Network Development Engineer at Leidos in Arlington, VA

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The Non-Kinetic Effects Business Area, part of the Defense Sector at Leidos, currently has an opening for a cleared Network Development Engineer to work in our Arlington, VA office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping multiple DoD customers develop “bleeding edge” technology protecting our warfighters in the field. Your role will directly support our diverse portfolio of programs through a combination of Network Infrastructure Design & Deployment; Automation & Scripting and Troubleshooting & Analysis. You may be requested to provide Software support to help with integration of the new technologies into existing networked systems.

Must be able to work in our Arlington, VA office.

Primary Responsibilities:

A Network Development Engineer (NDE) designs, builds, and automates large-scale data networks, focusing on scalability, reliability, and performance. You will be asked to use programming (Python, C++) and DevOps tools (Git, Ansible, Terraform) to automate infrastructure deployments, manage configurations, and perform deep troubleshooting, often bridging network operations with software development

Day-to-day life will involve:

• Infrastructure Design & Deployment: Assist in the design, build, and scale of complex, high-throughput network infrastructure.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop tools and automate manual tasks to improve network efficiency, reliability, and performance.
• Troubleshooting & Analysis: Debug and solve complex network issues, performing deep dives into hardware and protocols.
• Network Optimization: Monitor and tune network performance, evaluating new technologies to refresh and upgrade existing systems.
• Documentation & Collaboration: Partner with system designers and developers to create engineering design documents, policies, and best practices.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 2+ years of prior relevant experience or a master’s degree with at least a year experience in one of these areas: computer engineering, software engineering, test engineering or related field.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must have an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS.
• Experience working in a Systems Integration Lab (SIL) environment.
• Strong desire to grow and learn new technologies.
• Ability to work within a dynamic work environment, ability to handle multiple tasks at once (multi-task).
• Networking Knowledge: Familiar with IP networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and MPLS.
• Programming/Scripting: Experience with Python or Bash.
• Experience: 2+ years of experience in network engineering, deployments, or architecture.
• Environment: Experience with Linux systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS clearance.
• Familiar with Agile Methodologies, preferably SCRUM or Kanban.
• Experience with Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket.
• Experience with Network Operating Systems like Junos or Cisco IOS.
• Knowledge of network security architecture (firewalls, ACLs).
• Experience in a large-scale, corporate enterprise or data center environment.
• Experience with network containers in support of CI/CD pipelines.

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Original Posting:

April 7, 2026 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 $59,150.00 - $106,925.00

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.