Senior Network Engineer

Leidos • Bethesda, MD

377d • $72,150 - $130,425

About The Position

The Senior Network Engineer at Leidos will specialize in network operations for a large-scale enterprise network supporting a Health Agency in Montgomery County, MD. This role involves maintaining and supporting a multi-faceted network primarily based on Cisco technology, ensuring secure and highly available network services in line with customer service level agreements (SLAs). The engineer will provide technical leadership, mentor junior staff, and manage incident response and problem management activities.

Requirements

• Active Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Routing and Switching certification and five (5) years of data center operational experience, OR an active Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification and ten (10) years of data center operational experience.
• Deep understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 frameworks and protocols.
• Knowledge of supporting formal change management processes using an ITSM platform such as ServiceNow.
• Experience supporting complex enterprise VLAN architectures and implementing Zero Trust principles.
• Knowledge of IT service management best practices for supporting network operations for large volumes of end users.
• Experience designing and implementing data center networks using Cisco Nexus switches, F5 appliances, and Palo Alto devices.
• Experience with scripting languages and automation using infrastructure as code.
• Demonstrated ability for oral and written communication with the highest levels of management and delivery of required reports in accordance with formal contractual agreements.
• Experience providing operations support for large enterprise network backbones.
• Experience supporting large wireless networks and industrial control system networks.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with implementing data center colocation services
• Experience with Federal Government TIC operations
• Experience with systems that implement Cisco DNA Center
• Hybrid cloud networking experience
• Experience with Gigamon network packet capture and analysis technology
• Experience with SD-WAN modernization initiatives
• CompTIA Security+ or CISSP security certification
• ITIL 4 Foundation certification

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site support to the health agency in MD.
• Maintain virtual local area networks (VLANs), wide area networks (WANs), datacenter networks, wireless networks, and industrial control communications systems in accordance with SLAs.
• Provide Cisco switching and routing expertise in support of data center networks and applications.
• Evaluate the potential impacts of new network solutions and Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) networks and how those solutions will transition into operations.
• Configure and optimize network monitoring tools including ScienceLogic SL1 to provide high fidelity alerts and visualizations to the network monitoring team.
• Measure, monitor and plan network performance, usage, availability, capacity, and risks for network change requests.
• Provide strategic and tactical direction for Network Services enhancements and projects.
• Provide Tier 3 technical support, development of standard operation procedures, and mentoring to the operations team.
• Collaborate with the program architecture and security teams to ensure policy and security compliance for change requests and new capabilities.
• Support the customer for transition from traditional to software-defined enterprise networking.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed