Description

Job Description:

The National Solutions Group at Leidos is seeking a Core Network Engineer IP Address Management (IPAM) to lead Network design, analysis, installation and support to network communications systems (LAN, WAN, VOIP). This position will perform a wide range of engineering duties to include network architecture, monitoring the networks, and enterprise networking. The Core Network Engineer IPAM provides engineering support to ensure network availability to all system users and perform necessary engineering support to ensure network availability. This position may supervise other network support and client server specialists and plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures

Primary Responsibilities:

The Core Network Engineer IPAM will be responsible to:

• Analyze and provide Domain Name System (DNS), IP Address Management (IPAM), Load Balancer, and Webproxy services to end-users. Interface with end-users and other engineering entities. Maintain relevant technical documentation.
• Develop and maintain DNS, IPAM, Load Balancer, and Webproxy production system and solution, ensuring high services availability and resiliency
• Perform lab vendor equipment, software, application, and solution evaluation, testing, integration, and security certification relevant to DNS, IPAM, Load Balancer, and Webproxy services
• Support Tier-4 production troubleshooting of the services above and develop pro-active analysis solution for the Operations team. Leverage complex network analysis tools to identify and predict relevant services problems and aid in the post-mortem analysis of anomalies.
• Familiar with Infoblox and F5 vendor products
• Experience in engineering, developing, and maintaining DNS, IPAM, Load Balancer, and Webproxy services
• Experience of operations related to DNS, IPAM, Load Balancer, and Webproxy services
• Provide reports on new network technologies to enhance network capabilities
• Utilize complex network analysis tools to identify and correct problems in the network
• Prepare troubleshooting procedures for restoring the network to optimal performance levels
• Analyze network characteristics (e.g., traffic, connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes, and throughput); recommend procurement, removals, and modifications to network components
• Maintain operating systems, communications software, data base packages, compilers, assemblers, and utility programs
• Apply software, hardware, and standards information technology skills in the analysis, specification, development, integration, and acquisition of open systems for Information Management (IM) applications

Basic Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Security Certification
• Experience in design, maintenance, and operation of small to medium sized networks
• Experience with military networks, CISCO routing and switching, and network troubleshooting
• Knowledge of OSPF, BGP, VOIP or Multicast protocols.
• Knowledge of Cisco Switching/Routing product line
• Strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing
• Hands-on experience diagnosing network related issues
• Ability to work independently to resolve technical issues in a dynamic environment.
• Requires a Bachelors degree and 6 years of prior relevant experience or a Masters degree with 2 years of prior relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Cisco / Brocade / Juniper Network Platforms
• Experience with ACS/TACACS Servers
• Experience with Cisco lOS/ Brocade OS / JUNOS
• CCNA or other advanced networking certificate.
• Experience with HP NNM, Cisco Prime, and CiscoWorks

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.

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.

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.

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Leidos