Sobre esta vaga de Network Engineer na Leidos
The AEGIS program at Leidos is seeking a dedicated Network Engineer to provide day-to-day network administration that is critical to mission success. This role ensures mission network requirements are communicated, prioritized, and implemented, and that all network-connected devices are integrated and maintained in compliance with Agency and Center cybersecurity requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide dedicated network administration for mission network infrastructure, ensuring mission requirements are effectively communicated, prioritized, and implemented
- Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot LAN/WAN environments, including configuration and management of VLANs, subnets, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls, and hardware-based VPN tunnels in support of mission operations.
- Install, configure, and maintain network hardware (switches, routers, firewalls, and related infrastructure devices).
- Configure and manage network-connected appliances (e.g., Smart PDUs, NTP servers, printers, display clocks), ensuring proper integration and compliance with cybersecurity standards—digital certificate management and Data in Transit (DIT) encryption included.
- Monitor system utilization, identify potential issues, and implement solutions to optimize network reliability and throughput.
- Troubleshoot and resolve day-to-day IT system issues in a timely manner to minimize impact to mission operations.
- Maintain accurate documentation (network diagrams, IP address management records, device configurations, appliance inventories, certificate expiration tracking) in the centralized Configuration Management Database (CMDB).
- Coordinate network requirements, issues, and concerns with IT disciplines across the Center and Agency to ensure consistent, interoperable services.
- Provide weekly status updates on assigned tasks, including outstanding requests and appliance compliance status.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in Network Engineering OR a Associate's degree and 8+ years of experience in Network Engineering.
- Industry-level knowledge and skills equivalent to Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or CompTIA Network+ (active certification strongly preferred).
- Experience administering enterprise networks (LAN/WAN), including VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPN tunnels, DNS/DHCP.
- Experience integrating and managing network-connected appliances (PDUs, NTP, printers, clocks) in regulated environments.
- Demonstrated proficiency with certificate lifecycle management (issuance, renewal, revocation) and Data in Transit (DIT) encryption standards.
- Strong troubleshooting skills with a track record of timely issue resolution in mission-critical settings.
- Proficiency in network documentation, IP address management (IPAM), and maintaining artifacts in a CMDB.
- Excellent communication skills and cross-functional collaboration with cybersecurity, systems, and operations teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting NASA, federal, or defense mission networks.
- Familiarity with Armstrong/Agency IT configuration management processes (CCRs/DRs/STRs) and presenting to technical control boards.
- Experience with enterprise monitoring and logging tools for capacity and performance management.
- Knowledge of Agency/Center cybersecurity baselines, policies, and compliance reporting.
Work Environment & Schedule:
- This is an on-site only position.
- Primary work location at Edwards, CA (AFRC); occasional after-hours or on-call support may be required during mission activities.
- Limited travel may be needed for coordination across Centers or vendor engagements.
Clearance Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance, at minimum.
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Original Posting:
October 9, 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 $73,450.00 - $132,775.00The 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.
