Network Engineer

The AEGIS program at Leidos is seeking a dedicated Network Engineer to provide day-to-day network administration that is critical to mission success. This role ensures mission network requirements are communicated prioritized and implemented and that all network-connected devices are integrated and maintained in compliance with Agency and Center cybersecurity requirements.

• Provide dedicated network administration for mission network infrastructure ensuring mission requirements are effectively communicated prioritized and implemented
• Monitor maintain and troubleshoot LAN/WAN environments including configuration and management of VLANs subnets DNS DHCP routing firewalls and hardware-based VPN tunnels in support of mission operations.
• Install configure and maintain network hardware (switches routers firewalls and related infrastructure devices).
• Configure and manage network-connected appliances (e.g. Smart PDUs NTP servers printers display clocks) ensuring proper integration and compliance with cybersecurity standardsdigital certificate management and Data in Transit (DIT) encryption included.
• Monitor system utilization identify potential issues and implement solutions to optimize network reliability and throughput.
• Troubleshoot and resolve day-to-day IT system issues in a timely manner to minimize impact to mission operations.
• Maintain accurate documentation (network diagrams IP address management records device configurations appliance inventories certificate expiration tracking) in the centralized Configuration Management Database (CMDB).
• Coordinate network requirements issues and concerns with IT disciplines across the Center and Agency to ensure consistent interoperable services.
• Provide weekly status updates on assigned tasks including outstanding requests and appliance compliance status.

• Bachelors degree and 5 years of experience in Network Engineering OR a Associates degree and 8 years of experience in Network Engineering.
• Industry-level knowledge and skills equivalent to Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or CompTIA Network (active certification strongly preferred).
• Experience administering enterprise networks (LAN/WAN) including VLANs routing firewalls VPN tunnels DNS/DHCP.
• Experience integrating and managing network-connected appliances (PDUs NTP printers clocks) in regulated environments.
• Demonstrated proficiency with certificate lifecycle management (issuance renewal revocation) and Data in Transit (DIT) encryption standards.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with a track record of timely issue resolution in mission-critical settings.
• Proficiency in network documentation IP address management (IPAM) and maintaining artifacts in a CMDB.
• Excellent communication skills and cross-functional collaboration with cybersecurity systems and operations teams.

• Experience supporting NASA federal or defense mission networks.
• Familiarity with Armstrong/Agency IT configuration management processes (CCRs/DRs/STRs) and presenting to technical control boards.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring and logging tools for capacity and performance management.
• Knowledge of Agency/Center cybersecurity baselines policies and compliance reporting.

• This is an on-site only position.
• Primary work location at Edwards CA (AFRC); occasional after-hours or on-call support may be required during mission activities.
• Limited travel may be needed for coordination across Centers or vendor engagements.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance at minimum.

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