Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Leidos is a leading technology and engineering company, and they are seeking a Network Administration & Operations Engineer to support the design and implementation of network infrastructure for the Rock Island Arsenal Increased Access OTA Prototype. The role involves planning, designing, configuring, and maintaining network systems to ensure operational readiness and compliance with cybersecurity requirements.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, configure, and maintain the network infrastructure supporting the Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) Increased Access OTA Prototype, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, servers, and supporting communications equipment
- Lead the integration of multiple commercial, Government, and third-party vendor technologies into a secure, reliable, and interoperable network architecture supporting the prototype's layered security system
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize network performance, availability, connectivity, and reliability across laboratory, staging, and operational environments to ensure mission readiness
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Security Architecture & Engineering, Software Engineering, and Integration & Test teams to support system integration, customer demonstrations, operational assessments, and field deployments
- Implement and maintain secure network configurations that comply with Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity requirements, including network segmentation, access controls, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and Risk Management Framework (RMF) objectives
- Develop and maintain network architecture diagrams, implementation plans, configuration baselines, and technical documentation supporting system deployment, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management
- Support customer demonstrations, operational assessments, and field installations by providing hands-on network engineering expertise, resolving technical issues, and ensuring reliable end-to-end communications across the integrated prototype
Skills
- Typically requires high school diploma or equivalent and 2 – 4 years of prior relevant experience
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, configuring, and administering enterprise or Department of Defense (DoD) network infrastructures supporting mission-critical systems
- Demonstrated experience planning, installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining network equipment including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, and supporting communications hardware
- Demonstrated experience supporting network engineering activities throughout the system development life cycle, including network architecture, implementation, integration, testing, and operational support
- Demonstrated experience integrating multiple hardware, software, and networked systems into secure enterprise or tactical network environments
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting network connectivity, routing, switching, firewall, VLAN, VPN, and communications issues in complex operational environments
- Demonstrated experience evaluating network performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing solutions to improve network reliability, availability, and performance
- Demonstrated experience supporting network integration and interoperability among commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), Government off-the-shelf (GOTS), and third-party vendor technologies
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with systems engineering, cybersecurity, software engineering, and integration teams to support system implementation and operational readiness
- Demonstrated experience preparing network diagrams, implementation plans, technical documentation, configuration baselines, and engineering recommendations
- Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking, Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, routing protocols, network segmentation, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPNs, and network management principles
- Ability to travel up to 50% to support laboratory integration, customer demonstrations, installation, and operational assessments
- Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), Army, or Other Transaction Authority (OTA) prototype programs
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing secure network architectures supporting layered security systems, physical security technologies, command and control (C2) systems, autonomous systems, or sensor integration
- Experience integrating multiple OEM technologies into existing DoD enterprise or tactical network environments
- Experience supporting network infrastructure for operational assessments, developmental testing, customer demonstrations, or field exercises
- Experience implementing network security best practices including network segmentation, firewall configuration, access control, secure remote access, and defense-in-depth architectures
- Familiarity with Risk Management Framework (RMF), Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), and DoD cybersecurity requirements
- Industry certifications such as Cisco CCNA/CCNP, CompTIA Network+, Security+, Juniper JNCIS, Palo Alto PCNSA, or equivalent
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