# Network & Systems Engineer

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Fort Belvoir, VA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $73,450.00 - $132,775.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Leidos is seeking a Network & Systems Engineer to provide advanced engineering, strategic systems analysis, and operational oversight for large-scale operations on a high-profile Department of War contract at Fort Belvoir, VA.

The Engineer will serve as a primary technical authority, exercising independent judgment to analyze and modify DTRA's enterprise IT Server, Storage, and Network infrastructures. Operating on Unclassified, Secret, and Top-Secret networks, the Engineer will lead the monitoring and troubleshooting efforts that ensure continuous, secure, and resilient access for all mission partners.

**Responsibilities:**

- Systems Analysis & Architecture: Apply advanced systems analysis techniques to consult with DTRA leadership and mission partners, determining complex system functional specifications, capacity requirements, and architectural roadmaps.

- Network & Systems Engineering: Document, test, and modify network and server configurations, security protocols, and directory services to align with evolving DoD Directives and security baselines.

- Incident & Operational Leadership: Perform shift duties as the 24x7x365 Network Operations and Security Center operations watch officer. Serve as the escalation authority for complex, multi-system outages, leading diagnostic strategy, event correlation, and root-cause analysis.

- Strategic Integration: Provide input for process improvement on operational procedures, incident response frameworks, and SLA-compliant workflow protocols. Evaluate third-party vendor solutions and manage configurations within the ServiceNow ITSM framework.

- Executive Advisory: Interface directly with high-level Mission Partners, DISA, Joint Forces, and Combatant Commands to advise on operational impacts, system vulnerabilities, and technical solutions.

- Support Tier I–III system, networking, and engineering personnel to ensure network troubleshooting efforts.

- Oversee real-time monitoring of global enterprise networks using DoD-approved tools.

- Develop and enforce operational procedures, incident response workflows, and escalation protocols.

- Interface with Mission Partners, DISA, Joint Forces, and Combatant Commands on network status, issues, and operational impacts.

- Prepare and deliver operational briefs, after-action reports, and executive summaries to senior leadership.

- Troubleshoot, resolve, and/or escalate technical issues based on ticket assignments.

- Correlate events and incidents for management of Information Technology Services.

**Requirements:**

- Education & Experience: BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field with 4-8 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 2-6 years of experience in enterprise systems engineering, network design, or IT operations management.

- Technical Expertise: Advanced understanding of network protocols, system virtualization, and enterprise storage networks.

- Tools & Frameworks: Proficiency in administering enterprise monitoring suites, Active Directory architecture, and IT Service Management frameworks.

- Security Certification: Current DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification or higher.

- Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

**Benefits:**

- Salary Range: $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

## Skills

### Required
- network protocols
- system virtualization
- enterprise storage networks
- Active Directory architecture
- IT Service Management frameworks
- SolarWinds

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