Job Details
Leidos
Network Engineer
Description
Job Description:
The Defense Group of Leidos as an opening for a Network Engineer in Colorado Springs, CO.
Looking for a unique, innovative and challenging IT position? Our customer maintains a highly demanding mission and requires our support to provide expert technical and professional management support to the commands enterprise Information Technology (IT) services. The Network Engineer will support a program that provides engineering and installation (E&I) services to improve, enhance and optimize performance of multiple networks, devices and capabilities maintained by NORAD & USNORTHCOM. This position will report directly to the Engineering and Installation Lead.
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Clearance: Active DoD Secret Clearance is required
Primary Responsibilities:
Proficient and ability to work on specific Engineering and Integration (E&I) initiatives and develop recommendations on system optimizations.
Ability to work independently to take on projects requiring network engineering across NORAD/USNORTHCOM IT technical areas.
Reviews and provides recommendations on various solutions to network engineering problems and helps develop and field solutions to assigned projects.
Develops options and solutions to network issues and works with E&I leadership to advocate solution implementation.
Researches, analyzes and resolves highly complex problems using significant application of technical knowledge, conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation.
Supports and develops highly innovative strategic plans and solutions.
Able to work as a team member and/or lead efforts.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors with 8+ years relevant experience or a Masters with 6+ years of relevant experience, additional years of applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree
Must hold current DoD Secret clearance and have the ability to gain TS/SCI clearance
Expertise with one or more of the following: switching and routing, cyber security, systems engineering, project management
General understanding of network designs, topologies, both transport and IT
Must hold current Security+ as well as JNCIS-ENT or a professional level certification in a similar vendor category (i.e. CCNP)
Experience with Cloud technologies
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master’s degree in communications or cyber associated field.
ITIL Foundations Certification.
Excellent project, technical, interpersonal, presentation and problem management skills.
Ability to communicate orally, and in writing, detailed technical information on troubleshooting and implementation efforts.
Familiar with switching and routing technologies, Juniper equipment, firewalls, Logs/Dashboards, ACAS, HBSS and other common industry Cyber Security tools.
Familiarity with NORAD/USNORTHCOM missions and DOD regulations and directives.
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