Cloud Network Security Architecture Manager

Title: Cloud Network Security Architecture Manager

(TIC 3.0)

Location: USA WV Martinsburg - 510 Butler Ave (WVC009)

Job Description:

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Cloud Platform, IT Service Management (ITSM), Network Architecture

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

GDIT has an opportunity for a Cloud Network Security Architecture Manager supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This role leads secure network and cloud architecture design, TIC 3.0 modernization, and enterprise gateway operations. The manager partners with stakeholders, guides technology decisions, and ensures security, compliance, and performance across hybrid and multi‑cloud environments.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Partner with internal teams and customer groups to define strategy, design solutions, and support implementation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to ensure solutions meet technical and business requirements.
• Communicate technical status, risks, and impacts to leadership and customers.
• Evaluate new technologies, perform pilots, assess vendors, and recommend solutions.
• Resolve escalations by analyzing issues, providing guidance, and implementing fixes.
• Mentor engineering staff on key technologies and processes.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate solutions.
• Establish timelines, coordinate delivery, and support budgeting decisions.
• Write functional and technical requirements and solution documentation.
• Stay current on cloud, security, and network technology trends.
• Support selection, implementation, and operationalization of new technologies.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor’s Degree or 4+ additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.

• 10+ years in cloud, network, or platform engineering/architecture supporting enterprise‑scale environments.

• 3+ years leading AWS/Azure hybrid or multi‑cloud environments in regulated or federal settings.
• Experience supporting large federal agencies or customers.

• Support 24×7×365 TIC operations, including critical incident bridge participation.
• Lead TIC 3.0 policy enforcement, DNS filtering, SSL decryption, IPS/IDS signature deployment.
• Manage DHS Cyber Hygiene, ED 19‑01, BOD 18‑01/19‑02 compliance and remediation actions.
• Oversee external connections (BPE/S2S VPN) approval, audits, and configuration lifecycle.
• Deliver required weekly TIC reports, vulnerability rollups, and compliance status updates.
• Lead TIC technical refresh, architecture redesign, and next‑generation gateway modernization.

Additional Experience:
• Experience designing landing zones, secure network/identity patterns, and CI/CD/IaC pipelines.
• Knowledge of NIST 800‑53/RMF, Zero Trust, TIC 3.0, FedRAMP services, and continuous monitoring.
• Experience delivering Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms with DR, RTO, and RPO requirements.
• Leadership in multi‑vendor/SIAM environments with cross‑domain change coordination and incident response.

Technical Skills:

• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, IAM/Entra ID, landing zones, cloud networking, security, monitoring.
• Networking & Identity: VPC/VNet design, hub‑and‑spoke, SD‑WAN, DNS, NAT, firewalls, service mesh, SSO, PIV/FIDO2.
• Automation & Delivery: Terraform, CloudFormation/Bicep, Ansible, Packer, Helm, GitOps, policy as code.
• Containers & Platforms: Kubernetes/OpenShift operations, lifecycle management, security.
• Observability & SRE: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, SIEM/log analytics, SLOs/error budgets.
• Data & Storage: Managed databases, backup/restore, immutability, replication.
• Security & Compliance: CIS/STIGs, vulnerability orchestration, encryption, secrets management.
• Cost & Performance: FinOps fundamentals, autoscaling, rightsizing, performance tuning.

Preferred Certifications:

• AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• VMware Certified Professional / Advanced Professional
• CKA/CKAD or OpenShift Administrator
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate / Authoring and Operations Professional

LOCATION: Hybrid, based out of Martinsburg, WV or Austin, TX.

CLEARANCE: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position.

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 an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

The likely salary range for this position is $114,750 - $155,250. 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:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA DC Washington

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 30,000 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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