Senior Network​/Systems Tools Engineer

Description

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The Mission:

The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos has an opening for a Senior Network/Systems Tools Engineer to support the Intelligence Sector.

The job duties are as follows:

• System Architecture:
  Design, implement, and maintain the Open Text Network Operations Management (NOM) system architecture, with a specific focus on the Operations Bridge for the Transformation and Integration Cloud (OPTIC) Data Lake, ensuring a scalable, resilient, and secure platform for enterprise network management, performance monitoring, and compliance reporting.
• Security & Compliance:
  Provide SME support and guidance to junior administrators and operators that manage user accounts, permissions, and access controls within NOM to ensure data security and compliance.
• Administration & Maintenance:
  Plan, install, configure, secure, upgrade, and patch the OPTIC Data Lake (DL) in containerized environments (e.g., Kubernetes). Conduct similar duties for the Juniper Routing Director (formerly Paragon), which runs Kubernetes with a Linux base OS. Develop and maintain API integrations using REST APIs and connectors to connect both platforms with other enterprise systems and applications.
• Performance & Optimization:
  Monitor and optimize the performance and stability of the Open Text NOM and OPTIC DL systems, proactively identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks.
• Configuration:
  Configure and manage data ingestion into the OPTIC Data Lake, ensuring seamless integration of topology, events, and metrics from various sources.
• Data Management & Reporting:
  Administer the OPTIC DL, including data ingestion, storage, backup, and restore processes, and manage Stakeholder Dashboards and reports for capacity planning and trend analysis.
• Troubleshooting & Support:
  Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to installation, configuration, performance, and integrations, working with vendor support when necessary.
• Documentation & Training:
  Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation according to standards.
• Automation:
  Automate routine operational processes using scripting (e.g., Python, Ansible, Power Shell) to increase efficiency and reduce manual workload.

Successful candidates must possess the following skills and qualifications:

• Candidate must have 8 – 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 – 10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 8 years, master’s and 10 years, bachelor’s and 12 years, associates and 14 years or HS diploma and 16 years.

Required qualifications include the following:

• Must be compliant with DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.
• Technical Knowledge:
  Deep expertise in container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes in Linux environments.
• Operating Systems:
  Proficiency in Linux (RHEL) with experience administering tools in virtualized or containerized environments.
• Problem Solving and Communication:
  Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, possess solid communication skills, and the capacity to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Required Clearance: TS/SCI with specific poly.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Database Knowledge:
  Knowledge and familiarity of database management systems like Postgre
  
  SQL or Vertica.
• Networking Fundamentals:
  Knowledge of network protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, VPN, VLAN, DNS, DHCP) and experience with network monitoring tools.
• Automation:
  Familiarity with scripting languages for automation, such as Perl, Ruby, or Python.

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