Network Engineer

Leidos

22h•Remote

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Network Engineer to join its Defense Sector, Decision Advantage Business Area. This role supports a critical Air Force network system, where Leidos acts as the prime contractor, focusing on optimizing mission outcomes through efficient design, build, fielding, and transition-to-operations. The position is remote but requires some travel. The Network Engineer will work within a multi-disciplined team, including engineers, cyber security engineers and officers, quality engineers, and architects. The primary goal is to perform systems requirements analysis, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition, technical management, integration, system testing, and quality assurance to ensure the successful delivery of TACMOR network services. The role emphasizes adherence to strong systems engineering processes throughout all phases of the project, from requirements to deployment.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in IT, Electrical engineering or other engineering discipline, with 8 or more years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 or more years of prior relevant experience.
May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.
Active DoD Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain after start date.
Must be a U.S. citizen
Must have 1 of the following Network certifications: Network+, Security+, CCNA, CCNP
Experience with designing network solutions, implementing and configuring network designs, supporting and maintaining network solutions.
Experience with designing, specifying and configuring OSI Model Layer 2 and Layer 3 network configurations using multiple L2 and L3 switching and routing protocols and standards.
Experience developing request for quotes, performing trade studies, researching vendors, and recommending technical solutions based on in-depth analysis.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with customer representatives, domain experts, and other IT specialists, cyber, and systems engineers in the development of complex DoD systems.
Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience.
Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to travel OCONUS when needed by the program.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing, installing and configuring new networks.
Active DoD Secret security clearance.
Knowledge of ATOs and required security controls for DoD networks.
Previous experience working with cyber teams to gain ATOs.
Experience with DISA circuits and networks.
Experience with DoD systems.
Cisco Certified specialist, Cisco CCNA, CCNP or CCNE or equivalent certifications

Responsibilities

Perform network engineering tasks that involve researching, evaluating, planning, designing, engineering, configuring and delivering the TACMOR network services project.
Produce assigned work products, deliverables, and engineering documentation.
Support integration and testing activities both CONUS and OCONUS.
Develop designs and participate in design reviews with the customer.
Provide specialized network engineering support to the TACMOR Network project and a secure communications and data transfer network from a new Air Force mission system located OCONUS.
Responsible for providing network expertise for new installs and tech refreshes that require engineering and security architecture design, integration and install, test, and deploy to operations.
Sustain secure communications operational data transfer between various CONUS and OCONUS sites with security adequate to protect information at the SECRET level; designing, installing, administering, and maintaining secure communications capabilities between existing and new sites; and, providing Operations and Maintenance (O&M) documentation and training.