Lead I/T Solutions Architect

Leidos

About The Position

Leidos has an Immediate need for a Lead I/T Solutions Architect to support the AGUN Contract. The AGUN program is a highly demanding mission and requires expert technical and professional management to support the Army’s global wide area network and security infrastructure. You will be leading large and complex network design, implementation, migration and operations activities for the US Army. This role will include coordination with various engineering disciplines and activities including equipment installation, configuration, migration, testing, cybersecurity, and operational support activities for the Army’s global network Must be eligible for submission and be able to maintain an active SECRET security clearance once approved. (US Citizenship required) Primary Responsibilities Work directly with the Engineering Program Manager and Chief Engineer in support of AGUN engineering activities across the full system development lifecycle Lead a team of qualified network and network security engineers to facilitate and support the full system lifecycle development for the AGUN program with a focus on network engineering. Conduct assessment, analysis, and solution development of a modern Software Defined Network including development of diagrams and architectural views. Coordinate and execute requirement gathering and engineer solutions based upon best practices Ensure compliance of the network design and implementation in accordance with US Army policies, DoD cybersecurity policies, and establish compliant I/T system integrations with legacy US Army systems Maintain current knowledge of rapidly changing network technologies, champion new technology insertion, and provide innovative concepts to evolve current network management processes Provide clear technical direction and critical design insight to engineering resources across multiple engineering disciplines including design, Infrastructure as Code development, testing, cybersecurity, and operations support Analyze and understand secure wide area connectivity inclusive of underlay, overlay, and transport design that supports performance, quality of service, security, and mission requirements. Support secure access solutions leveraging zero trust network access (ZTNA) including support for creation of new access policies and maintenance of existing policies. Understand and support migration of legacy firewall policies, security zones, and access controls to the AGUN solution. Integrate capacity planning and scaling of network and security stack environments into the overall operational support processes and staff. Collect, investigate, and identify network optimization strategies and techniques to meet capacity and performance standards.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with 20+ years' experience or Master's degree with 15+ years of experience (additional years of directly applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree).
Ten years of experience in the last 15 years as a Network Engineer in a production environment.
Possess a current Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE), Juniper Networks Certified Expert Lab Exams (JNCIE), or equivalent OEM certification.
Five years’ experience in the last seven years delivering a SDN project from concept to production operations
Subject Matter Expert in SD-WAN, MPLS, NGFW, ZTNA, and related network technologies
Experience leading teams of engineers to produce desired outcomes in accordance with customer requirements, goals, and objectives.
Must have experience in working with two or more of the following vender network technologies: Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Versa, Dell, or AppGate.
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Must be able to interface with senior customers and brief senior stakeholders on a recurring basis.
Possess a current IAT Level II Certification
Must be eligible for submission and be able to maintain an active SECRET security clearance once approved. (US Citizenship required)

Nice To Haves

Possess a current IAT Level III Certification
Experience designing cloud-based solutions
Two years’ experience working with commercial internet service providers
Hands on experience with Cisco SD-WAN.
Hands on experience with Palo Alto Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW)
Knowledge and use of NetSecOps technologies including git, Gitlab CI/CD, Ansible, Terraform, and network element managers
Five years of experience in DoD Network Design and I/T modernization, network operations, and network management experience.
Demonstrated experience with Army networks, policies, and processes for large scale local or wide area networks
Expert knowledge of US Army security requirements for network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Work directly with the Engineering Program Manager and Chief Engineer in support of AGUN engineering activities across the full system development lifecycle
Lead a team of qualified network and network security engineers to facilitate and support the full system lifecycle development for the AGUN program with a focus on network engineering.
Conduct assessment, analysis, and solution development of a modern Software Defined Network including development of diagrams and architectural views.
Coordinate and execute requirement gathering and engineer solutions based upon best practices
Ensure compliance of the network design and implementation in accordance with US Army policies, DoD cybersecurity policies, and establish compliant I/T system integrations with legacy US Army systems
Maintain current knowledge of rapidly changing network technologies, champion new technology insertion, and provide innovative concepts to evolve current network management processes
Provide clear technical direction and critical design insight to engineering resources across multiple engineering disciplines including design, Infrastructure as Code development, testing, cybersecurity, and operations support
Analyze and understand secure wide area connectivity inclusive of underlay, overlay, and transport design that supports performance, quality of service, security, and mission requirements.
Support secure access solutions leveraging zero trust network access (ZTNA) including support for creation of new access policies and maintenance of existing policies.
Understand and support migration of legacy firewall policies, security zones, and access controls to the AGUN solution.
Integrate capacity planning and scaling of network and security stack environments into the overall operational support processes and staff.
Collect, investigate, and identify network optimization strategies and techniques to meet capacity and performance standards.