Network Engineer

The Digital Modernization Sector has an opening for a Network Engineer to work in Woodlawn, MD.

***This position requires onsite work in Woodlawn, MD five days a week.***

Day to Day Responsibilities:

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. If this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of, keep reading!

Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it. Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life-changing service to those around you, this is the place for you. Find you passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status.  We are excited for you to take your place with our Leidos Family.

Find your “Why” with us!

• Research, design and implement security solutions for network infrastructure.

• Engineer network solutions for new & existing systems.

• Provide day-to-day network engineering and operations support

• Work with advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.

• Challenge with working on complex technical problems and providing innovative solutions.

• Work with highly experienced and technical resources.

• All other duties as assigned or directed.

Education & Qualifications:

• Typically requires BS degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience or master’s with 6 years of prior relevant experience.  Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.

• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience with designing, configuring, managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting network switching and routing protocols in a large enterprise network (5000+ nodes).

• 7 years of experience with configuring and managing Load Balancers, switches, routers, firewalls.

• 7 years of experience with Network Monitoring/IPAM (i.e., SolarWinds, NetFlow).

• 7 years of physical communication troubleshooting skills using cabling and signaling analyzer, packet capture and analysis.

• 5 years of experience and knowledge of Cisco IOS and Cisco Nexus Operating systems.

•  years of experience with WAN Optimization using Riverbed and trace tools like Wireshark.

• 3 years of experience with a high-level scripting language such as Python or Perl

• 3 years of experience with Gigamon.

• Advanced experience with architecting, designing, deploying, and operating network elements such as DNS/IPAM; Firewalls; Network Access Control Solutions (NAC); load balancing; DDoS mitigation, tapping/sniffing infrastructures; and NTP.

• Advanced WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, VPN, Ethernet Skills.

• Extensive EIGRP, BGP4, RIP, VPLS, MPLS and OSPF Routing Protocol knowledge.

• Active Cisco CCNP (or higher) certification.

Required Skills:

• Experience with IPv6 (SLAAC and DHCPv6).

• Experience with Dynatrace.

• Experience configuring Zero Trust networks.

• Solid understanding of internetworking: security, routing, switching, SAN and application networking.

• Experience with Microsoft Server and Linux Administration.

• Expertise in the Linux command-line environment.

• Experience with server hardware to include Dell, HP, or Cisco UCS.

• Experience with virtualization solutions (i.e., VMWare).

• Experience documenting network information including all switching and routing equipment, connected IP-addressable devices and cabling interconnects.

• Ability to produce operational documentation using industry best practices in technical writing.

• Experience in using MS Visio, Project.

Desired Skills:

• Active Cisco CCIE, CCNP certification.

• Knowledge, skills and abilities creating and managing automation scripts to manage Network as a Service (Software Defined Networking (SDN), Load Balancers, firewalls, etc.

• Experience developing best practice project plans, engineering scripts, and documentation for network performance management.

• Prior Federal government experience.

• Self-starter, highly motivated individual who adapts and isn’t afraid to volunteer in a dynamic work environment.

• Strong attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities.

• Knowledge of relational databases and ability to construct and debug SQL queries.

Original Posting:May 6, 2025

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 $89,700.00 - $162,150.00

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.