Network Engineer

Position Overview

Leidos is seeking a Network Engineer to help lead SSA’s Digital Modernization Strategy. In this role, you will provide network design and life‐cycle engineering expertise to support the evolution, transformation, and ongoing operations of critical network infrastructures – spanning on-premises and cloud resources. Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, design, and implement security solutions for network infrastructure.
• Engineer network solutions for new and existing systems.
• Provide day-to-day network engineering and operations support.
• Work with advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts to resolve complex problems.
• Collaborate with experienced technical resources and perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• 7 years of experience designing, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting network switching and routing protocols in a large enterprise environment (5000+ nodes).
• 7 years of experience with configuring and managing load balancers, switches, and routers; familiarity with F5 Load Balancers is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with firewalls, particularly Palo Altos.
• 7 years of experience with network monitoring/IPAM (e.g., NetFlow) and physical communication troubleshooting using cabling, signaling analyzers, and packet capture tools.
• 5 years of experience with Cisco IOS and Cisco Nexus operating systems.
• Experience with WAN optimization using Riverbed and network trace tools (e.g., Wireshark).
• 3 years of experience with high-level scripting languages such as Python or Perl.
• 2 years of experience with Cisco Prime.
• Advanced experience in architecting, designing, deploying, and operating network elements including DNS/IPAM, firewalls, Network Access Control (NAC), load balancing, DDoS mitigation, tapping/sniffing infrastructures, and NTP.
• Strong skills in WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, VPN, and Ethernet technologies, with extensive knowledge of EIGRP, BGP4, RIP, VPLS, MPLS, and OSPF routing protocols.
• Active Cisco CCNP (or higher) certification.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust (U.S. Citizenship required).

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Cisco CCIE certification or additional advanced certifications beyond CCNP.
• Experience in creating and managing automation scripts for Software Defined Networking (SDN) and related network services.
• Proven track record in developing project plans, engineering scripts, and documentation for network performance management.
• Prior Federal government experience.
• A self-starter with strong motivation, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities effectively.
• Knowledge of relational databases and experience constructing and debugging SQL queries.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: $116,350.00 - $210,325.00
• Competitive compensation package that reflects the critical nature of the role.
• Health and Wellness programs.
• Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement benefits.