# Principal Network Services Architect **Company**: Leidos **Location**: Bethesda, MD **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Bethesda-MD/Senior-Network-Services-Architect_R-00196687?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/principal-network-services-architect-6d962bcf-386/ ## Description Leidos is seeking a qualified Principal Network Services Architect to support a proposed large-scale, transformational IT infrastructure program. The successful candidate will serve as the principal technical authority for Task Area 2 (Network Services), setting strategic architecture direction and providing governance for FDA's wired and wireless LAN, WAN, third-party/cloud connectivity, unified communications, load balancing, and related network infrastructure. **Key Responsibilities:** - Serve as the principal technical architect and accountable architecture lead for enterprise Data Network and Communication Services - Lead network design and engineering activities supporting enhancements, increments, and modifications to the existing environment - Architect and continuously optimize connectivity, routing, and security between FDA's on-premise data centers and FDA's AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform landing zones - Define and govern a multi-year strategic roadmap for network modernization and technology refresh - Provide senior technical oversight of network operations and administrative services - Direct capacity management for FDA's network infrastructure to ensure IT resources are right-sized for current and future business requirements - Architect load balancing, domain services, and monitoring solutions across voice, data, and VPN environments - Lead modification of network, storage, database, and related infrastructure policies, configurations, and provisions - Provide architectural and engineering support for Unified Communications, load balancing, eFax, and Enterprise Network Time Protocol (NTP) services - Direct network monitoring and reporting using agreed-upon tools - Lead root-cause and continuous-improvement efforts on existing network infrastructure, platforms, and processes - Maintain accurate architectural documentation, current-state/target-state network diagrams, and an accurate inventory of on-premise data center spaces housing network equipment - Support annual and ad-hoc network audits to ensure compliance with FDA standards - Coordinate with telecommunications contractors, cloud service providers, and other Task Area leads to ensure integrated, end-to-end service delivery - Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior network architects, engineering leads, Network Engineers, Administrators, and other Task Area 2 staff **Strategic Architecture Leadership and Technical Governance:** - Serve as the principal network architecture authority for Task Area 2, accountable for integrated target-state architecture, architectural integrity, and alignment with FDA mission, security, operational, and modernization priorities - Develop and maintain a multi-year enterprise network and communications strategy - Lead cross-domain architecture governance and technical design reviews - Advise senior FDA and program technology leadership on network architecture alternatives, emerging technologies, resilience, cyber risk, and investment tradeoffs - Provide architectural leadership across network, cloud, compute/storage, cybersecurity, unified communications, and data center service boundaries - Define measurable architecture outcomes for network availability, performance, capacity, resiliency, security, automation, lifecycle health, and total cost of ownership - Lead architecture risk assessments for mission-critical connectivity and transformation initiatives - Establish consistent architectural practices and develop other senior technical leaders through design reviews, mentoring, and technical guidance **Basic Qualifications:** - Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of progressive network engineering/architecture experience - 7+ years in senior/principal architect or technical leadership roles on large enterprise-scale federal or commercial network environments - Demonstrated hands-on architecture experience across LAN, WAN, and third-party/cloud connectivity - Strong working knowledge of connecting and securing on-premise data center networks to public Cloud Service Providers - Experience with network monitoring and management tooling and with capacity planning for enterprise network infrastructure - Demonstrated experience managing multi-site enterprise network environments - Experience supporting large-scale IT infrastructure technology refresh, upgrade, and lifecycle management activities - Strong documentation skills - Excellent collaboration and communication skills - U.S. Citizenship - Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust - Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), current and active , or equivalent senior-level network architecture certification **Preferred Qualifications:** - Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) - AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform networking-focused certification - ITIL Foundation certification (or higher) - Prior experience directly supporting FDA, another HHS operating division, or a comparable federal health/regulatory science agency - Experience with SD-WAN network automation platforms and Zero Trust network architecture concepts - Familiarity with ServiceNow or comparable enterprise ITSM platforms for change and incident management For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - network engineering - architecture - LAN - WAN - cloud connectivity - network monitoring - capacity planning - network security - collaboration - communication ### Nice to have - Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) - AWS - Azure - Google Cloud Platform - ITIL Foundation certification - SD-WAN - Zero Trust network architecture - ServiceNow --- Source: [Apply at leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Bethesda-MD/Senior-Network-Services-Architect_R-00196687?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)