Network Orchestration Lead

Leidos

2d•Remote

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Network Orchestration Engineer to join our AGUN migration team. PROGRAM SUMMARY: 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 supporting a large and complex network migration and operations for the US Army. This role is remote and will include leadership of operations support staff and directing operational support activities for a global network. Must currently possess and be able to maintain an active DoD SECRET security clearance. (US Citizenship required) Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time. At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.” If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in. Original Posting: January 6, 2026 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 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. Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenue of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here. Securing Your Data Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [email protected]. Commitment and Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years' experience or Master's degree with 10+ years of experience (additional years of directly applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree).
Require active DoD IAT Level II (i.e. Security+) certification or equivalent prior to start.
Experience leading engineering teams.
Experience with Kubernetes and container infrastructure to run network management and monitoring applications.
Experience with Elastic, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) applications including data ingest, storage, processing, and visualization.
Working knowledge and understanding of Linux.
Demonstrated experience with Event, SNMP V3, and Performance Management.
Experience with Kafka and Live Action.
Demonstrated experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware or KVM.
Demonstrate experience in one or more of the following enterprise network management tools such as Palo Alto Panorama, Cisco Prime, Cisco DNA, or Junos Space.
Demonstrate experience in system hardening of network infrastructure to include DoD STIG implementation.
Must be able to work as part of a team to execute troubleshooting and resolve complex network issues.
Must be willing to work non-standard shifts to accomplish network migration objectives and goals
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time.
Must currently possess and be able to maintain an active DoD SECRET security clearance.
(US Citizenship required)

Nice To Haves

Experience with virtualized network devices and infrastructure
Hands on experience with ELK, InfoVista, and Network Performance Monitoring applications.
Knowledge and use of NetSecOps technologies including git, Gitlab CI/CD, Ansible, Terraform, Splunk, and network element managers
Demonstrate expertise in management and monitoring of complex and geographically enterprise networks.
Expert knowledge of US Army security requirements for network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain secure network solutions operated as a centralized enterprise capability for the US Army.
Lead a team of orchestration engineers supporting design efforts for the program.
Partner with key stakeholders and technical experts to perform legacy environment discovery, assessing current network routing, configurations, and requirements to provide migration support for the Army global wide-area network.
Analyze and understand network monitoring and management techniques, tools, and processes.
Support the transformation and creation of network monitoring dashboards, views, and data ingest from legacy network devices to the AGUN solution.
Support the modification of virtualization and containerization infrastructure in support of network management and monitoring applications
Collect, investigate, and identify network optimization and resource management strategies and techniques using performance and monitoring applications to meet capacity and performance standards.
Work with information assurance teams and the AGUN cybersecurity service provider (CSSP) to ensure compliance to DoD standards to assist with integration of network monitoring data into a SIEM.
Document designs, diagrams, drawings, and technical narratives using wiki technologies and common diagram and drawing tools.