Senior Core IP & Optical Transport Engineer (Secret-Cleared)

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Job summary

Leidos seeks a Core IP and Optical Transport Network Engineer in Bahrain to sustain DISN services. You will design, deploy, and maintain transport and IP networks, coordinate maintenance, and perform root-cause analysis across CIENA, Juniper, and Cisco platforms. A Secret clearance is required.

Responsibilities include incident management escalation, updating tickets, and providing customer situational awareness. Strong DoD experience is essential.

Qualifications

• DoD 8750 certification at IAT level II or Security+ CE or equivalent.
• Proficient with optical transport platforms and WAN/Optical network concepts.
• Proficient with IP platforms including Juniper and Cisco routers.
• Experience troubleshooting WAN/Optical networks and performing root-cause analysis.
• Active Secret clearance; strong communication with DoD and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Network design and engineering for transport and IP across DISN.
• Perform fault isolation, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Update ServiceNow tickets and provide situational reporting.
• Coordinate maintenance windows and ASI activities with technicians.
• Interface with TAC and problem coordinators for resolution.

Skills

Optical transport

IP networking

Troubleshooting

Security clearance

Scripting

Routing protocols (BGP/OSPF/ISIS)

DoD 8750/IAT II

Education

BS degree in a related field

Master's degree (optional)

Tools

CIENA 6500

CIENA Corestream

Cisco NCS2K

CISCO MSPP 15454/15310

SYCAMORE ODXC 16K/9K

XTERA

Juniper MX480

Juniper MX240

Cisco ASR9000

Palo Alto / F5 / Splunk

Job description

Leidos seeks a Core IP and Optical Transport Network Engineer in Bahrain to sustain DISN services. You will design, deploy, and maintain transport and IP networks, coordinate maintenance, and perform root-cause analysis across CIENA, Juniper, and Cisco platforms. A Secret clearance is required.

Responsibilities include incident management escalation, updating tickets, and providing customer situational awareness. Strong DoD experience is essential.