Network Engineer (SME)

Leidos•Bethesda, MD

2d•$139,100 - $251,450

About The Position

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Network Engineer SME in our Intel Sector's (IS) Solutions Analysis Business Area (ASBA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security! The Network Engineer SME provides technical expertise in network engineering, administration, and operations. This role maintains enterprise network infrastructure to ensure proper configuration, availability, performance, capacity, and maintenance (including application of the latest patches and upgrades). This role monitors technology obsolescence, manages upgrades, and evaluates alternatives across on-premises and cloud IT infrastructures, both virtual and physical. This role monitors operations and collects and evaluates metrics to manage network services and for inclusion into project KPIs and Service Level Agreements (SLA). This individual performs risk assessment, risk mitigation analysis, vendor trade studies, and appropriate documentation to ensure network services are available according to established Service Level Agreements (SLA). This role ensures continuity of operations including disaster recovery. This role is responsible for architecture, design, installation, configuration, administration, support, and maintenance of networks, including associated hardware and cloud resources. Duties include updating to new technologies, tuning performance, and prioritizing the implementation of critical system patches. This infrastructure includes on-premises and cloud resources.

Requirements

Master’s degree with 15+ years of prior relevant experience or a Doctorate with 13+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Active TS/SCI with a Polygraph.
Expert in providing technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments.
Expert in establishing goals and plans that meet project objectives.
Domain and expert technical knowledge.
Expert in directing and controlling activities for a client, having overall responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met.
Expert in interfacing with senior management and negotiating with clients on requirements and deliverables.
Experience with Cloud technologies -AWS
Expert level experience with Cisco and Nexus Architecture with experience with designing, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise-level Cisco/Nexus networking hardware (9K/7K/5K/2K).
Expert experience in scripting skills with shell, python, PERL and the like
Proven experience installing and maintaining security patches on servers
Documented experience creating maintaining and implanting detailed documentation for standard systems operating procedures
Expert experience supporting Windows and Unix environments
Ability to analyze available hardware and software from external vendors and make recommendations for purchase and installation
Expert experience with ITIL
In-depth knowledge of Cisco Enterprise environments
Expert experience with IP, Routing and Connection services
Expert experience working on a SAFe Agile Framework.

Nice To Haves

Experience architecting and securing hybrid or multi-cloud environments
Experience developing DevOps infrastructure using GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible and related tools
CCNP, CCNA

Responsibilities

Architecture, design, installation, configuration, administration, support, and maintenance of networks, including associated hardware and cloud resources.
Updating to new technologies, tuning performance, and prioritizing the implementation of critical system patches.
Maintaining enterprise network infrastructure to ensure proper configuration, availability, performance, capacity, and maintenance (including application of the latest patches and upgrades).
Monitoring technology obsolescence, managing upgrades, and evaluating alternatives across on-premises and cloud IT infrastructures, both virtual and physical.
Monitoring operations and collecting and evaluating metrics to manage network services and for inclusion into project KPIs and Service Level Agreements (SLA).
Performing risk assessment, risk mitigation analysis, vendor trade studies, and appropriate documentation to ensure network services are available according to established Service Level Agreements (SLA).
Ensuring continuity of operations including disaster recovery.