Integration Services Senior Engineer

Leidos; Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (HI); On-site; USD 116,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Network Engineer onsite at Ford Island, Hawaii. In this Integration Services role, you will lead a team of engineers, provide technical engineering support for IP and Optical networks within the DISN, and coordinate with government engineers, project managers, and vendors to drive project delivery.

The role requires DoD 8140 certification, an active Secret clearance, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of related experience or Master with 10+ years; DoD considerations may adjust.
• Active Secret clearance and DoD 8140 certification required.
• Strong communications, leadership, and briefing senior personnel.
• Experience configuring networking/transport devices remotely; knowledge of IP, MPLS, SONET, DWDM.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team of engineers and brief customers on status.
• Provide engineering expertise on DISN networks; plan deployments and migrations.
• Develop reports and recommendations across network topology, configurations, and procedures.
• Collaborate with government engineers, PMs, and vendors for project testing and transitions.
• Support ITA activities and remote testing; oversee performance verification and alarm/config profiles.

Skills

Secret clearance

DoD 8140 certification

Excellent written & oral comms

Leadership abilities

Remote config of networking

IP routing & QoS

OSI model layers config

DISN & IT&A experience

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12+ yrs exp

Master's degree + 10+ yrs exp

Tools

Juniper IOS

CISCO IOS

EMS

Juniper MX routers

Ciena 6500/5160

Cisco 42XX

Infinera ODXC

Promina

Juniper CTP

Juniper SRX

Juniper EX

SONUS SBCs

KG175D

SafeNet IP

VISIO

Linux CLI

WWOLS

MSS

OneNet

SILVX

CTC

Junos Space

SolarWinds

HAIPE

Job description

Description

Are you ready to make a difference? Leidos is a Fortune 500 technology, engineering, science solution and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil and health industries.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Network Engineer onsite at Ford Islan, Hawaii. In this Integration Services role, you will lead a team of engineers, perform project engineering support, brief customers on project status, provide technical engineering support for the development, test, deployment, and sustainment of a complex telecommunication system. As a Senior Network Engineer on this program, you will be a member of a team that interacts with technical and non-technical teammates, including customers and vendors. You will be looked at as a subject matter expert in all things related to the IP and Optical networks - including the WAN and LAN in multiple environments (DEV/TEST and Production). Integration Services supports mission‑critical operations across the Defense Information Systems Network. Under this program, Installation Testing and Acceptance (IT&A) activities enable new/revised capabilities that are designed/built/installed by DISA and other sources.

You will operate as a key expert within a high‑visibility DISA program helping shape delivery strategy, drive execution, and ensure mission outcomes across a complex global operating environment.

Our customer is the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and acts as the provider of GIG/Defense Information System Network (DISN) services to the Department of War (DoW) and national security organizations.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a small team of engineers and support customer briefings
• Provide engineering and technical expertise on all issues relating to the specified telecommunications networks/information systems within the DISN.
• Research, analyze and/or develop reports that provide engineering and recommendations across a broad range of specialized network/system functional areas, such as network systems engineering, network topology planning, network route planning, management of network configurations, migration strategies, and method of procedures with an understanding of modeling and simulation of the networks/systems.
• Collaborate with DISN government engineers and leadership, project managers, and GSM‑O Task Managers for coordination, implementation, and testing of new projects to ensure successful transitions to operations.
• Evaluate system network requirements and make appropriate technical recommendations.
• Provide engineering to establish remote management connectivity, oversee performance verification testing (BER or "burn‑in" tests) and configuring alarm and system profiles, and configuring/testing various layers of the OSI model.
• Support installation test and acceptance (IT&A) of network components both directly through the various GUI/CLI or interface systems, by directing and/or facilitating remote testing with on‑site field engineering support.
• Support project deployments.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of overall related experience or Master with 10+ years. Specific experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Must possess an active Secret security clearance.
• Must possess a current DoD 8140 certification.
• The candidate must have excellent written and oral communications skills, strong customer relation and leadership abilities with experience in developing presentations and briefing senior personnel.
• Experience in remotely configuring networking or transport devices.
• Familiar with SONET, TDM, DWDM, IP, and MPLS networks.
• Expertise in one or more of the following: IP routing, QoS, traffic engineering, DNS; TDM switching; Optical Transport; Crypto; Network appliances (WAN acceleration, etc).
• Map IP addresses and subnets for networking devices.
• Establish in‑band/out of band management connections on transport devices.
• Interpret network topology diagrams and propose device configuration changes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with Juniper IOS, CISCO IOS, or other IP/transport specific management tools (EMS) and general practices. Expertise in IP technologies, i.e., Networking architectures and methodologies, and Voice Services.
• Expert knowledge of IP principles and protocols.
• Proficiency on at least two or more of the following devices: Juniper MX routers, Ciena 6500/5160 Optical Platforms, Cisco 42XX series, Infinera ODXC, Promina, Juniper CTP, Juniper SRX firewalls, Juniper EX switches, SONUS SBCs, KG175, SafeNet IP and SONET encryptors.
• Basic Linux Administration or command line interface (CLI) and scripting skills.
• General knowledge RADIUS, SNMP, NTP, TLS and PKI protocols.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following tools: WWOLS, MSS, OneNet, SMC, SILVX, CTC, Junos Space, SolarWinds.
• Knowledge of configuring, deploying, and supporting HAIPE (KG-175D) - especially with GD GemOne.
• Experience leading a team of technical engineers and communication status to leadership.
• Proficient with VISIO drawing software.Possess an understanding of the physical network infrastructure including fiber optics and copper wiring standards, AC and DC power distribution (rectifiers and inverters), hardware (media converters, modems, repeaters, etc.).
• JNCIA or JNCIP.
• Knowledge of Project Management disciplines. Possess a PMP certification.

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Original Posting

September 4, 2026

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

Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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