Network Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Security Clearance: Active DoD Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance

About Us:

Join Leidos' National Security Sector, where innovation and national security go hand-in-hand. At the forefront of technology and defense, we are dedicated to supporting our nation's critical missions. Our team at the Naval Surface Warfare Center - Detachment Dahlgren (NSWCDD) is composed of forward-thinking, innovative, and highly motivated professionals.

Position Overview:

Are you ready to take your Network Engineering career to the next level? As a full-time Network Engineer with Leidos, you will lead the way in network administration and engineering support. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with a team of experts to ensure the highest level of performance and security for our network infrastructure.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Innovative Environment: Be part of a team that embraces innovation and leverages the latest capabilities in Network Engineering and Administration.
• Professional Growth: Enjoy opportunities for continuous learning, career development, and professional certification support.
• Competitive Compensation: Benefit from a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a schedule that promotes a healthy work/life balance.
• Impactful Work: Contribute to national security and support critical missions at the Naval Surface Warfare Center.

Key Responsibilities:

• Network Support: Provide support and coordinate responses to network outages, ensuring quick and thorough resolution.
• System Administration: Support approximately 50 CISCO network devices across multiple security domains.
• Daily Operations: Maintain daily operations, monitor performance, and resolve issues to ensure optimum system performance and availability.
• Troubleshooting: Isolate and troubleshoot network outages, perform event notifications, and work on customer network issues and faults.
• Collaboration: Assist with departmental and cross-functional projects to improve network performance and reliability.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of practical Network Administration experience in LAN technologies. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active IAT Level II DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification (e.g., Security+ CE).
• CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification - must obtain within 90 days from date of hire.
• Proficiency with TACACs+, data packet capture, traffic analysis, and vulnerability analysis and remediation.
• Proficient in configuring CISCO devices using: EIGRP, BGP, SNMP, TCP/IP, OSPF, Spanning Tree, ARP, dot1Q, VLANs, VPN, GRE, IPSEC, subnetting, NAT, access control lists, and various other routing and networking protocols.
• Exceptional customer service skills and the ability to work with a diverse range of teams, customers, and service providers.
• Thorough knowledge of the OSI model and multi-protocol routing, including VRF, VPN, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, VPLS, and VPRN.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're passionate about network engineering and eager to contribute to national security, we want to hear from you. Apply today and join our dedicated team at Leidos, where your skills will make a difference.

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Original Posting:

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:

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.