Secret-Cleared Transport Network Engineer III

Leidos LLC; Illinois; On-site; USD 73,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Transport Network Engineer to support DISA-provided capabilities at Scott AFB, IL. The role involves design, deployment, and optimization of transport networks using CIENA and Cisco platforms. Requires active Secret clearance and DoD 8750 IAT II or equivalent.

You will collaborate with transport, IP, and vendor teams, perform fault isolation, and contribute to engineering documentation and MSS data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Active DoD security clearance (SECRET).

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer transport networks.
• Provide incident management escalation support.
• Update tickets and documentation in ServiceNow.

Skills

Active Security Clearance

Security+ or DoD 8750 IAT II

Transport platforms knowledge

Network troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Vendor coordination

Good documentation

Education

BS degree in a related field

MS degree (optional)

Tools

CIENA 6500

CIENA Corestream

Cisco NCS2K

CISCO MSPP 15454/15310

SYCAMORE ODXC 16K/9K

XTERA

Job description

Leidos seeks a Transport Network Engineer to support DISA-provided capabilities at Scott AFB, IL. The role involves design, deployment, and optimization of transport networks using CIENA and Cisco platforms. Requires active Secret clearance and DoD 8750 IAT II or equivalent.

You will collaborate with transport, IP, and vendor teams, perform fault isolation, and contribute to engineering documentation and MSS data accuracy.