Network Administrator Senior

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Network Administrator Senior supporting enterprise network operations for our federal customer. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Network Administrator Senior you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Network Administrator Senior joining our team to maintain and enhance secure, reliable, and high‑performance network services that enable the customer’s critical mission operations.

How a Network Administrator will Make an Impact:

• Work closely with senior network engineers, system administrators, and security teams to troubleshoot issues, resolve incidents, and implement network changes in a collaborative team environment.

• Participate in network design discussions and deployments, supporting equipment setup, cabling, fiber work, and physical infrastructure buildouts while adhering to established standards and best practices.

• Support Cisco ISE and DNA Center (DNA‑C) to manage network access control, policy‑based automation, and assurance in a fast paced environment.

• Implement and manage VLANs, routing policies, access control rules, and network segmentation to support secure, scalable, and logically separated environments.

• Assist in maintaining secure network environments by enforcing firewall rules, VPN configurations, network access control policies, and security best practices in support of compliance and cyber defense objectives.

• Utilize full scope of technical and interpersonal skills to further the mission.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Required Experience:

• 3+ years of experience

Required Technical Skills:

• Experience configuring and supporting network switches and routers

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, STP, SNMP, and routing fundamentals

• Hands‑on experience with Cisco ISE and DNA Center (DNA‑C)

• Knowledge of firewalls, ACLs, NAT, and VPN technologies

• Proficiency with VLANs, trunking, inter‑VLAN routing, and segmentation

• Experience with packet capture and analysis tools (e.g., Wireshark, NetFlow)

• Familiarity with enterprise wireless technologies and basic RF troubleshooting

• Understanding of network access control systems (RADIUS, TACACS+, 802.1X)

• Working knowledge of cabling standards, fiber infrastructures, and physical network components

Required Certifications:

• CompTIA Security+

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Security Clearance Level:

• TS/SCI

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills with a methodical approach to problem solving

• Effective verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with technical and non‑technical stakeholders

• Ability to follow standard operating procedures, change management processes, and security/compliance requirements

• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate documentation

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast‑paced, mission‑focused environment

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with cloud networking concepts (Azure or AWS)

• Exposure to SD‑WAN technologies

• Familiarity with VoIP and QoS principles

• Experience with network automation tools or scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Ansible)

Location:

• On Customer Site

Citizenship Required:

• US Citizenship

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