Senior Wireless Network Engineer (Wi-Fi, ZTA) – Hybrid

Leidos; Wallops Island (VA); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a senior Network Engineer to support the NASA OCIO Enterprise Network, with a focus on Wi-Fi, RF design, and secure architecture. You will work within a large enterprise team to ensure performance, reliability, and zero-trust compliance.

The role requires extensive experience with Cisco wireless solutions, RF planning tools like Ekahau, and management platforms such as Catalyst Center and ISE. A hybrid work arrangement is offered with onsite expectations near NASA facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field; experience considered in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of WLAN and wired LAN engineering in large-scale enterprise networks.
• Advanced knowledge of Wi‑Fi technologies (IEEE 802.11) and Cisco wireless infrastructure.
• Experience with RF design, site surveys, and performance optimization tools.
• Experience implementing NAC with 802.1X in wired and wireless environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and optimization of Cisco Catalyst-based wireless architectures (FlexConnect, Bridge Mode, SD-Access Wireless).
• Gather requirements and design enterprise wireless solutions with NASA teams.
• Perform RF analysis and site surveys to optimize AP placement and performance.
• Configure and optimize Cisco ISE for NAC policies across networks.
• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards and alerts for security events and performance.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and incident resolution.
• Provide technical guidance to NASA government customers and teams.
• Plan and execute complex network infrastructure changes with continuity.
• Create comprehensive technical documentation and presentations.

Skills

WLAN design

RF analysis

Cisco wireless

Ekahau

NAC 802.1X

Cisco ISE

Splunk

Network troubleshooting

Leadership

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IS / Cybersecurity

Tools

Cisco Catalyst Center

Cisco Prime Infrastructure

Splunk

Job description

Leidos is seeking a senior Network Engineer to support the NASA OCIO Enterprise Network, with a focus on Wi-Fi, RF design, and secure architecture. You will work within a large enterprise team to ensure performance, reliability, and zero-trust compliance.

The role requires extensive experience with Cisco wireless solutions, RF planning tools like Ekahau, and management platforms such as Catalyst Center and ISE. A hybrid work arrangement is offered with onsite expectations near NASA facilities.