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Network Engineer - WAN - 2nd Shift

Job in Hampton, Virginia, 23661, USA
Listing for: Leidos Inc
Per diem position
Listed on 2026-09-19
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Systems Engineer, Network Engineer, Cybersecurity
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 73450 - 132775 USD Yearly USD 73450.00 132775.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Description

The Defense Sector at Leidos isseekinga cleared Wide Area Network (WAN) Engineer (2nd Shift) to engineer,operate, and sustain long-haul transport and routing infrastructure across Department of Defense (DoD/DoW) networks. This individualassistsinroutingtroubleshootingfor the enterprise WAN- working the watch floor to resolve issues with theEnterpriseWANand is accountable for the availability, performance, and STIG compliance of circuits supporting operational mission traffic worldwide.

This position requires daily on-site work at Langley, AFB. The core hours for this position are considered 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM.

Roles and Responsibilities
  • Maintain BGP routing architecture across the enterprise WAN, including peering relationships, autonomous system boundaries, and route policy enforcement.
  • Execute circuit installations, migrations, bandwidth upgrades, and site cutovers with documented rollback plans and minimal mission impact.
  • Develop andmaintainrouting policy standards, IP address and ASN allocation plans, and authoritative network documentation including logical and physical topology diagrams.
  • Apply DISA STIGs to routing and transport devices, remediate IAVA findings, and support RMF assessment and authorization artifacts and POA&M closure.
  • Coordinate with DISA, NOC/SOC teams, transport providers, and site network personnel to schedule andvalidatemaintenance actions and outage restoration.
  • Monitor WAN health and capacity using Solar Winds, Net Flow, and SNMP-based tooling; produce trend analysis and capacity recommendations for government leadership.
  • Manage Type 1 encryptor configuration and key management coordination in support of secure enclave connectivity.
Required Qualifications
  • Clearance: US Citizen with at least an active Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain a SCI prior to your start date.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience or a Master's degree with 2+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Certifications: DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) plus an active CCNP Enterprise, JNCIP-SP, or equivalent routing certification preferred.
  • Experience: 4+ years of hands-on enterprise WAN engineering and operations experience, with demonstrated ownership of multi-site routed transport in a DoD environment.
  • BGP Expertise:
    • Configuration and troubleshooting of eBGP and iBGP, including route reflectors, confederations, and full-mesh peering designs.
    • Ability to tune BGP routing policy using route maps, prefix lists, AS-path filters, communities, local preference, MED, and AS-path prep ending.
    • Experience establishing and sustaining BGP peering with DISA/DISN service delivery nodes and commercial transport providers.
    • Working knowledge of BGP convergence tuning, dampening, BFD, and route leak/hijack mitigation.
  • Routing & Transport: Proficiency with OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS L2/L3 VPNs, VRFs, QoS policy for voice and mission traffic, and IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack operations.
  • Platforms: Hands-on administration of Cisco (IOS-XE/IOS-XR/NX-OS) and Juniper (Junos) routing platforms in an operational production network.
  • Encryption & Circuits: Experience with Type 1 inline network encryptors (TACLANE/KG-175, HAIPE) and with DISA circuit lifecycle actions (TSR/TSO, DISA Direct/SNAP).
  • Compliance: Working knowledge of DISA STIGs, RMF, IAVA remediation, and change control under DoD configuration management processes.
  • Troubleshooting: Demonstrated packet-level analysis skill using Wireshark/tcpdump, SPAN/TAP captures, and Net Flow to isolate faults across provider and government segments.
  • Shift Flexibility: Willingness to work evening and rotational shifts (e.g., 3:00 PM-11:00 PM), including weekends and holidays occasional CONUS/OCONUS travel may be required.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced Certification:CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure or Service Provider, JNCIE-SP, or DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III (CASP+ or CISSP).
  • Segment Routing & MPLS-TE:Experience with segment routing, MPLS traffic engineering, or EVPN in a large-scale transport core.
  • SD-WAN:Hands-on experience with Cisco SD-WANor Juniper SDWANor comparable overlay transport in aDoD/DoWdeployment.
  • Automation:Proficiency with Python, Ansible, for configuration deployment, compliance auditing, and network state validation.
  • DoD Enterprise Services:Familiarity with JRSS, DODIN operations, and DoD boundary/CDS architectures.
  • Optical Transport:Working knowledge of DWDM, SONET/SDH, and carrier Ethernet handoffs…
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