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# Network Enterprise Design Engineer Senior

- **Company:** The Defense Group Of Leidos
- **Location:** Barstow, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $93,600.0 - $114,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Computer Networks, System Configuration, Serialization, Linux, Disaster Recovery, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Linux Commands, Node.Js, Kusto Query Language, SQL Databases, Avro, Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Plan of Action and Milestones, Confluent
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/03b572e0-efa6-471d-b8c3-eacb7f54842a

## About the Role

* with an active DOD Secret clearance
 * Must have a High School Diploma, or GED, and at least 8 years of related experience.
 * Must currently possess an IAT Level III certification.
 * Must have Software Define Network experience.
 * Must understand Kafka architecture (brokers, topics, partitions, consumers, producers) and have proficiency in Kafka CLI tools for topic creation, data publishing, and message consumption.
 * Have experience in managing schema evolution in Confluent's Schema Registry and have expertise with Avro and JSON Schema for data serialization.
 * Have solid knowledge or experience in several of the following areas: Linux and Linux Commands; SQL and KQL or structured query languages; Confluent/Kafka knowledge and navigation; Understanding SSL/TLS for data encryption; Java (primary Kafka client library); Python (for data pipelines and scripting); Go or Node.js (for building lightweight streaming apps)

## Description

The Defense Group of Leidos currently has an opening for an Network Enterprise Design Engineer Senior to be in Barstow, CA. The Network Enterprise Design Engineer Senior will implement and monitor security measures for communication systems, networks, and provide advice that systems and personnel adhere to established security standards and Governmental requirements for security on these systems.

Other duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

 * Develop, Review and Maintain procedures related to the overall monitoring of Hosts/System
 * Perform defensive cyber operation duties including, but not limited to, ensuring server compliance with Marine Corps IAVM, and Tenable SecurityCenter.
 * Configuring and maintaining the health of Confluent, Kafka, data/ingest flows and supporting architecture.
 * Develop and execute Government approved security policies, plans, and procedures; implement data network security measures; conduct IS security incident handling; support Continuity of Operations Plan/Disaster Recovery (COOP/DR) plans and perform certification of IS and networks.
 * Perform weekly vulnerability audits, submit Plans of Action and Milestone (POA&M) and assist with patching for all DCO Division systems to maintain compliance with operational directives.
 * Teaching, coaching and mentoring others
 * Building effective communications to explain complex technical information to wider audiences.


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