining system backup and recovery capability.
• Coordinate the acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize network infrastructure.
• Lead projects in relation to design and provisioning of network infrastructure and security components.
• Evaluate new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Coach and mentor less-experienced professionals.

Requirements

• BA/BS or equivalent and 5+ years of experience or equivalent years of experience.
• Proven work experience as a Network Engineer.
• Active Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or willingness to obtain.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex network issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Extensive experience with network infrastructure documentation.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and ever-changing technology environment.
• Comprehensive understanding of network services and networks such as TCP/IP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, VPLS and MPLS.
• Experience with multi-tenant network architectures.
• Strong knowledge of BGP routing protocols, including route manipulation, redistribution, and filtering.
• Experience with multiple firewall vendors: Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco.
• Advanced knowledge of network protocols and technologies such as OSPF, MPLS, VRF, IPsec, GRE, and SSL.
• Experience with network monitoring tools and performance optimization techniques.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience supporting spine-leaf data center network architecture using VxLAN; Cisco ACI.
• Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.
• Cloud infrastructure deployment and support; AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.
• Experience with F5 BIG-IP LTM.
• Experience with Terraform or Python automation for network infrastructure management.

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
• Paid vacation and holidays