Lead Network Engineer
Leidos
- Location
- Onsite (0668 Arlington VA, Virginia)
- Compensation
- $116k - $210k/yr
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior Level
About the Role
Leidos is a leading technology and defense company serving government and commercial customers. The Lead Network Engineer role involves designing and implementing enterprise network infrastructure, including WAN, LAN, and cloud environments, while providing expert technical assistance to stakeholders.
Skills
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Primary Responsibilities.
- Serve as the subject matter expert in the areas of network engineering design, testing, and deployment.
- Engineer, design, test, and implement an enterprise network infrastructure and technologies
- Responsible for maintaining the design and integrity of CISA Wide Area Network (WAN), Local Area Network (LAN), Enterprise Network Tools, Domain Name Servers (DNS), Wireless, and Cloud environments.
- Provide expert technical assistance to team members and Government with high-level system and networking requests and solution identification
Basic Qualifications.
- Active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in network engineering and design.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or information systems. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an additional 10 years' experience in IT architecture and engineering for a total of 15 years of experience.
- Experience installing, configuring, and managing software defined network, identity and access management, mobility, imaging, collaboration capabilities, cloud hosting, and communication services and solutions.
- Experience engineering, designing, testing, and implementing secure and reliable network connectivity to cloud services (e.g., commercial cloud services providers (CSPs), private cloud, and hybrid cloud).
- Strong communication skills with excellent verbal and written skills.
Preferred Qualifications.
- Experience supporting DHS, CISA, or another highly classified Federal environment.
- Experience with DHS Enterprise Architecture policies, standards, and procedures.
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Original Posting:
August 25, 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 $116,350.00 - $210,325.00The 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.