Network Engineer

District Partners LLC

$92K — $166K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience.
  • Strong background in Cisco switching, routing, and WAN/LAN technologies.
  • Hands-on expertise with BGP, OSPF, route maps, STP, and enterprise routing design.
  • In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP networking and related protocols.
  • Experience with network virtualization platforms like VMware NSX.
  • Proficient in configuring and troubleshooting F5 load balancers.
  • Familiar with network security controls and secure network design.

Responsibilities

  • Design, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure for mission support.
  • Support and manage Cisco routing/switching in LAN/WAN environments.
  • Implement network virtualization technologies, specifically with VMware NSX.
  • Troubleshoot complex network issues including TCP/IP and HTTP/HTTPS protocols.
  • Configure F5 load balancing and manage traffic effectively.
  • Collaborate with various teams to meet infrastructure requirements.
  • Document network designs and operational procedures for ongoing projects.

Benefits

  • Work within an innovative and dynamic environment.
  • Opportunity for career development and growth.
  • Engagement in cyber training and simulation environments.
  • Contribute to impactful projects within a cutting-edge Cyber program.
  • Collaboration with a variety of technical teams and stakeholders.
Full Job Description

Job Summary:

Join our team supporting a cutting-edge Cyber program and make an impact by guiding the definition, implementation, and delivery of capability focused on Cyber Training systems. As a key player on our team, you will focus on network architecture, routing, switching, virtualization, load balancing, security, and performance-tuning across on-prem, cloud, and virtualized infrastructure.

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Job Responsibilities:

  • Design, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise network infrastructure supporting mission and training environments.
  • Support Cisco routing and switching across LAN/WAN environments.
  • Configure and manage network virtualization technologies, including VMware NSX.
  • Support routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, route maps, redistribution, and related routing policies.
  • Configure and troubleshoot F5 load balancing, including VIPs, pools, health monitors, SSL profiles, and traffic management.
  • Troubleshoot complex network issues involving TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, SMTP, and related protocols.
  • Support network performance tuning, capacity planning, and availability improvements.
  • Work with system, security, cloud, and application teams to support infrastructure requirements.
  • Support cyber training and simulation environments, including Red Team / Blue Team training scenarios and realistic cyber terrain reconstruction.
  • Assist with infrastructure management across on-prem servers, virtual environments, and cloud-hosted services.
  • Support network access control lists, firewall rules, segmentation, and secure connectivity requirements.
  • Document network designs, configurations, troubleshooting steps, and operational procedures.
  • Work directly with stakeholders, users, engineers, developers, vendors, and customer teams on technical requirements and issue resolution.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with 8+ years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Strong experience with Cisco switching, routing, and WAN/LAN technologies.
  • Hands-on experience with BGP, OSPF, route maps, STP, routing policies, and enterprise routing design.
  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, subnetting, VLANs, VPC networking, routing, NAT, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, and SMTP.
  • Experience with VMware NSX or similar network virtualization platforms.
  • Experience configuring, managing, or troubleshooting F5 load balancers.
  • Experience with network hardware design, configuration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
  • Experience with Linux and Windows network administration.
  • Experience with network security controls, ACLs, segmentation, and secure network design.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across network, virtualization, server, and application layers.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while coordinating with technical teams and customers.
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and stakeholder requirements.

Security Clearance requirement: Active Top Secret with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI level clearance.

Certification Requirement: Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II/III Certification, such as Security+, CCNA, CISSP or equivalent or the ability to obtain within 6 months of start.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience supporting PCTE, cyber range, cyber training, or mission rehearsal environments.
  • Experience with F5, Cisco ASA/Firepower, Palo Alto, or other firewall technologies.
  • Experience with automation tools such as Ansible or Python for network configuration and management.
  • Experience with DNS servers, mail exchange records, name records, and related troubleshooting.
  • Experience with cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
  • Experience with Red Hat Identity Management, LDAP, Active Directory, Single Sign-On, or related identity services.
  • Familiarity with DISA STIGs, DoD security requirements, and RMF processes.
  • Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II/III certification such as Security+, CCNA, CISSP, or equivalent.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with customers, leadership, and technical teams.
  • Four or more years of experience supporting cyber training, cyber operations, or cyber defense environments.

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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