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Lead Network Engineer

Leidos
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Arlington, VA, US

Salary

$92,300 - $166,850 per year

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position requires a subject matter expert in network engineering design, testing, and deployment with a focus on maintaining the integrity of various network environments.
  • Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in network engineering and design, along with an active Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility.
  • A Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or information systems is preferred, or alternatively, 15 years of total experience in IT architecture and engineering.
  • The role involves engineering secure and reliable network connectivity to cloud services and requires strong communication skills.
  • The salary range for this position is between $92,300.00 and $166,850.00.

Primary Responsibilities.

  • Serve as the subject matter expert in the areas of network engineering design, testing, and deployment.

  • Engineer, design, test, and implement an enterprise network infrastructure and technologies

  • Responsible for maintaining the design and integrity of CISA Wide Area Network (WAN), Local Area Network (LAN), Enterprise Network Tools, Domain Name Servers (DNS), Wireless, and Cloud environments.

  • Provide expert technical assistance to team members and Government with high-level system and networking requests and solution identification

Basic Qualifications.

  • Active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in network engineering and design.

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or information systems. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an additional 10 years' experience in IT architecture and engineering for a total of 15 years of experience.

  • Experience installing, configuring, and managing software defined network, identity and access management, mobility, imaging, collaboration capabilities, cloud hosting, and communication services and solutions.

  • Experience engineering, designing, testing, and implementing secure and reliable network connectivity to cloud services (e.g., commercial cloud services providers (CSPs), private cloud, and hybrid cloud).

  • Strong communication skills with excellent verbal and written skills.

Preferred Qualifications.

  • Experience supporting DHS, CISA, or another highly classified Federal environment.

  • Experience with DHS Enterprise Architecture policies, standards, and procedures.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

September 4, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.




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