NCIS Network Engineer | Shift Work | Active TS/SCI clearance

Location: USA VA Quantico

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Cisco, Network Administration, Network Engineering

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Transform technology into opportunity as a Network Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

Here are the shift schedules that you can choose from:

• Shift 1: Monday + Tuesday 5:00pm to 1:30am EST; Friday - Sunday 10:00pm - 6:30am EST.

• Shift 2:  Wednesday + Thursday 5:00pm to 1:30am; Friday - Sunday 10:00pm - 6:30am EST.

• Shift 3: Monday - Friday 10:00pm - 6:30am EST.

** Position is pending funding in the August / September 2026 timeframe. **

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is an organization of approximately 2,000 personnel of which 700 serve at HQ and the remaining staff serve at offices worldwide. NCIS is the DON component with primary responsibility for criminal investigation, law enforcement (LE), counter-terrorism (CT), counterintelligence (CI), and cyber matters.  NCIS not only has primary responsibility for all criminal investigative, CI, CT, and cyber matters within the DON, but it also has exclusive investigative jurisdiction in non-combat matters involving actual, potential, or suspected criminal, terrorism, sabotage, espionage, and subversive activities.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Network Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the IT Technology Development division within the NCIS ITD organization in Quantico, VA.

• Provide technical support and troubleshooting services for incoming service incidents related to computer systems, software, and hardware

• Provide end-user software and hardware troubleshooting, applies diagnostic techniques to identify problems, investigate causes, and implement or recommend solutions

• Identify recurring issues and notify management of patterns

• Tests and analyzes all elements of network facilities

• Responsibilities include providing technical assistance, addressing customer queries, and ensuring a seamless customer experience.

• Specialists will assess and troubleshoot issues related to company products/services, offer step-by-step guidance, and escalate complex problems to the appropriate department

• Monitors and controls the performance and status of network resources on multiple enclaves utilizing software and hardware tools

• Identifies and diagnoses problems and factors affecting network performance

• Analyzes network performance, usage, traffic flows, access, and interfaces

• Provides technical planning and analysis for communication activities including designing, integrating, installing, troubleshooting, repairing, testing, monitoring, reporting, documenting, working with appropriate vendors, and performing preventative maintenance services

• Performs testing, provisioning, operations and emergency response for ongoing network operations

• Oversees and manages the deployment of upgrades to existing data, video, and related systems in a multi-location environment

• Ensures all required operational and support documents are current

• Maintains a current understanding of emerging technologies and trends in online media, cloud service, storage solutions, and other data center technologies

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. Our Network Engineer must have:

• Security Clearance Level: Active TS/SCI clearance

• Required Experience: 8+ years of network experience; with 3 years of specialized networking experience

• Experience with engineering data center and IP backbone networks in a multi-vendor, multiprotocol environment, including networks based on T1, DS3, Fiber/Optical, DSL, Ethernet, and Ethernet over Copper core.

• Experience with the following protocols, BGP, OSPF, vDC, vPC, VRF’s, Spanning-Tree, VLANs, 802.1q, QoS, Cisco ASA with Active/Active Multiple Contexts

• Firewall Experience Required- Cisco ASA 5500X, Juniper SRX, Forcepoint SW

• Expert level configuration of Cisco routers and switches including: 4500/6500, 3750, 3850, and ASR 1000  

• Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K Data Center Experience 

• Experience with configuration and management of firewalls; Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto, Forcepoint Sidewinder, and Juniper

• Familiar with NTP /MAB/F5 Deployment

• Experience with Network Management Apps - Cisco ACS/ISE, Cisco Prime, SolarWinds​

• Required Certifications: Security+ CE, CCNP or CISSP

• Education: Bachelors Degree in IT, Computer Science or Technical discipline.

• Location: Onsite at Quantico, VA

• Shift Options:

• Shift 1: Monday + Tuesday 5:00pm to 1:30am EST; Friday - Sunday 10:00pm - 6:30am EST.

• Shift 2:  Wednesday + Thursday 5:00pm to 1:30am; Friday - Sunday 10:00pm - 6:30am EST.

• Shift 3: Monday - Friday 10:00pm - 6:30am EST.

• Position Availability: This position is pending funding in the August / September 2026 timeframe.

• US Citizenship required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match and competitive pay and paid time off

• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

#NCIScareers

The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Quantico

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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