Senior Network Operations Engineer - Subject Matter Expert

AECOM; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 126,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Special Projects and Integrated Engineering Lead to guide a team in innovative engineering solutions for NASA IT projects. The role emphasizes technical leadership, project management, and mentoring, ideal for experienced candidates resident in or willing to relocate to North Alabama. Candidates must be US citizens and possess strong engineering backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of direct engineering experience with a BS or 10 years with an MS.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and effectively communicate with cross-functional groups.
• In-depth understanding of project engineering and management.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership for project engineers.
• Mentor and guide project engineers for improved understanding of engineering processes.
• Coordinate project engineering across multiple contract organizations.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication

Critical Thinking

Education

BS degree in Engineering

MS degree in Engineering

Project Management Qualification (PMP)

Tools

TCP/IP

Microsoft Office Suite

Spectrum

SolarWinds

Cisco ISE

INFOBLOX

Job description

**Description**

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

_Unleash your potential at Leidos,_ where we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

**The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs, allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability.**

**-** **https://www.leidos.com/capabilities/digital-modernization**

We are seeking a talented and energetic candidate to work with the best and brightest employees around the country in creating innovative all-encompassing solutions for our programs. You will work in a fast-paced and diverse environment, enjoy flexible work arrangements, and will have a management team that encourages your career development and growth. In this role, you will gain many intangible skills, such as time and task management, critical thinking and problem solving, the ability to communicate complicated problems in a concise manner, as well as solve complex problems using available tools.

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and solve our customer’s most challenging issues. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business – Our Motto - Promises made, Promises kept

Your greatest work is ahead!

Leidos is seeking a talented Special Projects and Integrated Engineering Lead to execute the strategy to move our Corporate and Mission Engineering organizations into comprehensive Integrated Engineering Team and a lead a diverse group of engineers to create unique solutions for complex problems following the best practices and processes from our EENG.

The candidate will be part of a diverse team focused on providing project engineering and support for a wide variety of applications in the NASA IT Division. Candidate will be required to support multiple tasks in parallel, productively contribute to and lead team environments, and communicate effectively to customers, management, employees, and coworkers. The individual must also be self-motivated and highly organized with a focus on managing customer expectations with a constant goal of generating high quality products that exceed customer expectations. Demonstrated ability to lead teammates and personnel is also required.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

**Key Responsibilities:**

+ Provide senior technical leadership for a talented group of project engineers in the development of application of system and solution engineering to IT projects

+ Mentor and guide project engineers for improved understanding of Leidos engineering process application and career development

+ Foster the implementation of creative solutions to in the execution of project engineering for high reliability solutions

+ Coordinate project engineering across multiple contract organizations

+ Provide strategic staff planning inputs to St. Director of Network Services

+ Play a key role in proposal and business development opportunities as appropriate for new project requests

+ Collaborate with NASA leadership, providing regular updates, recommendations, and insights to align engineering solutions with organizational goals.

+ Contribute to designing, implementing, and optimizing communication and networking systems to enhance reliability and performance.

+ Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies in networking and communications to maintain system excellence.

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ BS degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school and a minimum of fifteen (15) years of direct engineering experience, or a MS degree from an accredited engineering school and ten (10) years of direct engineering experience

+ In-depth understanding of project engineering & project management with at least 5 years of experience with project engineering, preferably on hardware systems development programs

+ Candidate must have at least 2 years of experience with formal line management responsibilities to include employee tasking, time charging oversight, performance assessment, and performance recognition.

+ Candidate must have strong leadership credentials, good communication and organizational skills, attention to detail, and a strong technical background

+ Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or be willing to relocate

+ Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP technology including IP addressing, subnet masking.

+ Experience with network tools: e.g. Spectrum, SolarWinds, Cisco ISE, INFOBLOX

+ Working knowledge of all tools in the Microsoft Office Suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio).

+ Excellent writing and oral communication skills.

+ Strong knowledge of telephony systems and communications infrastructure.

+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with NASA leadership and cross-functional teams.

+ Demonstrated ability to train and mentor personnel in engineering domain.

+ **US Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.**

**Preferred Qualification:**

+ Project management qualification (PMP) or equivalent

+ Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work effectively in a group and independently

+ Demonstrated ability to lead a team through change

+ Experience effectively communicating within a team environment and have experience mentoring & guiding team members

+ Desire and commitment to improve capabilities of their team

+ Experience with supply chain management and ability to work with suppliers to help them meet both hardware and non-hardware deliverable requirements, is preferred.

+ Experience in a government or aerospace environment, particularly with NASA systems

+ Familiarity with operational support procedures for high-stakes mission environments

**Original Posting:**

June 10, 2025

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 $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

REQNUMBER: R-00160683

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.