Principal Network Engineer - Cloud

About the role

Transform technology into opportunity as a Network Engineer Cloud SME with GDIT. In this senior technical role, you'll guide the modernization, migration, and sustainment of mission critical DoD 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 DoD 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

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance with current Tier 5/SSBI
• 10+ years of experience across relevant IT disciplines
• DoD 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 DoD 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Cisco CCIE – Enterprise Infrastructure (CCIE EI)
• Check Point CCSE
• AWS Advanced Networking Specialty or AWS Solutions Architect Professional
• Azure AZ 700 or AZ 305
• GCP Professional Cloud Network Engineer or Cloud Architect
• CompTIA Cloud+

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $127,500 - $172,500. Salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Travel Required: 10-25%
• Telecommuting Options: Hybrid
• Work Location: USA VA Springfield
• Additional Work Locations: Any Location / Remote
• Hybrid role supporting DLA. Onsite weekly at GDIT Vienna, VA, and at DLA HQ Fort Belvoir as required for SIPR work. Onsite cadence varies based on NIPR/SIPR workload.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• 401(k) plan with company match (pre and post-tax contributions)
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Paid time off plans including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• New employees typically receive 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacations, personal business, and illness, plus 10 paid holidays per year (prorated based on date of hire)
• Paid Family Leave: up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance