SATCOM IP Network Support Engineer

Leidos LLC; Illinois; On-site; USD 59,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income protection

Paid leave and retirement

Job summary

Leidos LLC seeks a network operations professional to execute configuration and analysis of customer SATCOM circuits across multiple gateways and teleports. You will perform real-time circuit redesign to restore connectivity during outages and coordinate with customers and engineers to ensure high network availability.

The role requires a DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent), a BS degree with 2–4 years of relevant experience (or a Master’s with less than 2

Qualifications

• Requires DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent).
• BS degree and 2–4 years of relevant experience or Master’s with <2 years experience, or equivalent.
• Able to work in a 24x7 shift environment.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Execute network operations: configure and analyze customer circuits across SATCOM teleports and gateways.
• Perform real-time circuit redesign to restore connectivity during outages and maintenance actions.
• Collaborate with customers and engineers across NOCs to maximize network availability and minimize mission impact.
• Perform change management: hardware replacement, software configurations, and ASI management.
• Monitor network alarms with platform-specific management tools.
• Document outages, degradations, isolations, escalations, and resolutions in incident management systems.
• Assess and resolve network incidents using routers, switches, crypto devices, CISCO, Juniper, iDirect, EBEM, ESEM, linkway, MPM1000, etc.

Skills

SATCOM networking

Networking principles

Security+ or equivalent

Incident management

Education

BS degree

Master's degree (optional)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

• Execute network operations to include configuration and analysis of customer circuits across all SATCOM teleports and gateways.
• Perform real-time circuit redesign (alternate routing) to restore customer connectivity during scheduled and unscheduled outages and maintenance actions.
• Work directly with supported customers and engineers across other NOCs to ensure maximum network availability to minimize or eliminate mission and operational impact.
• Perform a variety of change management tasks which include hardware replacement, software configurations, and ASI management.
• Proactively monitor network alarms across platform specific network management tools.
• Utilize incident management applications to document all aspects of reported outages/degradations, isolations, escalations, and resolutions during the lifecycle of a service impacting network incident.
• Assess, identify and recommend resolutions to various network incidents and/or deficiencies leveraging knowledge in one or more of following: routers, switches, crypto devices, routing, CISCO, Juniper, iDirect, EBEM, ESEM, linkway, MPM1000, and other associated modems.

Basic Qualifications

• Hold DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) prior to start date.
• Requires BS degree and 2 - 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience. (Or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.)
• Able to work in a 24x7 shift work environment.
• Must have an active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Requires general understanding of SATCOM and networking principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with deployed SATCOM terminals Circuit actions experience Telco NOC, inside or outside plant experience.
• Experience with MS Office suite, i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, TEAMs.
• Experience with one or more of the following: alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, performance management.

Original Posting: October 9, 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: Pay Range $59,150.00 - $106,925.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

Pay and Benefits

• Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

Leidos

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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Securing Your Data

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.