Principal Network Engineer

Job Description

Description

Leidos is seeking a CCIE certified Principal Network Engineer to join our Defense Enclave Services (DES) team at Ft. Meade, MD.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your technical experience, and leadership to successfully execute Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)  migration to the Department of Defense’s Fourth Estate (DoD 4th Estate) agencies into a Common Use information technology (IT) infrastructure. The Leidos team will deliver Network Infrastructure services that will support the transition, infrastructure, network operations and management, engineering and innovation, cybersecurity services, and technical refresh for a Single Service Provider (SSP) network environment with all 4th Estate users.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT :

• Must hold an active Secret security clearance prior to start and be able to obtain a Top Secret. (US Citizenship required)
• The anticipated salary range is $160,000 to $180,000

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILIES :

o Direct STIG compliant configuration baselines, versioning, and compliance tracking

o Evaluate the effectiveness of Automation and best practice insertion opportunities

o Oversee development of SOPs / TTPs

o Continuous Service Improvements (CSI)

o System performance tuning and enhancements

o Create and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIP)

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS :

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

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

Original Posting : September 25, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While 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 $112,450.00 - $203,275.00

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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