Senior Network Engineer

at  Leidos

Description
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
The Leidos Digital Modernization Group has an opening for a Senior Network Engineer on the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) End User Support Services (EUS) contract. In this role you will join a team of seasoned professionals focused on providing End User Networking and Performance Analysis Support Service to our customer across the United States. This position provides a tremendous opportunity for growth in a customer-facing, fast-paced, and challenging environment. This role is focused on day-to-day operations for Headquarters, Data Centers. Regional offices, and various satellite offices.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in the Information Technology field with a BS degree OR a Masters with a minimum of 6 years prior experience.
• Relevant CompTIA Networking Certifications
• Relevant Networking and Industry Certifications
• Experience in the Information Technology field with a strong exposure to networking principles and best practices.
• Must have Cloud Capabilities.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter and able to work independently while effectively communicating with other team members, organizations, and customers.
• Professionalism and excellent interpersonal skills are essential when communicating with customers and clients.
• A minimum of 8 years of proven networking experience with customer interaction.
• Software-Defined Wide Area Network experience.
• Knowledge of secure network design and implementation.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Cisco switches, firewalls, and routers
• Extensive Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) experience
• Time-management skills and the ability to establish reasonable and attainable deadlines for resolution.
• Experience with advanced networking principles, technologies, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with alerting and monitoring best practices, tools, and products.
• Ability to obtain public trust clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Significant Networking/Security experience and certifications
• IPv6 experience a plus
• Strong understanding of advanced networking concepts
• Zscaler experience
• Ability to document networking architecture.
• A commitment to continuous learning and professional development

The ideal candidate will function as the Senior Network Engineer as part of the End User Services contract supporting the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This position requires a candidate with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
This candidate will report to the Leidos Network Administration Manager and provide Network Operations and Performance Analysis support for IT service-related activities in support of the HUD EUS contract. The selected candidate must possess a broad knowledge of networking operations, protocols, expertise in network packet analysis and excellent problem identification and resolution skills. The candidate will work with cross-functional teams for problem identification and resolution and is required to have excellent communication skills and the ability to work with people of varying knowledge levels. The candidate must be willing to share knowledge and upskill fellow team members.

Specifically, in this role you will be responsible for Installation, administration, maintenance, and use of the following products and tools:

• Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure)
• Cisco Firepower Management Center
• Cisco Switches and Firewalls
• Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine)
• Ixia Vision E10S packet broker appliance
• Plixer Scrutinizer NetFlow Analyzer
• Riverbed SteelCentral Packet Analyzer Plus
• SolarWinds Orion NPM (Network Performance Monitor)
• Wireshark packet capture and analysis
• Documentation of standard IT processes and procedures.
• Implementation and maintenance of compliance policies across the environment.
• Participating or responding to other initiatives as required.
• Additional tools services, and technologies as direct by Manager or Program Office.

Typically, responsible for coaching and reviewing the work of lower-level technical staff. Develops technical solutions that require collaboration with internal experts, deep analyses and understanding of impact on end-product/solution.
Develops solutions to technical problems and issues that are unclear and require deep technical knowledge.