Network Engineer for GDIT responsible for analyzing customer requirements and maintaining network integrity. Contributing to the technical performance in mission - critical government projects while ensuring compliance with policies.
About the role
- ZPA Network Engineer design, implement, and optimize ZPA solutions for secure application access. Collaborate with clients on their transition to a secure network environment while maintaining top-notch security.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Enterprise ZTNA network and security teams, as well as identity and application stakeholders, to design and support ZPA-based access to internal applications.
- Design, implement, and maintain Zscaler Private Access connectivity, including App Connectors, Server Groups, Application Segments, and access policy configurations.
- Analyze and assess legacy network and VPN-based access requirements, agency-specific application needs, and connectivity dependencies, and translate them into ZPA application-level access models.
- Support the onboarding of applications to ZPA by validating network paths, ports, protocols, and dependency requirements, and coordinating testing and validation activities.
- Configure and support ZPA access policies that enforce least-privileged access while minimizing disruption to mission-critical operations.
- Troubleshoot ZPA-related access and connectivity issues, including user access failures, application reachability concerns, and connector health or routing issues.
- Participate in migration activities to transition users and applications from legacy access models to ZPA in coordination with enterprise and agency stakeholders.
- Ensure ZPA configurations and access models are documented, auditable, and aligned with Commonwealth security, governance, and compliance requirements.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including configuration standards, procedures, diagrams, and operational runbooks.
- Engage with vendors and Zscaler support to resolve complex issues and support platform stability and optimization.
Requirements
- Strong background in enterprise networking, including routing, firewalling, DNS, and traffic flow analysis.
- Experience implementing and supporting secure application access technologies such as Zscaler Private Access or similar Zero Trust access platforms.
- In-depth understanding of Zero Trust Network Access concepts and application-level segmentation.
- Ability to analyze complex, legacy network environments and translate them into scalable, enforceable access models.
- Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments, ensuring adherence to security and governance standards.
- Strong documentation, communication, and collaboration skills for cross-functional engagement.
- Zscaler certifications such as Zscaler Digital Transformation Administrator or Zscaler Digital Transformation Engineer (preferred).
- Completion of Zscaler administrator or engineer training courses relevant to ZPA (preferred).
- Industry-recognized certifications such as CCNP, Security+, CySA+, or equivalent (preferred).
- Experience supporting large, multi-agency, or public-sector enterprise environments (preferred).
- Familiarity with regulatory and security frameworks such as CJIS, NIST 800-53, or similar standards (preferred).
- Hands-on experience supporting access modernization initiatives in complex enterprise environments (preferred).
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
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