Leidos
Data Center Network Engineer
Camp Springs, Maryland
No sponsorshipDetected 38 days ago
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Entry-level history0
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Lottery odds40
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About the role
- We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably.
- If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!
- The senior leaders and national defense missions that are supported require that the AFNCR operations never fail, resulting in a fast-paced, challenging, but also rewarding environment.
Responsibilities
- Manage, deploy, configure, and maintain core data center hardware, including switches, routers, and high-performance server network interfaces.
- Maintain comprehensive physical infrastructure documentation, including precise rack layouts, detailed port maps, and highly accurate physical asset tracking databases.
- Employ and manage enterprise-level network systems, utilizing Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly Cisco DNA Center) and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for policy enforcement, device profiling, and automated access control.
- Configure and manage Cisco Nexus Series switches.
- Configure and manage F5 Load Balancers (LTM/GTM) to guarantee application high availability and administer RSA Authentication Manager to support multi-factor authentication (MFA) across secure enclaves.
- Install, key, configure, and support TACLANE (e.g., KG-175D, KGV-72) and other High-Assurance IP Encryptors (HAIPEs) to secure sensitive data-in-transit across classified and unclassified networks.
- Implement and enforce physical and logical cybersecurity measures to safeguard critical infrastructure, databases, and network boundaries in accordance with DoD regulations.
- Develop, update, and maintain detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for data center operations, ensuring strict alignment with military directives, safety, and environmental protocols.
- Act as the technical point of contact with higher-level support units, such as the 26th Network Operations Squadron (26th NOS) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), ensuring rapid coordination and resolution during network outages or degraded performance periods.
- Support a continuous, mission-critical operational standby and on-call rotation schedule to resolve emergent tier-3 technical issues during off-hours.
Requirements
- Professional-level network certification required (e.g., Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco CCNP Enterprise, F5-CA, or equivalent).
- Proven experience configuring and troubleshooting enterprise-grade switches and routers (specifically Cisco platforms).
- Experience with RSA Authentication Manager database administration and user agent configuration.
- Proficiency knowledge of DISA STIGs for network devices and appliances.
- Familiarity with SNMP monitoring protocols, Cacti, and multicast routing protocols (e.g., PIM, IGMP snooping) for IPTV systems.
- The major support areas required are IT Operations and Maintenance; Plans, Projects, and Engineering (PP&E); and National Military Command Center (NMCC).
Nice to have
- Understanding of IPv6 to include configuration and common notation/nomenclature.
- Proficiency in Python and Ansible for network automation.
- Familiarity with Cisco SD-WAN, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI).
- Experience working in air-gapped and/or classified network environments (e.g., SIPRNet) is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of Air Force, Pentagon, and/or AFNCR.
- Experienced working at the Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews (JBA), and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB).
- If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling.
- We're not hiring followers.
Compensation
- Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
- The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
- Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025.
- Pay and Benefits
- That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.
- Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.
Benefits
- Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
Company info
- Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community.
- At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it.
Visa & Work Authorization
- fied applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregna
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