Principal Network Engineer

About the role

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Principal Network Engineer in our Intel Sector's (IS) Analysis Solutions Business Area (ASBA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for architecture, design, installation, configuration, administration, support, and maintenance of networks, including associated hardware and cloud resources.
• Update to new technologies, tuning performance, and prioritizing the implementation of critical system patches.
• Performs risk assessment, risk mitigation analysis, vendor trade studies, and appropriate documentation to ensure network services are available according to established Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Ensures continuity of operations including disaster recovery.
• Monitors operations and collects and evaluates metrics to manage network services and for inclusion into project KPIs and Service Level Agreements (SLA).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s with 12 or more years of prior relevant experience or a Masters with 10 or more years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Must have an active TS/SCI with a Polygraph, to be considered.
• Experience providing technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments; and establishing goals and plans that meet project objectives; with domain and expert technical knowledge.
• Master level experience with Cisco and Nexus Architecture with experience with designing, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise-level Cisco/Nexus networking hardware (9K/7K/5K/2K).
• Expert experience with IP, Routing and Connection services as well as working on ITIL and SAFe Agile Frameworks.
• Ability to analyze available hardware and software from external vendors and make recommendations for purchase and installation, along with documented experience creating, maintaining, and implementing detailed documentation for standard systems operating procedures.
• Preferred: Experience architecting and securing hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
• Preferred: Experience developing DevOps infrastructure using GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible and related tools.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• 11 paid Holidays
• 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
• Flexible Schedules
• Discounted Stock Purchase Plans
• Technical Upskilling
• Education and Training Support
• Parental Paid Leave

Pay

Pay Range: $116,350.00 - $210,325.00 (Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary; additional factors considered include responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills