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General Dynamics Resume Template for Veterans

Easy to scan and full of keywords, the way General Dynamics recruiters say they read résumés. Certifications sit near the top for DoD 8140 cyber and IT roles.

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Andre Whitfield
Stafford, VA • andre.whitfield@email.com • (555) 010-5098 • linkedin.com/in/andrewhitfield
Active TS/SCI
Professional Summary

Cyber network operator with 7 years in the Marine Corps securing and defending classified and unclassified networks. Specializes in vulnerability management, Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) hardening and incident response. Holds Security+, CySA+ and CCNA, which meet DoD 8140 cybersecurity work-role requirements. Targeting Cyber Security Analyst roles at GDIT. Available February 2027; SkillBridge-eligible from August 2026.

Certifications
  • CompTIA Security+ ce
  • CompTIA CySA+
  • Cisco CCNA
Skills

Security Operations:Vulnerability management (ACAS / Tenable), STIG hardening, Risk Management Framework (RMF), Incident response, Splunk SIEM

Networks & Systems:Cisco routing & switching, Windows Server & Active Directory, Linux (RHEL), Firewall administration

Scripting:PowerShell, Python, Git

Professional Experience
Network Security Team Lead: Cyber Network Operator (Sergeant, MOS 0651) — U.S. Marine CorpsAug 2021 – Present
Quantico, VA
  • Vulnerability management: cut open critical and high findings 72% across 1,400 endpoints in 9 months, using Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) scans and a weekly patch cadence.
  • System hardening: applied STIG settings to 60 servers and 35 network devices, taking the enclave's compliance score from 81% to 96% ahead of a Risk Management Framework (RMF) reassessment.
  • Incident response: triaged 300+ Splunk alerts a month with a 4-person team and wrote 5 playbooks that cut mean time to contain from 6 hours to 90 minutes.
  • Team leadership: trained and mentored 8 Marines; 6 earned Security+ within their first year.
Cyber Network Operator (Corporal) — U.S. Marine CorpsJul 2019 – Jul 2021
Camp Pendleton, CA
  • Network operations: installed and maintained tactical and garrison networks supporting 1,200 users, keeping 99.6% uptime across 3 field exercises.
  • Configuration management: built a switch and router configuration baseline in Git that cut restoration time after hardware failures from a day to under 2 hours.
  • Help desk: closed 2,100+ trouble tickets with a 94% first-contact resolution rate.
Education
B.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance — Western Governors University2025

What General Dynamics looks for

General Dynamics Mission Systems says its recruiters start with one question: does the candidate's experience match the job? Its résumé advice is to use keywords from the job description, design for easy scanning (bold relevant information, left-align content), order experience by relevance, and use numbers to show impact. GDIT, the IT and cyber business, says more than 25% of its employees are veterans. It takes SkillBridge interns in their last 180 days of service, some in cleared roles and some not. For cyber roles, show the certifications that DoD 8140 work roles require near the top.

Bullet formula: [Keyword from the posting] + [what you did, in civilian terms] + [a number that shows the impact]. Example: "Vulnerability management: cut open critical findings 72% across 1,400 endpoints."

Do

  • Use the job description's own keywords to show the experience you have.
  • Design for easy scanning: bold the relevant information and left-align content.
  • Order experience by relevance to the job and explain how your skills help the team.
  • Use numbers wherever you can to show the impact of your work.
  • Tailor each résumé to General Dynamics and the specific job.
  • For cyber roles, list the certifications DoD 8140 work roles require (e.g. Security+, CySA+) near the top.

Avoid

  • Don't leave misspellings, bad grammar or inconsistent formatting. GDMS lists them as red flags.
  • Don't leave large gaps in your job history unexplained.
  • Don't use acronyms from previous employers. Spell out military systems and programs.
  • Don't use empty, overused phrases like "Responsible for".

Words from their postings

Enterprise IT, Cyber, Cloud, Intelligence, Data & Analytics, Software Development, DoD 8140, Vulnerability management, Risk Management Framework (RMF).

Veteran programs

  • GDIT DoD SkillBridge internships, apprenticeships and training in the last 180 days of service, in areas including enterprise IT, cyber, cloud, intelligence, data and software. Some require a clearance, but not all.
  • Honor, GDIT's military and veterans employee resource group.
  • GDIT Military Talent Programs sessions and a Transitioning Military and Veterans Talent Community.
  • General Dynamics Mission Systems Military Internship Program (SkillBridge): open to all MOSs and ranks, nationwide, year-round, with degreed and non-degreed positions.
  • GDMS job search by military code, and military leave differential pay for Guard and Reserve members.

Where veterans land

Cybersecurity analyst, Network / systems administrator, Cloud engineer, Intelligence analyst, Integrated logistics support specialist, Field engineer

Sources

General Dynamics Mission Systems: Resume TipsGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems: Careers for Transitioning MilitaryGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems: Military Internship ProgramGDIT: Careers for Transitioning Military and VeteransGDIT: SkillBridgeGDIT: Veteran CommunityDoD CIO: Cyber Workforce (DoD 8140 / DCWF)

Guidance compiled from General Dynamics's public career pages, checked Sep 2026. MOS Roadmap is not affiliated with or endorsed by General Dynamics.

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