Remote DoD Network Engineer — Security & Ops Lead

Leidos; United States; On-site; USD 51,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

The Force Protection Division at Leidos seeks a Network Administration & Operations Engineer to design, implement, and sustain the prototype network supporting the Rock Island Arsenal OTA program. You will lead network engineering, build secure communications backbone, and integrate DoD, government, and contractor technologies into a layered security system.

Responsibilities include planning, testing, configuring, monitoring, and maintaining the network across lab, staging, and field

Qualifications

• Typically requires high school diploma or equivalent and 2 – 4 years of prior relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, configuring, and administering enterprise or DoD network infrastructures supporting mission-critical systems.
• Demonstrated experience planning, installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining network equipment including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, and supporting communications hardware.
• Demonstrated experience supporting network engineering activities throughout the system development life cycle, including network architecture, implementation, integration, testing, and operational support.
• Demonstrated experience integrating multiple hardware, software, and networked systems into secure enterprise or tactical network environments.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting network connectivity, routing, switching, firewall, VLAN, VPN, and communications issues in complex operational environments.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating network performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing solutions to improve network reliability, availability, and performance.
• Demonstrated experience supporting network integration and interoperability among commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), Government off-the-shelf (GOTS), and third‑party vendor technologies.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with systems engineering, cybersecurity, software engineering, and integration teams to support system implementation and operational readiness.
• Demonstrated experience preparing network diagrams, implementation plans, technical documentation, configuration baselines, and engineering recommendations.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking, Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, routing protocols, network segmentation, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPNs, and network management principles.
• Ability to travel up to 50% to support laboratory integration, customer demonstrations, installation, and operational assessments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, and maintain the network infrastructure supporting the Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) Increased Access OTA Prototype, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, servers, and supporting communications equipment.
• Lead the integration of multiple commercial, Government, and third-party vendor technologies into a secure, reliable, and interoperable network architecture supporting the prototype's layered security system.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize network performance, availability, connectivity, and reliability across laboratory, staging, and operational environments to ensure mission readiness.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Security Architecture & Engineering, Software Engineering, and Integration & Test teams to support system integration, customer demonstrations, operational assessments, and field deployments.
• Implement and maintain secure network configurations that comply with Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity requirements, including network segmentation, access controls, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and Risk Management Framework (RMF) objectives.
• Develop and maintain network architecture diagrams, implementation plans, configuration baselines, and technical documentation supporting system deployment, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
• Support customer demonstrations, operational assessments, and field installations by providing hands-on network engineering expertise, resolving technical issues, and ensuring reliable end-to-end communications across the integrated prototype.

Skills

Network design

Network administration

DoD networks

Troubleshooting

Security compliance

RMF/STIGs

TCP/IP

Travel up to 50%

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Cisco CCNA/CCNP

CompTIA Network+

Juniper JNCIS

Palo Alto PCNSA

Job description

The Force Protection Division at Leidos seeks a Network Administration & Operations Engineer to design, implement, and sustain the prototype network supporting the Rock Island Arsenal OTA program. You will lead network engineering, build secure communications backbone, and integrate DoD, government, and contractor technologies into a layered security system.

Responsibilities include planning, testing, configuring, monitoring, and maintaining the network across lab, staging, and field