System Integration Engineer

About the role

The Non-Kinetic Effects Business Area, part of the Defense Sector at Leidos, is seeking a cleared System Integration Engineer to join our team in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and automate large-scale data networks, focusing on scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Design & automate IT & networks, integrate infrastructure equipment for deployments, manage configurations, and perform deep troubleshooting, often bridging network operations with software development teams.
• Ensure that disparate hardware, software, and networking components function cohesively as a unified, efficient system.
• Architecture & Design: Planning and mapping out how different software systems, APIs, and hardware devices will communicate with one another.
• Testing & Validation: Writing test scripts, running diagnostics, and ensuring systems are secure, compliant, and scalable.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop tools, scripts, and reusable libraries to handle repetitive manual tasks.
• Troubleshooting & Analysis: Debug and solve complex network issues, performing deep dives into hardware and protocols.
• Documentation & Collaboration: Partner with system designers and developers to create engineering design documents, policies, and best practices.
• CICD Pipelines: Integrate network changes into GitHub Actions or GitLab for pre-deployment testing, rollback capabilities, and strict version control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 4+ years of prior relevant experience or a master’s degree with at least a year experience in one of these areas: computer engineering, software engineering, test engineering or related field.
• Must be a US Citizen. Must have an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS.
• Experience working in a Systems Integration Lab (SIL) environment.
• Strong desire to grow and learn new technologies.
• Ability to work within a dynamic work environment, ability to handle multiple tasks at once (multi-task).
• Networking Knowledge: Familiar with IP networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and MPLS.
• Programming/Scripting: Experience with Python or Bash.
• Experience: 2+ years of experience in network engineering, deployments, or architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS clearance.
• Familiar with Agile Methodologies, preferably SCRUM or Kanban.
• Experience with Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket.
• Knowledge of network security architecture (firewalls, ACLs).
• Experience with network containers in support of CI/CD pipelines.