Leidos is seeking an experience Network Engineering Lead to join our Defense Enclave Services (DES) team, who will support an extensive digital modernization program critical to Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Fourth Estate Agencies. The Senior Network Engineer will design, develop, configure, and deploy network services within the cloud and data centers.

PROGRAM Link: www.leidos.com/des

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Must possess an Active SECRET or above DoD clearance to be considered. (US Citizenship Required)

Primary Responsibilities
•    Provide thought leadership and mentoring to team of network engineers, including frequent collaboration with the DES Chief Engineer and other team leads
•    Design, maintain, and operate Wireless and Local Area Networks (LANs/WLAN) and Wide Area Networks (WANs), using Infrastructure as Code and Ansible Automation Platform
•    Automate network changes on across various vendor platforms
•    Provide inputs to the design of the enterprise’s network and mission architecture
•    Evaluate network architectures across platforms to ensure alignment to cloud and network modernization strategies, capabilities and requirement sets
•    Continually identify opportunities for improvement, including innovations aimed at improving the user experience, improving efficiencies, and lowering sustainment costs
•    Enforce security best practices and guidelines, leveraging knowledge of security policies, network security, and data security
•    Initiate frequent interactions with the team of network engineers to identify areas of improvement and facilitate their career growth, including participation in annual performance reviews

Basic Qualifications
•    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 12+ years of prior relevant experience
•    Experience managing teams of engineers, including mentoring and fostering communication and collaboration across the team
•    Experience designing, deploying, and operating software defined networking solutions
•    Expert understanding of networking in the areas of LAN, WAN, TCP/UDP, IPSec, VPN, proxies, routing (L2/L3), firewalls and software defined networking
•    Experience developing and deploying Infrastructure as Code (IaC), utilizing continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools, and leveraging automation platforms such as Ansible or Azure Functions
•    Understanding of Federal Government application, server, and network security requirements such as NIST, FedRAMP, and FISMA
•    Ability to work effectively within a distributed technical team, aided by strong written and verbal communication skills
•    Current IAT Level II (or higher) Certification such as Security + or CISSP

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Cisco Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent
• Familiarity with the Atlassian suite, including Jira and Confluence

DISADES

External Referral Eligible

Original Posting Date:

2024-08-16

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 $122,200.00 - $220,900.00

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.