Computer Network Architect at Leidos

Description

More About the Role:
Leidos currently has an opening on the ‘Service Management, Integration and Transport’ (SMIT) Contract for a Communications Network Engineer Senior - Transport Operations Boundary position. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience and leadership skills to successfully execute the mission of the Navy’s largest IT services program: SMIT. Under the SMIT Contract, the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, including cybersecurity services, network operations, network engineering, service desk, and data transport. Ultimately, Leidos will support the Navy in unifying its shore-based networks and data management to improve capability and service while also saving significant dollars by focusing efforts under one enterprise network. This position requires Engineering, Operations Support, Management and extensive knowledge of network communications, architecture, security controls, and compliance and configuration discipline.

What You'll Get to Do:
•Provide Network Boundary professional services and thought leadership for the largest Intranet in the world.  A qualified candidate for this position would be responsible for network design, integration, test, security, and implementation of Network Services for the as-fielded NMCI network.
•Design, implement, and manage load balancing solutions to optimize network performance and ensure high availability for government applications. 
•Configuration and maintenance of firewall systems to protect sensitive government data and ensure security compliance and resource availability.
•Monitor network traffic and analyze performance metrics to identify and address current and potential issues.
•Develop and enforce security policies and procedure related to network boundary traffic management.
•Collaboration with other enterprise network teams and departments to streamline firewall and load balancing solutions within the existing network infrastructure.
•Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues related to network boundary appliances.
•Provide network boundary expertise and technical guidance for junior network engineers and supporting staff.
•Continuous Service Improvements (CSI).
•Network appliance updates, performance tuning, and enhancements.
•Create and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIP).
•Analyze network bandwidth needs and recommend actions to meet requirements.
•Expert knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network and Security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common network security elements.
•Plans and executes network upgrades and maintenance activities with the NMCI Operations Manager, NOC Lead, Release Management team and other key enterprise stakeholders.
•Tier III escalation support and vendor engagement supporting Incident Management activities.
•Active participation in Root Cause Analysis for Problem Management activities.

You'll Bring These Qualifications:
•Requires B.S. Degree and 8–12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6–10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain (in STEM or relevant field, or comparable experience with an additional 10 years or a Master’s degree with 8 years of overall related experience).
    -Additional years of related experience may substitute for a degree at Hiring Manager's discretion.
•8+ years’ experience engineering and troubleshooting networks, including extensive routing and switching experience such as MPLS, VPNs, routing protocols i.e. BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, switching protocols i.e. Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP, Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies.
•Currently possess an active Secret security clearance and ability to attain a Top-Secret clearance
•Minimum of DoD 8570.01 IAT Level III Certification required prior to onboarding: i.e. CCNP Security, CISSP, or CASP+ (See DoD 8570.01-M Appendix 3 for valid certifications).
•An Associate level Network Vendor Certification is required prior to onboarding (from one of the following Vendors): Cisco, Juniper, F5 Networks or Aruba Networks.
•Effective written and oral communication; Expert problem-solving skills and strategies.
•Willingness to be called during off-hours on a rotational basis to meet customer mission requirements.
•Information Assurance Professional for boundary operations providing tier-III support to the enterprise.
•Participate in engineering and project planning meetings to bridge the gap between operations and engineering providing operational readiness for new solutions projected to be deployed into production.
•Perform highly technical maintenance involving firewalls, load balancers, and other network appliances.
•Perform Government Directed Action (GDA) changes to existing network configurations.
•Strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing.
•Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports.
•Experience presenting to senior customer management, customer stakeholders, and company management.
•Familiarity with the ITIL framework.
•Ability to travel up to 25% including OCONUS potential travel.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
•Previous work experience providing support to the NGEN-NMCI program is highly desired.
•Experience with Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) identity management solution.
•Advanced/Professional level vendor certifications (Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, Palo Alto).
•Demonstrated NET/SEC DevOps experience.
•IAT Level III Certification (i.e. CISSP or equivalent).
•ITIL v3/v4 certification/training.
•Agile certifications or applicable experience.

Original Posting Date:

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:

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