Senior Network Engineer

Description

Job Description:

At Leidos, everything we do is built on our commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our employees, and our communities.  Our mission is to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through information technology, engineering, and science. 

Leidos Intelligence Group is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to be part of a dynamic team within a large-scale enterprise-IT delivery and support program.  The Senior Network Engineer will provide technical expertise in the management of a public and/or private network such as Internet protocol (IP) networks, wide area networks (WANs), and public switched telephone networks.  We are seeking candidates to fill multiple positions for vacancies in Herndon, VA and McLean, VA.

This position requires conceptual and practical expertise in own area and general knowledge of related areas, sufficient to:

• Plan, design, install, maintain, monitor, analyze, troubleshoot, modify and support network communications systems to provide maximum performance and availability
• Plan, design, implement and support local and wide area networks (LANs/WANs) in the areas of Internet connectivity, capacity planning, routing, switching, server load balancing, network security, and wireless
• Evaluate and report on new communications technologies to enhance network capabilities using in-depth knowledge and experience
• Utilize best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services
• Solve complex problems and take a new perspective using existing solutions
• Work independently with minimal guidance
• Act as a resource for other team members, possibly leading projects with limited risks and resource requirements
• Solve complex problems by taking a new perspective on existing solutions
• Exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• Impact a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and related teams, working within broad guidelines and policies
• Explain complex, difficult, and/or sensitive information, working to build consensus

Basic Qualifications:

• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and the ability to satisfy any additional government-required clearance processing or screening, as determined necessary by the government
• Bachelor’s Degree and 4 or more years of relevant experience, or a combination of relevant education and work experience equivalent to 8 years

Pay Range:

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 45,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.  For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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Commitment to Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.