# Lead Network Automation Engineer

Type of Requisition: RegularClearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret/SCIClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret/SCIPublic Trust/Other Required: NoneJob Family: IT Infrastructure and OperationsJob Qualifications: Skills: Automation, Configuration Management (CM), Network Automation, Systems DesignCertifications: NoneExperience: 8 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required: YesJob Description: Lead Network Automation Engineer Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Lead Network Automation Engineer to lead the development, implementation, and sustainment of network automation solutions supporting a complex, multivendor enterprise network environment. The ideal candidate combines strong network engineering fundamentals with advanced hands on expertise in Python and Ansible. This individual will collaborate closely with network administrators, engineers, architects, and customer stakeholders to translate technical requirements into scalable, reliable, and maintainable automation solutions. This is a hands on technical leadership position responsible for developing production ready automation, mentoring a small team of automation engineers, and help

- **Id**: 3500799
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/general-dynamics-information-technology-lead-network-automation-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Networking
- **Role family**: Networking
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Arlington, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-29T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-29
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T07:11:48Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 12
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 12616
- **Description truncated**: yes
- **Benefits**: 401k plan
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Government, Military, Professional Services, National Security

## Company

- **Id**: 4418
- **Name**: General Dynamics Information Technology
- **Domain**: gdit.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/gdit>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 95
- **Open postings**: 49
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.184
- **Repost share**: 0.041
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 37
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 144500
- **Max**: 195500
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 195500

## Technologies

- **Ansible** — Optional: no
- **Configuration Management** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **TCP/IP** — Optional: no
- **AWX** — Optional: yes
- **BGP** — Optional: yes
- **CI/CD** — Optional: yes
- **MPLS** — Optional: yes
- **OSPF** — Optional: yes
- **Rest API** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 12

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-30T03:25:52Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 14; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 21 · green card filings: 4; Filings 12m: 21

## Liveness

- **Score**: 89
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.891
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 12
- **Expected fill days**: 37
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 195500
- **Is top pay**: yes

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