Leidos Holding
Facilities and Industrial Control Network Architect
Leidos Holding, Bethesda, MD
Description
Leidos Health Mission Solutions is seeking a Senior Network Architect specializing in facilities and industrial control networks for a large network services opportunity supporting the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the Bethesda, MD area, contingent upon contract award.
Role is fully onsite in Bethesda, MD and requires US Citizen or US Person, with the ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance, level 5.
Job Summary:
The Network Architect is part of a team that will support existing large-scale enterprise network systems and architect, design and deploy new solutions to provide secure, highly available network services in accordance with existing customer service level agreements (SLAs). The Network Architect will work in collaboration with engineers, network administrators, operations, and security teams to maintain and configure network devices and software. This position will provide Tier 3 support for incident response and coordinate with vendors and service providers. The Network Architect will also work on new network initiatives, implement change requests, support process improvement, consult and provide status to customers, and generate reports and other supporting documentation.
Primary Responsibilities:
Basic Qualifications
Desired skills:
Original Posting Date: 2024-07-11While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range: Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
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.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. 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. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity All qualified 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, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
Leidos Health Mission Solutions is seeking a Senior Network Architect specializing in facilities and industrial control networks for a large network services opportunity supporting the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the Bethesda, MD area, contingent upon contract award.
Role is fully onsite in Bethesda, MD and requires US Citizen or US Person, with the ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance, level 5.
Job Summary:
The Network Architect is part of a team that will support existing large-scale enterprise network systems and architect, design and deploy new solutions to provide secure, highly available network services in accordance with existing customer service level agreements (SLAs). The Network Architect will work in collaboration with engineers, network administrators, operations, and security teams to maintain and configure network devices and software. This position will provide Tier 3 support for incident response and coordinate with vendors and service providers. The Network Architect will also work on new network initiatives, implement change requests, support process improvement, consult and provide status to customers, and generate reports and other supporting documentation.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Architect and design virtual local area networks (VLANs), wide area networks (WANs), datacenter networks, wireless networks and industrial control communications systems in accordance with SLAs
- Provide Cisco switching and routing expertise in support of a large industrial control network providing critical mission and availability capabilities including medical devices and support infrastructure
- Design and implement networks for care facilities, uninterruptible power supplies, and HVAC and environmental monitoring systems
- Measure, monitor and plan network performance, usage, availability, capacity planning, and health
- Design and implement firewall solutions and network monitoring solutions for security compliance
- Provide strategic and tactical direction for NIH CIT Network Services enhancements and projects
- Actively engage with the customer and other NIH organizations to define requirements and expected outcomes for new projects
- Provide Tier 3 technical support, development of standard operation procedures, and mentoring to the operations team
- Collaborate with the program security team to ensure compliance for changes and new capabilities
- Support the customer for transition from traditional to software-defined enterprise networking
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related discipline
- Either an active Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification plus five (5) years OR ten (10) years (without CCIE) experience architecting, designing, and operating complex, large-scale enterprise networks
- Five years of experience configuring Cisco switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless access points
- Experience implementing complex enterprise VLAN architectures
- Experience architecting, designing, and implementing data center networks using Cisco, F5 and Palo Alto devices
- Experience using and configuring network monitoring and measurement tools for large industrial control networks
- Experience with scripting languages and automation
- Knowledge of network operation, applications, hardware, monitoring, and operating systems, supporting approximately 45,000 users
- Demonstrated ability for oral and written communication with the highest levels of management
- Experience with network, security, infrastructure architecture activities and tasks on a medium to large government IT Infrastructure project with 24x7 mission support requirements;
- Experience in at least six of the follow technical areas: network design and development; data center network services; virtual private network (VPN) services; Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) Services; network backbone services; collaboration with external Internet service providers (ISPs); Voice over IP (VoIP) implementation and quality management; wireless networks; IP address management (IPAM) services; Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Services; and Cloud Network Services
Desired skills:
- CCIE Certification very strongly preferred in the Service Provider, Routing and Switching, or Data Center areas of specialization
- CompTIA Security+ or CISSP security certification
- Network project management experience
- Experience with StruxureWare Data Center power monitoring solutions
- Deep understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 frameworks and protocols
- Experience with ScienceLogic 1
- Significant experience with BGP and OSPF routing protocols
- Experience with using ServiceNow for IT service management (ITSM)
- ITIL 4 Foundation certification
Original Posting Date: 2024-07-11While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range: Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
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.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. 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. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity All qualified 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, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.