Senior Network Engineer

$108,550 - $196,225/Yr

Leidos - Severn, MD

Full-time - Senior

Severn, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Leidos is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to join our Defense Enclave Services (DES) team at Ft. Meade, MD. This position presents an exciting opportunity to leverage your experience, skills, and leadership in executing the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) migration to the Department of Defense's Fourth Estate (DoD 4th Estate) agencies into a Common Use information technology (IT) infrastructure. The Leidos team will deliver Network Infrastructure services that will support the transition, infrastructure, network operations and management, engineering and innovation, cybersecurity services, and technical refresh for a Single Service Provider (SSP) network environment with all 4th Estate users. The role requires an active Secret security clearance to start, with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance. As a Sr. Network Engineer, you will provide networking expertise in network design, integration, testing, security, and implementation of Network Services for DISA DoDNet. You will be responsible for maintaining network devices such as routers, switches, and security solutions, and will participate in the technical development of watch staff. Your role will also involve providing tier-III support for large-scale enterprise network operations and NOC watch staff, proposing new solutions to Network Domain Architects, and overseeing the development of SOPs/TTPs. You will evaluate network bandwidth needs, plan and execute network upgrades, and serve as the senior Tier III escalation support engineer for Incident Management activities. Additionally, you will develop and maintain technical documents, analyses, and reports, and actively participate in Root Cause Analysis for Problem Management activities. The position requires flexibility in working hours to support the team, including occasional on-call support and additional hours based on mission needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide Networking Expertise in network design, integration, test, security, and implementation of Network Services for DISA DoDNet.
• Perform highly technical maintenance involving network devices routers, switches, security solutions, and WANX.
• Provide tier-III support for Large-scale Enterprise Network operations and NOC watch staff.
• Propose new solutions to Network Domain Architects to define and/or continuously improve network configurations and compliance tracking.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of Automation and best practice insertion opportunities.
• Oversee development of SOPs/TTPs and Continuous Service Improvements (CSI).
• Plan and execute network upgrades and maintenance activities with key stakeholders.
• Serve as the senior Tier III escalation support engineer for Incident Management activities.
• Develop and maintain technical documents, analyses, and reports.
• Actively participate in Root Cause Analysis for Problem Management activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of related work experience; additional years may substitute for a degree.
• Effective written and oral communication and problem-solving skills.
• Minimum of DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II Certification prior to onboarding (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE).
• An Associate level Network Vendor Certification is required prior to onboarding from vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, CommScope/Ruckus/Brocade, F5 Networks, or Aruba Networks.
• 8+ years' experience engineering and troubleshooting networks, including extensive routing and switching experience such as MPLS, VPNs, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS), and switching protocols (Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP, Multicast protocols).
• Excellent comprehension and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing.
• Experience presenting to senior customer management and stakeholders.
• Experience executing circuit cutovers in the DISA environment.
• Familiarity with the ITIL framework.
• Ability to travel up to 25%, including potential OCONUS travel.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous work experience providing engineering and operational services on DISA supported networks.
• Experience with Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) identity management solution.
• Advanced/Professional level vendor certifications (Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, Palo Alto).
• Demonstrated NET/SEC DevOps experience.
• IAT Level III Certification (e.g., CISSP or equivalent).
• ITIL v3/v4 certification/training.
• Agile certifications or applicable experience.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $108,550.00 - $196,225.00 based on experience and qualifications.