Senior Network Engineer SME – Cloud, Security & CNO

Leidos; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 paid Holidays

401K with a 6% company match

Flexible Schedules

Discounted Stock Purchase Plans

Technical Upskilling

Education and Training Support

Parental Paid Leave

Job summary

Leidos in Virginia seeks a Network Engineer SME to lead design, deployment and operations of enterprise networks across on-premises and cloud environments. You will monitor performance, ensure patching, and drive improvements to meet SLA requirements.

The role requires mastery of Cisco/Nexus architectures, scripting, and ITIL practices, with SAFe Agile experience and active TS/SCI with Polygraph. Leidos offers strong benefits and career growth.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctorate with substantial experience; substitution allowed.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required to be considered.
• Expert leadership and budgeting experience on major tasks.
• Deep knowledge of Cisco Enterprise environments and IP routing.
• Experience with cloud design, deployment, and security patches.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, install, configure, administer and maintain networks.
• Update to new technologies, tune performance, apply critical patches.
• Manage on-premises and cloud resources and monitor SLA metrics.

Skills

Security Engineering

Network Architecture

Cloud Technologies - AWS

Shell/Python scripting

Project leadership

Vendor evaluation

SAFe Agile

Education

Master’s degree in a relevant field

15+ years of relevant experience or Doctorate with 13+ years

Tools

Cisco NX-OS

Cisco Nexus 9K/7K/5K/2K

GitHub

Jenkins

Ansible

Job description

Leidos in Virginia seeks a Network Engineer SME to lead design, deployment and operations of enterprise networks across on-premises and cloud environments. You will monitor performance, ensure patching, and drive improvements to meet SLA requirements.

The role requires mastery of Cisco/Nexus architectures, scripting, and ITIL practices, with SAFe Agile experience and active TS/SCI with Polygraph. Leidos offers strong benefits and career growth.