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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Transport Network Engineer III - **Company:** Leidos, Inc. - **Location:** Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $73,450.0 - $132,775.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Synchronous Optical Networking, Data Link, Communications Protocols, Cyber Security, Databases, Wavelength-Division Multiplexing, Multiplexing, Networking Hardware, Network Troubleshooting, Network Management System, Enterprise Integration, Cisco, Servicenow - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3377270288&tx=UT5652TYD&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * Currently possess DoD 8750 certification at IAT level II, Security+ CE or equivalent to meet requirement. * Requires BS degree and 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience. (Or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.) * Currently possess an active Secret security clearance. * Proficient in one or more Transport platforms: CIENA 6500, CIENA Corestream, Cisco NCS2K, CISCO MSPP 15454/15310, SYCAMORE ODXC 16K/9K, XTERA, and other ancillary equipment. * Experience analyzing section, line, and path events on Optical networks * Experience with end-to-end system loopback testing and troubleshooting on Transport networks. * Exposure to troubleshooting, assessment, root cause analysis, and restoration of Optical networks. * Experience working with service providers and/or enterprise Transport systems utilizing CISCO/CIENA devices. * Experience with ports and protocols for DWDM and SONET technologies., * Equally proficient in Ciena and/or Cisco configuration, and troubleshooting, and design * Experience with Power systems and Network Timing * Experience with Dense Wavelength Division (DWDM) and Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET) * Possess understanding of Physical (Layer 1) and Data Link (Layer 2) network troubleshooting. * CIENA 6500 configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience. * CISCO 4200 configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience * CISCO NCS2K configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience. * Crypto configuration, troubleshooting and design experience. * Physical cable plant and wiring experience. * Excellent project, technical, interpersonal, presentation and problem management skills. * Extensive network integration experience for a variety of network protocol standards. * Ability to communicate orally, and in writing, detailed technical information on troubleshooting and implementation efforts. * Familiarization of DOD regulations and directives. 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. ## Description * Perform network management system design, develop Methods of Procedure, analysis, testing and/or modifications of architecture in support of software/hardware technical refresh and upgrades approved by the Engineering Review Board. * Implement new network hardware (shelves, cards) on operational nodes. * Deploy network changes - monitor for any impacts to customer traffic using provided expectations of traffic behavior, lessons learned, and customer reporting. * Recommend to manager best practices for the operation and maintenance of the network. * Provide ad-hoc engineering support, statistics/data gathering, modeling, creating/updating flowcharts and providing recommendations to determine the most efficient configuration of the network based on Engineering documents and experience. Provide Engineering Incident Management Escalation Support * Perform fault isolation, analysis, and troubleshooting across various Transport platforms including SONET Optical/Fiber Transport (ODXC/MSPP), Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), and cryptographic systems. Engage with other Engineers (Transport, IP and Unified Capabilities), vendors, and customers to determine Root Cause Analysis * Update ServiceNow tickets with accurate documentation * Provide situational awareness reporting to customer and management. * Provide accuracy in documenting the Mission Support Services (MSS) database to reflect the real time network. * Support Authorized Service Interruption (ASI) Activities to collect site and device data to schedule maintenance windows, coordinating dispatch of technicians, and identifying availability of site personnel. * Interact with Problem Coordinator and Government customer for troubleshooting and resolution of Problem Management candidate tickets. * Interact with vendor Technical Assistance Center (TAC) personnel to gather needed data to create hardware replacement order. ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Data is Key: Scraping Metadata from Websites](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/708-data-is-key-scraping-metadata-from-websites) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [The Gashlycrumb Tinies of AI Networking You Must Know (or Languish!)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2067-the-gashlycrumb-tinies-of-ai-networking-you-must-know-or-languish) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) - [Offline first!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/645-offline-first) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Long-Term Employment vs Job Hopping](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/419-long-term-employment-vs-job-hopping)