Systems Integration Engineer

Leidos•Fort Meade, MD

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Systems Integration Engineer in its Intel Sector to support a program serving a customer’s Operations organization. The program develops mission solutions through rapid prototyping, new development, and advanced technology research, including visualization and analytic development. The engineer will work in a collaborative, fast-paced lab environment supporting customers as they develop and test experiments. The role involves installing, configuring, developing, and integrating prototype applications for technical evaluation. Candidates with the required active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and IAT-I certification may be eligible for enhanced incentives, including up to a $25,000 cash sign-on bonus or a paid-time-off bonus. The advertised pay range is $116,350 to $210,325. Leidos describes this range as a general guideline, not a guarantee; offers may depend on responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, and other factors. The posting is dated October 20, 2026.

Requirements

Meet one of the following education and experience combinations: bachelor’s degree and 12 years of relevant experience; master’s degree and 10 years; associate degree and 14 years; or high school diploma/GED and 16 years.
Have a degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field when qualifying through a degree pathway.
Have relevant experience in computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, and/or systems engineering.
Have experience in network or system administration.
Have strong Linux experience.
Have experience in systems/network administration, application administration, and/or IT support or management.
Have experience supporting installation of hardware such as servers and network infrastructure.
Have experience setting up storage such as network-attached storage.
Have experience implementing security best practices, including PKI certificate generation, deployment, and maintenance.
Have knowledge of Unix shell scripting languages such as Bash, Bourne, or C.
Possess an IAT-I certification, such as Network+ CE, A+ CE, or Security+ CE.
Possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Experience deploying and maintaining nginx.
Familiarity with Docker and Red Hat Satellite.
Familiarity with cloud computing environments such as AWS.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code products such as Terraform, SALT, and Ansible.
Experience with system monitoring platforms such as Prometheus and Grafana.
Experience with SELinux and FIPS.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, develop, and integrate prototype applications for technical evaluation.
Support a laboratory environment where customers develop and test experiments.
Provide systems or network administration, application administration, and/or information technology support or management.
Support hardware installation, including servers and network infrastructure.
Set up storage, such as network-attached storage.
Implement security best practices, including generating, deploying, and maintaining PKI certificates.