Mission-Critical Command & Telemetry Network Engineer

Leidos; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a C&T Network Engineer to design and implement government network infrastructures across WANs, LANs, and CANs. The role involves providing technical direction and hands-on engineering for KRATOS and ARKA platforms, plus Linux admin basics.

Expect collaboration across teams and instructional documentation to support deployments. The candidate will engage in system planning, configuration, and optimization for high-security networks, ensuring compliance with DoD standards

Qualifications

• Must meet DoD 8140 IAT Level 2 requirements.
• Clearance: TS/SCI CI is required.
• Experience described as a combination of work history and education (see the education items).

Responsibilities

• Support technical assessment and delivery of network solutions to the customer.
• Collaborate across lifecycle stages in a high-performance team.
• Provide direction and engineering expertise for Command and Telemetry solutions.
• Work with Routers, Switches, BGP, VRF, VLAN, NTP in multi-class networks.
• Create installation plans, procedures, and training documentation.
• Transition from existing to new network designs and advise on system management.

Skills

Network engineering

BGP

VRF

VLAN

NTP

RS422

RS533

Linux

IAT Level 2 compliance

Education

Doctorate + 3 years

Master's + 4 years

Bachelor's + 6 years

Associate + 8 years

HS diploma + 10 years

Tools

KRATOS T500MX-XC

ARKA P&D

Job description

Leidos is seeking a C&T Network Engineer to design and implement government network infrastructures across WANs, LANs, and CANs. The role involves providing technical direction and hands-on engineering for KRATOS and ARKA platforms, plus Linux admin basics.

Expect collaboration across teams and instructional documentation to support deployments. The candidate will engage in system planning, configuration, and optimization for high-security networks, ensuring compliance with DoD standards