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About this Command & Telemetry Network Engineer role at Leidos

Leidos · Onsite · Chantilly, VA

The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos has an opening for a Command &Telemetry (C&T) Network Engineer. The C&T Network Engineer is a technical role which includes solution and design engineering functions for government passive and active network infrastructures. The candidate will be responsible for C&T Network Engineering and supporting other engineering teams for all network design and engineering activities. These engineering activities will be conducted on the government’s wide area networks (WAN), the local area networks (LAN), Campus Area Networks (CAN), Access and Control Interfaces (CI), Command and Telemetry and other networks that support multiple classification levels of communications.

The job duties of the Command &Telemetry (C&T) Engineer are as follows:                                                                                                        
•    Regularly supports the technical assessment and delivery of a specific technical network solution to the customer.
•    Provides a key support role in operating as a conducive high-performance team across all lifecycle stages.
•    Provides technical direction and engineering expertise for network systems infrastructure activities, including planning, designing, and implementing communications and network infrastructure requirements for buildings and systems (Routers, Firewalls, DNS, IPAM, NTP, Command and Telemetry).
•    Generate installation plans, procedures, templates, and training documentation, which will be used by other service team members to efficiently deploy C&T solutions.
•    Performs/Conducts the transition/transformation from existing to new network design solutions.
•    Provides technical consulting and advice to others on efforts, solution design, system management, tuning and modification of solutions.
•    Collects and determines data from appropriate sources to assist in determining customer needs and requirements.
•    Responds to requests for technical information from customers.
•    Develops customer technology solutions using various industry products and technologies. 

Basic Qualifications
•    Required Clearance: TS SCI/CI
•    Candidate must have 16 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 8 years, master’s and 10 years, bachelor’s and 12 years, associates and 14 years or HS diploma and 16 years. 
•    Must be compliant with DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.

Clearance Required:

  • All candidates must possess an active TS/SCI with CI Poly at time of consideration.

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Original Posting:

August 21, 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.

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How this Network Engineer salary compares

This role pays $184,325/yrabove the typical range for Network Engineer roles.

$116,650 median $143,125 $185,193

Typical range $129,575–$167,125/yr, from 23 comparable Network Engineer listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Network Engineer salary insights →

About Leidos

Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. 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

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