About this Operating Systems Test Engineer role at Leidos
Position: Operating Systems Test Engineer
Location: Orlando, FL
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The Leidos Defense Sector provides advanced systems, solutions, and services across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. From enterprise IT and large‑scale intelligence systems to cybersecurity, geospatial analytics, logistics, and training, we support some of the nation’s most critical defense missions. Our teams take on challenges where failure is not an option—and succeed.
We are seeking an experienced Operating Systems Test Engineer to support our ABMS DI Network Manager (DINM) program located in Orlando, FL. This role is part of a team supporting the Department of the Air Force’s Air Battle Management System and its associated digital infrastructure.
This is an on-site role requiring daily presence at our Orlando, FL office.
Primary Responsibilities
Maintain and support the Digital Infrastructure Network Integration Lab (DI‑NIL) architecture and services, including RHEL, Windows, and various systems/appliances.
Manage configurations, compliance enforcement, directory service integrations, and daily operational oversight.
Conduct Verification & Validation (V&V) testing for all systems designed for the production network—from initial build through configuration and service delivery.
Ensure all operating systems meet strict DoD compliance requirements and perform optimally, including patch, version upgrade testing, and deployment.
Develop complete documentation of system builds, configurations, and process workflows to ensure consistency, repeatability, and auditability.
Work directly with customers to configure required operating systems, establish appropriate access controls, and support a least‑privilege environment.
Support additional DI‑NIL team efforts, including assisting personnel conducting system verification and validation across the Digital Infrastructure Network.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of related experience Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
US Citizen; Currently possessing an active DoD Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to a TS/SCI clearance upon hire.
Possess DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification Security+
Demonstrable knowledge of operating systems concepts and applying these concepts to Department of Defense programs
Experience with Active Directory deployment/configuration, OU creation, and RBAC-driven security controls.
Proven expertise with Linux/Unix systems (RHEL).
Demonstrable experience in design review participation and providing customer centric input.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for collaboration across diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning and system integration activities.
Ability to work effectively with individuals of varying technical backgrounds.
Foundational knowledge of networking systems and interconnections.
Experience with government system security testing (ACAS/Nessus) and remediation.
Demonstrated ability to brief technical and non-technical customers.
Understanding of networking principles and basic network troubleshooting from the systems perspective
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience.
Active TS/SCI clearance.
Experience with ABMS or JADC2 initiatives.
Mid-level networking knowledge.
Minimum 4 years of DoD system security testing (ACAS/Nessus) and remediation.
Experience designing and deploying networks.
Experience with SAFe Agile frameworks and use of agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
Prior support of Department of the Air Force programs.
Experience working with complex multi-domain systems.
Experience designing and validating Cloud, Edge Computing, and network architectures.
Demonstrated knowledge of test automation and test result analysis.
Experience developing test methodologies, test specifications, and executing integration, verification, and validation activities.
Strong focus on customer satisfaction and maintaining Leidos’ positive brand reputation.
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Original Posting:
September 2, 2026For 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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00The 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.
