# Field/Base Network Engineer

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Bethesda, MD
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $59,150.00 - $106,925.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Field/Base Network Engineer to join our team on the ‘Service Management, Integration and Transport’ (SMIT) Contract. As a Field/Base Network Engineer, you will play a critical role in delivering the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), including cybersecurity services, network operations, service desk, and data transport.

Responsibilities:

- Work as an Operations-focused Network Engineer on a team responsible for BAN/LAN/WAN Network Operations, troubleshooting, repair, installation, cabling, configuration, implementation, and integration of current and future NGEN-R network architectures.

- Provide COMSEC Local Element support to assigned locations, which includes managing COMSEC hardware/software assets and key inventories, loading keys into Encryption devices, installing, configuring, troubleshooting, upgrading, removing/replacing faulty equipment, interacting with the Government KOAMs and following prescribed procedures and processes related to COMSEC.

- Document work activities/details per established tools and processes; maintain accurate site documentation.

- Initiate software upgrades and changes to the NGEN-R system and communications infrastructure as prescribed by Domain Architects, Design and Configuration Teams.

- Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and removal/replacement of faulty hardware using SOPs, TTPs, work instructions, vendor guidance, and other documented processes and procedures.

- Interface with the Network Operations Center (NOC) as required in support of incident troubleshooting and restoral.

- Support network configuration/asset management activities, manage configuration drift, and accurately create or modify network documentation to reflect the as-is and/or to-be environment.

- Support Cybersecurity requirements and implementation of security controls (STIG compliance).

- Coordinate network upgrades and planned maintenance activities with NGEN-R Program and customer stakeholders.

- Perform monitoring (health and status) of network systems and proactively identify potential issues before they impact users; recommend and/or apply corrective actions to mitigate network issues.

- Position may require local area and/or overnight travel by car or air to assigned locations to conduct operations focused activities.

Requirements:

- BA/BS and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or MS/MBA with 2+ years of prior relevant experience.

- DOD Secret Security Clearance w/ability to upgrade to and maintain a TS Security Clearance.

- Minimum of DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II Certification required prior to onboarding.

- Must possess Network Vendor Associate Level or higher Certification.

- Ability to be scheduled to work, or be called in to work during off hours and weekends to meet customer mission support requirements.

- Working knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, network/HW/SW security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements.

- Ability to travel 25% including possible OCONUS travel.

- 5+ years’ experience troubleshooting complex routing and switching issues.

- 5+ years’ experience configuring switches, routers, network appliances, WAN acceleration devices.

- Customer service experience.

Nice to Have:

- Top Secret Security Clearance.

- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in IT Management, Engineering, or related field.

- MPLS experience.

- DevOps, CI/CD experience.

- Scripting experience.

- Automation experience.

- SDN/SD WAN experience.

- Professional or Expert level vendor certifications.

- ITIL certifications.

## Skills

### Required
- Network Engineering
- Cybersecurity
- COMSEC
- Network Operations
- Troubleshooting

### Nice to have
- MPLS
- DevOps
- CI/CD
- Scripting
- Automation
- SDN/SD WAN

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