Field Network Engineer — NMCI Operations & Cybersecurity

Leidos Inc; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Inc. is seeking a Field/Base Network Engineer for the SMIT contract to lead operations and engineering activities in a large DoD enterprise. You will manage a virtual team, coordinate with customers, and drive incident response, change control, and network upgrades across BAN/LAN/WAN environments.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of routing/switching troubleshooting, DoD security credentials, and solid experience with defense-in-depth architectures. Occasional travel up to 25% is required.

Qualifications

• BA/BS and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or MS/MBA with 2+ years of prior relevant experience; additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• DoD Secret Security Clearance w/ability to upgrade to and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
• DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II Certification required prior to onboarding: CompTIA Security+ CE, CDN, ISC2 SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, or CYSA+ (See DoD 8570.01-M Appendix 3 for valid certifications).
• Must possess Network Vendor Associate Level or higher Certification (i.e. Cisco CCNA, Cisco CCNP, etc...).
• Working knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, network/HW/SW security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements.
• Ability to be scheduled to work, or be called in to work during off hours and weekends to meet customer mission support requirements.
• 5+ years' experience troubleshooting complex routing and switching issues.
• 5+ years' experience configuring switches, routers, network appliances, WAN acceleration devices.
• Ability to travel 25% including possible OCONUS travel.
• Customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Works as an Operations-focused Network Engineer on a team responsible for BAN/LAN/WAN Network Operations, troubleshooting, repair, installation, cabling, configuration, implementation, and integration of current and future NGEN-R network architectures as per approved processes and procedures.
• Provides COMSEC Local Element support to assigned locations, which includes managing COMSEC hardware/software assets and key inventories, loading keys into Encryption devices, installing, configuring, troubleshooting, upgrading, removing/replacing faulty equipment, interacting with the Government KOAMs and following prescribed procedures and processes related to COMSEC.
• Documents work activities/details per established tools and processes; maintains accurate site documentation.
• Initiates software upgrades and changes to the NGEN-R system and communications infrastructure as prescribed by Domain Architects, Design and Configuration Teams.
• Performs maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and removal/replacement of faulty hardware using SOPs, TTPs, work instructions, vendor guidance, and other documented processes and procedures.
• Interfaces with the Network Operations Center (NOC) as required in support of incident troubleshooting and restoral.
• Supports network configuration/asset management activities, manages configuration drift, and accurately creates or modifies network documentation to reflect the as-is and/or to-be environment.
• Supports Cybersecurity requirements and implementation of security controls (STIG compliance).
• Coordinates network upgrades and planned maintenance activities with NGEN-R Program and customer stakeholders.
• Performs monitoring (health and status) of network systems and proactively identifies potential issues before they impact users; recommends and/or applies corrective actions to mitigate network issues.
• Position may require local area and/or overnight travel by car or air to assigned locations to conduct operations focused activities i.e. break/fix, COMSEC support, etc.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Routing & Switching

Customer service

Network Operations

Education

BA/BS in IT/Engineering

MS/MBA (optional)

Tools

DoD 8570.01 IAT II Certification

Cisco CCNA/CCNP

Security+ CE

Job description

Leidos Inc. is seeking a Field/Base Network Engineer for the SMIT contract to lead operations and engineering activities in a large DoD enterprise. You will manage a virtual team, coordinate with customers, and drive incident response, change control, and network upgrades across BAN/LAN/WAN environments.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of routing/switching troubleshooting, DoD security credentials, and solid experience with defense-in-depth architectures. Occasional travel up to 25% is required.