Communications Network Engineer Senior

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NGEN is the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under the Service Management, Integrion, and Transport (SMIT) portion of NGEN, the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, including cybersecurity services, network operions, service desk, and da transport. Ultimely, Leidos will support the Navy in unifying its shore-based networks and da management to improve capability and service while also saving significant dollars by focusing efforts under one enterprise network.

At Leidos, we know the most talented and diverse IT and Engineering professionals will always have a multitude of career choices; your time Leidos will be a wise investment in your career and in yourself.

Leidos is seeking a Communicions Network Engineer to support multiple sites in Yorktown, VA as one of the key members of the Field Services team. The candide will be responsible for overall network engineering support for a broad range of programs including planning, designing, and evaluing various components of the network Newport News Shipbuilding, VA and Yorktown Naval Weapons Stion Yorktown, VA. Duties may include providing specificions for network architecture, evaluing, and recommending new technologies to enhance current capabilities, and performing needs assessments. Support level duties may include monitoring, installion, modificion, testing and servicing of network equipment. 
 
This sub family is responsible for overall network engineering support for a broad range of programs including planning, designing, and evaluing various components of the network. Duties may include providing specificions for network architecture, evaluing, and recommending new technologies to enhance current capabilities, and performing needs assessments. Support level duties may include monitoring, installion, modificion, testing and servicing of network equipment. 
 
NAVSUP requires eleved network support services, consisting of continuous technical support during working hours and rapid remediion in the event of failures, both during working hours as well as possible after-hours support. Premier support is required to support the high tempo and mission critical operions of the NAVSUP staff including eleved services to assigned Flag Officers/Senior Executive Service and associed staff.

The work locion for this position will be a government site and will require the ability to:
•Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs. for up to a 100 feet a time; must be able to lift 25 lbs. vertically using ladders.
•Must be able to work in confined spaces, such as raised floors or communicions closets; must be able to work in noisy environments, such as da centers and operions centers; must be able to stand or sit for 8 hours a time.
•Must be able to utilize basic hand tools such as screwdrivers and wrenches while rack mounting active and passive equipment using small screws and brackets.
•Must have normal color vision to identify different colors of wires and cables; must have correctable vision to 20/20 or better so you can see objects and informion displayed in schemics, test equipment, and computer monitors; must have depth perception to be able to judge distance between objects to work safely on ladders and in confined spaces; must be able to use and read digital test equipment such as OTDR (optical time-domain reflectometer).
•Must be able to drive personal or corpore vehicle (depending on availability) to different locions to work on projects and troubleshoot issues; valid ste license required.

Wh You'll Get to Do:
•Ability to access all necessary communicion closets and configure and deploy network equipment within the Area of Responsibility (AOR) listed. 
•Knowledgeable in changing VLANs on network port configurions, to assist in deploying network devices across the base. 
•Ability to split working hours daily between two sites, Newport News Shipbuilding and Yorktown Naval Weapons Stion Yorktown, VA. 
•Capability of analyzing and defining network requirements pertaining to Newport News Shipbuilding operions. 
•Ability to define and maintain network architecture and infrastructure. 
•Ability to configure and optimize network servers, hubs, routers, and switches. 
•Ability to pull switch activity logs, as well as switch capacity reports. 
•Make recommendions to clean up or upgrade communicion closets, for streamlining switch and pch panel mrixes, and can make the recommended changes on the switch and un-pch ports on unused equipment. 
•Perform port activion, deactivion, and logical moves on switches, in support of emergent MAC moves. 
•Ability to engage and escale problems the SMIT Network Operions and/or Command Center for support for incidents/problems exceeding their capabilities or networking privileges. 
•Ability to install, test, maintain, and upgrade network opering systems software; and/or ensure the rigorous applicion of informion security/informion assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of network services. 
•Provided monthly activity reports on tracking trouble calls, outages, port problems and resolutions, and routine maintenance pertaining to NNWS NAVSUP operions.

You'll Bring These Qualificions:
•Must be a US Citizen and possess a DoD Secret Clearance.
•HS diploma with 5+ years of prior relevant experience, additional reled educion or certificions may be considered in lieu of experience.
•Valid DoD 8570 IAT Level II: Security+ or higher Certificion.
•Must have a Cisco Certified Network Associe (CCNA) Certificion.
•Must demonstred expertise in IT Enterprise Operions. 
•Experience with Microsoft Windows OS, version 10. 
•Experience with HP Service Manager, Remedy, or similar Service/Help Desk ticket management software. 
•Basic network troubleshooting skills. 
•Excellent customer service skills. 
•Excellent oral and written communicion skills.

These Qualificions Would be Nice to Have:
•Organized and detail-oriented.
•Strong leadership skills.
•Self-motived/ self-directing.
•Strong collaborion, prioritizion, and adaptability skills required. Relionship building.
•Ability to manage and prioritize own work, and th of their team.
•Independent decision making.
•Analytical thinking; thinking out of the box.
•Ability to effectively communice with all organizional levels (SME to Senior Management).
•Ability to analyze problems various levels (e.g. detail level, overall organizional impact, etc.).

Pay Range: $29.00 - $42.00/hourly re.

NGEN
 

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus 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 step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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Pay Range:

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

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discriminion

All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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