Systems EngineerLeidos
Description
Leidos is seeking a Systems Engineer to support a complex, multi-year contract providing Systems Engineering and Integration support to DISA. The work performed on this Leidos-led prime contract is mission-critical and offers team members the opportunity to work autonomously while developing expertise in cross domain technologies.
The Systems Engineer will support a high priority, high visibility development, integration, and implementation effort for a mission-critical DISA Cross Domain program. The selected candidate will contribute to multiple concurrent tasks and collaborate across engineering and mission teams.
The successful candidate will be a motivated, forward-leaning engineer with strong technical fundamentals and the ability to grow into more senior responsibilities within a dynamic customer environment.
The ideal candidate demonstrates a commitment to delivering high-quality work, continuous learning, and effective collaboration within a team environment. This individual is expected to quickly come up to speed, operate with a high degree of autonomy, and proactively contribute to mission objectives. The role requires the ability to adapt to evolving priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and technical excellence.
Primary Responsibilities include:
- Support decomposition of customer and system requirements in alignment with cross-domain roadmaps.
- Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of cross domain systems and infrastructure, including servers, networks, storage systems, and software applications.
- Strong understanding to configure and maintain physical and virtual environments, including VMware and ESXi systems.
- Apply and validate system security configurations, including DISA STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guides), to ensure compliance with security requirements.
- Perform hands-on hardware and software configuration of systems, including network configuration and cabling.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and support development of technical solutions aligned with mission and security objectives.
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot IT system components to ensure stability and performance.
- Work with customers, mission partners, program managers, and other technical team members to support system integration activities.
- Assist in the creation and maintenance of automation scripts (e.g. Ansible, Python, Bash, etc..) to streamline deployments, support internal lab environment projects and perfective maintenance priorities of the program.
- Provide support to system infrastructure, network security, and Authorization & Accreditation (A&A) activities.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and assist with Engineering Implementation Plans.
- Support integration, testing, verification, and validation activities for systems and components.
- Track hardware, software, and configuration changes to support documentation updates and system baselines.
- Provide input to training materials and support knowledge sharing across the team.
Basic Qualifications:
- Active Secret clearance is required; active TS clearance preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field with 2–4 years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Demonstrated full life cycle, systems integration experience.
- Strong demonstrated experience with VMware and ESXi environments.
- Hands-on experience with hardware and software configuration of physical systems, including network configuration and cabling for physical devices and networking concepts.
- Experience supporting development of DoDAF architecture frameworks to inform systems engineering design and implementation best practices utilizing MS Visio.
- Experience troubleshooting operational systems, including participation in advanced (Tier III-level) troubleshooting and root cause analysis for deployed environments.
- Working knowledge of software development or scripting (e.g., XML, Python, Bash,PowerShell, Java, C++).
- Familiarity with system development processes, databases, and IT infrastructure concepts.
- Linux command line experience with certification such as CompTIA Linux+ or RHEL certification with understanding of virtual machine architecture.
- Must possess DoD 8140 (formerly 8570) IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+) prior to start date and maintain certification.
- Willingness to travel CONUS and OCONUS up to 10% of the time.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality technical work, rapidly learn new technologies, and effectively collaborate with team members to support mission objectives in a dynamic environment.
- Ability to quickly ramp up on new systems and processes, work independently with minimal oversight, and effectively contribute in a fast-paced, evolving operational environment while maintaining high standards of quality and teamwork.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active TS clearance.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies, such as Docker and OpenShift.
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.
- Experience supporting end-to-end cross domain systems development or integration efforts.
- Familiarity with engineering best practices such as Raise the Bar Version 5.
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Original Posting:
April 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.
