Key skills
Network engineeringNetwork certifications - Network+Network certifications - Security+Network certifications - CCNANetwork certifications - CCNPNetwork designNetwork configurationOSI Model Layer 2 networkingOSI Model Layer 3 networkingSwitching protocolsRouting protocolsTrade studiesDoD systemsSecure communicationsOperationsMaintenance documentationCybersecurityDISA circuitsnetworksATO knowledgeExpressCommunication
About this role
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. The Network Engineer will support a critical Air Force network system, performing tasks related to network engineering, integration, and testing to ensure the successful delivery of network services.
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
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
- 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