Network Engineer III
Network Engineer III
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Unleash your potential at Leidoswhere 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.
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The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability.
Responsibilities:
Work directly and indirectly with NASA customers Technicians Network Engineers and/or Network Architects to execute network design changes or modifications to the of the NASA network infrastructure as well as identify analyze and resolve issues for customer impacting events that maybe escalated
Be able to read interpret and provide network designs for various types of presentations both technical nature and of the leadership informative nature
Engage in decision making regarding appropriate network changes to maintain configuration control and minimize configuration size using knowledge of network sub-netting and best practices per industry standards
Use Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTP) and Work Instructions (WI) to complete Change task via Command Line Interface (CLI) on device
If no documentation is available use best practices and independent decision making to complete task of the implementation
Perform service validation to assess if deployed changes have caused impacts to customer traffic using provided expectations of traffic behavior lessons learned and customer reporting
Use network decision making skills for configurations such as detailed step by step instructions within the network switch operating system for new network devices that are replacing legacy network equipment that needs to be refreshed or replaced from time to time as a part of your design
Provide assessment and design recommendations to resolve certain network device security vulnerabilities
Provide wireless local area network (WLAN) device analysis and new access point designs to support expansion or reduce constraints as a measure to increase network capacity and/or bandwidth
Perform periodic review of the capacity and operating functionality of network devices using critical thinking to analyze and design providing a solution for the constraints
Provide input and guidance along with independent decision making to Government customer on best practice for the operation and maintenance of the network infrastructure creating documents & presentations for future reference material
Determine a solution to reported problems for network outages and degradations experienced through customer engagement and knowledge gained through past experiences engineering skills and sometimes using independent decision making
Required Experiences:
Proficient in Cisco and Juniper configuration and troubleshooting
Experience analyzing switching and/or routing IP addressing and sub-netting
Good working knowledge of WAN technologies and protocols
Experience analyzing troubleshooting and configuring IP networks
Knowledge of ports and protocols being used in IP networks
Has the ability to obtain and keep a minimum of a Public Trust security clearance.
Desired Experience:
Experience with Cisco 9800 Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs)
Good working knowledge of Juniper and Cisco hardware platforms
Experience with tools such as ISE Splunk and NetBrain
IPv6 configuration troubleshooting and design experience
Security certification would be a plus
VPN and Firewall knowledge would be a plus
Certifications with major network system vendors such as Cisco are a strong plus. CCNA or CCNP
Excellent project technical interpersonal presentation and problem management skills
Extensive network integration experience for a variety of network protocol standards
Ability to communicate orally and in writing detailed technical information on troubleshooting and implementation efforts in strong documentation skills
Desired Certifications / Training:
Current holders of either a CCNA or CCNP
Salary range - $25/hr - $29/hr.
Original Posting:
July 23 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 $39650.00 - $71675.00The 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
