Firewall Network Engineer Senior
Firewall Network Engineer Senior
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$ 89700 - 162150
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Job Description
Leidos currently has an opening on the Service Management Integration and Transport (SMIT) Contract for a Firewall Network Engineer Senior located at Honolulu HI. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience and leadership skills to successfully execute the mission of the Navys largest IT services program: SMIT. Under the SMIT Contract the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the NavyMarine Corps Intranet including cybersecurity services network operations network engineering service desk and data transport. Ultimately Leidos will support the Navy in unifying its shorebased networks and data management to improve capability and service while also saving significant dollars by focusing efforts under one enterprise network. This position requires Engineering Operations Support Management and extensive knowledge of network communications architecture security controls and compliance and configuration discipline.
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Provide Firewall Network Engineer subject matter expertise and thought leadership for the largest Intranet in the world. A qualified candidate for this position would be responsible for network design integration test security and implementation of Network Services for the asfielded NMCI network.
Design implement and manage firewall and load balancing solutions to optimize network performance and ensure high availability for government applications.
Configuration and maintenance of firewall systems to protect sensitive government data and ensure security compliance and resource availability
Monitor network traffic and analyze performance metrics to identify and address current and potential issues
Develop and enforce security policies and procedure related to network boundary traffic management
Collaboration with other enterprise network teams and departments to streamline firewall and load balancing solutions within the existing network infrastructure
Provide network boundary expertise and technical guidance for junior network engineers and supporting staff
Continuous Service Improvements (CSI)
Create and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIP)
Expert knowledge of defenseindepth principles Network and Security architecture network topology IT device integrity and common network security elements
Plans and executes network upgrades and maintenance activities with the NMCI Operations Manager NOC Lead Release Management team and other key enterprise stakeholders.
Tier III escalation support and vendor engagement supporting Incident Management activities.
Active participation in Root Cause Analysis for Problem Management activities.
Youll Bring These Qualifications:
Requires B.S. Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience. Work experience may be substituted for degree at Hiring Managers discretion.
U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret security clearance.
Must currently possess an active DoD 8570.01 IAT Level III Certification i.e. CCNP Security CISSP or CASP.
Must currently possess an active Associate level Network Vendor Certification (from one of the following Vendors): Cisco F5 Networks Forcepoint Palo Alto Networks.
Ability to work or be called in to work during offhours to meet customer mission support requirements.
Participate in oncall rotation for Incident Management responsibilities among the Transport Operations team.
Network Subject Matter Expert for operations providing TierIII support to the NOC watch staff.
Perform highly technical maintenance and configuration to firewalls VPNs and DMZ appliances.
Extensive experience engineering and troubleshooting networks including routing switching MPLS VPNs routing protocols (i.e. BGP OSPF ISIS) switching protocols (i.e. Spanning Tree Protocol VLANs LLDP VoIP) Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies.
Strong understanding and indepth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing.
Extensive knowledge of defenseindepth principles Network architecture Modern Network Topologies Network appliance integrity and common networking security elements.
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Original Posting:
April 4 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $89700.00 $162150.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
