Network Engineer

R-00158595

Description

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United States includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defense, government, safety and security, and transportation. To make all of this happen we need best in class business professionals to join our teams. We are looking for innovative, passionate, and ambitious professionals to work our programs that are designed with our core values – integrity, innovation, agility, collaboration, and commitment - in mind.  From day one, you will be encouraged and supported to contribute to our fast paced and agile environment.

This position is in need of a Network Engineer to be part of a team responsible for the design, migration, implementation, enhancement, optimization and maintenance of LAN/WAN/Video/Voice/desktop infrastructure.

What will I be doing?

• Provide technical expertise and assist with systems integration and consolidation efforts across multiple systems environments.
  
• Addresses and resolves technical problems of moderate complexity relating to the installation and upgrade of systems hardware and systems.
  
• Interface with customers, vendors and other technical staff to analyze business and technical requirements.
  
• Engineer/implement technical solutions from a cradle to grave technical approach.
  
• Lead a team of engineers on projects, ensuring everyone is properly utilized to provide a finalized technical solution/implementation.
  
• Assist/train engineers on new technologies to better the organizations technical expertise
  
• Understanding of software automation tools and ability to incorporate programming languages to do the repetitious tasks.
  
• Understanding/Designing/Creating/Troubleshooting Spine Leaf Architectures within Datacenters utilizing Apstra on Cisco Equipment.
  
• Document engineering standards, supports the development of systems architecture and engineering designs and changes.
  
• Assist in evaluating current and emerging technologies, conducts technical assessments and makes recommendation to senior engineers.
  
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
  
• Effectively complete individual projects and tasks with some oversight.
  

Who are we looking for?

• This position will work with engineers on various technical projects.
  
• This could include but not limited to systems consolidation and integration, architecture designs and updates, site renovations and relocations.
  
• The integrity to have the courage to make the tough calls, taking pride in your work, bring transparency with our team and being respectful of everyone.
  
• Agility to think and act with creativity and flexibility.
  
• An innovative mindset; Be tenacious and curious to help us excel and be a part of a learning organization.
  
• A collaborative nature: being inclusive, team oriented, and proactively engaging – building relationships and staying connected with each other
  

Requirements for this role:

• Clearance: Must have a Top Secret/SCI w/Poly to be considered
  
• Must have a Bachelors degree and at least 12 years of experience OR a Masters degree and at least 10 years of prior relevant experience preferred OR 16 years of relevant career experience in lieu of degree.
  
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 hands-on configuration experience, with emphasis on routing protocols BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF. Knowledge configuring GRE and IPSEC Tunnels, MPLS, VPLS and Remote Site and Site-to-Site VPNs. Excellent troubleshooting skills..
  
• Knowledge in Network Engineering DEV-OPS utilizing python, API’s, network automation, Netconf, restconf, netmiko, yaml, jinja2, postman.
  
• Experience in AWS, Assure, Cloud network engineering, and datacenter technologies using nexus platforms.
  
• Engineering Voice/Video solutions witch Cisco Call Manager, CMS, VTC’s, VoIP.
  
• Hands on experience with the implementation and use of systems monitoring, fault management and performance analysis tools such as SYSLOG, SNMP,  What’s Up Gold, Solarwinds, ISE, etc.
  
• Familiarity with data center infrastructure and experience with Cisco routers and switches, Nex Gen Firewalls, ESXi, VMWare
  
• Utilizing Juniper SRX equipment and Palo-Alto Firewalls to engineer boundary protection mechanisms.
  
• Experience with network security concepts, best practices and technologies including, but not limited to, SSH, IPSec, TACACs, firewall policies, DNS, Active Directory and 802.1x
  

Travel:  May require occasional travel throughout the continental U.S.

* As a condition of employment, this position requires the candidate pass both a customer required medical and physiological screening

Original Posting: May 2, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.