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Leidos · 4 days ago

Lead Network Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$109K/yr - $196K/yr

12+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Provide technical and managerial oversight across the EITaas BIM program to a team of network infrastructure engineers and technicians

Design, develop, or recommend LAN network architectures and engineering plans

Attend team lead sessions and act as a conduit with the program leadership team

Foster your team’s skills, knowledge, and experience to help drive retention, growth, career mobility, and success at Leidos

Interface with customer and leadership on a daily basis

Engage the client, where applicable, in the strategic design process to translate mission requirements into technical designs

Understand & troubleshoot complex situations and apply solutions successfully without reducing Customer mission capability or reducing network performance

Support the project lifecycle for infrastructure and technology projects

Configure and validate secure network systems

Assist with change management tasking where applicable

Providing reports and other deliverables to leadership and senior management

Manage and react to system monitoring and alerts

Coach, develop, and train staff on standard operating procedures, best practices, ticket documentation process, technical workarounds, root cause analysis, and corrective actions

Provide technical guidance to network test lab regarding design baseline and configuration changes

Coordinate with enterprise partners on system outages and make decisions on system failover

Ensure documentation relative operational procedures, engineering procedures, services, etc., are written and centrally accessible and updated as necessary

Collaborate using information and knowledge sharing networks and professional relationships to achieve common goals

Qualification

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Network administrationNetwork securityNetworking standardsNetwork protocolsNist/fisma standardsSiem platformsNetwork hardware configurationsIpv4Ipv6Tcp/ip networksCisco ccnp certificationComptia security+ certificationInformation securityRisk conceptsCustomer supportSecurity practicesSecret security clearanceProblem-solvingAnalyticalCommunicationPeople skillsPoiseCalm under pressureWireless NetworkingNetwork PlanningNetwork DesignInfrastructure DesignNetwork Services DesignWLAN RF DesignWireless Site Surveying

Required

B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information technology, or other related field from an accredited university and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of relevant experience and/or technology certifications may be considered in lieu of degree.

Hold a network engineering technical certification equivalent to a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Hold a CompTIA Security+ certification.

Have extensive experience with designing, configuring, and troubleshooting Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks to include hardware (switches, routers), software (operating system), network management systems, network access control (NAC), quality of service (QoS), network services (timing, logging, etc.), and distribution systems (fiber and copper cables and infrastructure).

Experience in IPv4 and IPv6 implementation

Experience with Network Administration, Network Security, Networking Standards, Network Protocols, NIST/FISMA standards and controls, SIEM platforms and other networking tools, Network Hardware Configurations

Ability to write and verbally communicate information security and risk-related concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Must have strong problem-solving, analytical, communication and people skills

Demonstrate poise and ability to act calmly and competently in high-pressure, high-stress situations.

Must have a fundamental understanding of accepted security practices and customer support

US Citizenship is required

Hold at least a Secret security clearance.

Preferred

Experience with designing, configuring, and implementing a wireless network.

Experience in Network planning, design strategies for an enterprise WLAN, design of infrastructure and network services, designing WLAN RF, advanced wireless site surveying, security design, and troubleshooting of WLAN design.

Demonstrated experience with an Air Force Customer

Experience in Software Defined Networking and virtualization solutions

Understanding of Zero Trust principles to include network segmentation best practices and implementation