Senior Network Engineer - Evening and Weekend Shift - Leidos

Description

Are you an experienced Senior Network Engineer looking for a new challenge? Join our team supporting the cutting-edge Cyber TRIDENT Program and make an impact by guiding the definition, implementation, and delivery of capability focused on Cyber Training systems.

Your greatest work is ahead!

The Mission
The Leidos National Security Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for National Security include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. From scanning for illicit material at ports and borders to predicting future events and instability up to five years in advance, our products help customers make the world safer. To explore and learn more, click here!

This position REQUIRES Evening and Weekend shifts. The schedule would be as follows.

• Friday and Saturday are 12 Hour Shifts from 8 PM to 8 AM
• 2 Weekdays are a 8 Hour Shifts from 12 AM to 8 AM

Your Main Objective:

• Provide network administration support for development, deployment, and problem identification and remediation of the enterprise network environment.
• Ensure maximum system uptime and rapidly respond to hardware and software failures.
• Monitor and correct network issues, maintain security patches, software and hardware.
• Provide analysis on existing network and server configurations and implement system enhancements and upgrades.
• Communicate with users and publish status of any system outages, as needed.
• Prepare technical reports and briefings to provide status to leadership.
• Examine system data and implement enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Support system installations and upgrades for networks and servers (hardware and software).
• Execute the process for managing information assurance vulnerability alerts (IAVAs) and system security scanning for equipment suites in accordance with the System Security Plans

What Sets You Apart:

• Bachelor of Science degree and eight (8)+ years of IT-related experience, including Network Administration / Engineering or Master of Science Degree with 6+ years or prior relevant experience.
• Must possess an active TS/SCI security clearance to be considered for this role.
• Experience in analysis, diagnosis and troubleshooting of routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Experience with Network Hardware Design and Configuration, Network Troubleshooting, and Network Performance Tuning.
• Experience with configuring, managing, and implementing network access control Lists.
• Experience with Cisco switching and WAN/LAN technologies
• Experience with VMWare NSX-T virtual networking.
• Possess strong analytic abilities and must be meticulous in their work.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience providing direct assistance to users.
• A self-starter capable of working proficiently independently as well as within a team environment.
• Security + Certified

You Might Also Have:

• Experience with mentoring or managing a team of engineers.
• Familiar with configuring network devices utilizing Python and Ansible.
• Experience with enterprise network management tools such as SolarWinds, Cisco Smartnet, Splunk, or similar technologies.
• IAT Level II Certified
• Cisco Certified - CCNA and above

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.

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