Principal Network Engineer

Leidos•Orlando, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Decision Advantage Business Area at Leidos has multiple openings for Secret cleared Principal Network Engineer to work in our Orlando, FL office. Th Our team supports the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network and supporting infrastructure. These personnel will be involved in day-to-day activities and strategic long-term maturation of complex systems. Details are as follows: Primary Responsibilities. Serve as the Program’s Lead Network Engineering Team representative, providing vision and direction, training, and task assignments for all team members. Provide Network Engineering support for the design, documentation, implementation, maintenance, and operation of an evolving network architecture. Lead Network Tier 3 issues management efforts, developing and/or providing approval for engineering changes leading to issues resolution. Provide cross-discipline training for and mentoring of all team personnel. Manage SD-WAN architecture to include operational and security related updates and changes. Lead the deployment planning and coordination of network system upgrades at various field sites, both CONUS and OCONUS as required. Interface with Tier 2 C2NSOC DI-Network Manager Team Lead to assist with coordination and issue escalation as appropriate. Provide briefings and regular status updates to Program leadership on applicable DI-Network efforts.

Requirements

BA/BS degree and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience
Must possess a minimum of a Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance
Leadership experience with managing technical staff on IPTs and/or cross functional teams to enable significant positive impact on project results/outputs
Demonstrated ability to influence development of solutions that impact strategic project/program goals and business results; and to recommend and develop new technical solutions, products, and/or standards in support of program strategy and operations
Knowledge of network engineering, network architecture, and network automation methodologies and tools (Ansible, scripting, and coding)
Experience with configuring, activating, testing, and analyzing, and troubleshooting network systems
Strong written and verbal communications, team building and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working on US Air Force Customer programs
SD-WAN knowledge, experience, and/or relevant certifications (Juniper or Cisco)
Experience in general Linux systems administration
Experience with Agile methodology cadence
Experience working/testing within Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex: AWS) and DevOps tools
Experience with Cyber methodologies
Current and Active TS/SCI clearance

Responsibilities

Serve as the Program’s Lead Network Engineering Team representative, providing vision and direction, training, and task assignments for all team members.
Provide Network Engineering support for the design, documentation, implementation, maintenance, and operation of an evolving network architecture.
Lead Network Tier 3 issues management efforts, developing and/or providing approval for engineering changes leading to issues resolution.
Provide cross-discipline training for and mentoring of all team personnel.
Manage SD-WAN architecture to include operational and security related updates and changes.
Lead the deployment planning and coordination of network system upgrades at various field sites, both CONUS and OCONUS as required.
Interface with Tier 2 C2NSOC DI-Network Manager Team Lead to assist with coordination and issue escalation as appropriate.
Provide briefings and regular status updates to Program leadership on applicable DI-Network efforts.