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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Implementation Engineer - **Company:** Leidos, Inc. - **Location:** Aurora, CO, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $73,450.0 - $132,775.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** IEEE 802.1Q, Border Gateway Protocol, Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Data Transmissions, Trunking, Networking Hardware, Multi-protocol Systems, Network Security, Network Planning and Design, Network Installation Services, Routing, Network Service, Network Management System, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Data Streaming, Virtual Local Area Networks, Wide Area Networks, Computer Network Operations, Firewalls (Computer Science), Juniper, Network Support, Cisco - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8749526/network-implementation-engineer ## About the Role * Required Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly * Candidate must have 10 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 3 years, master's and 4 years, bachelor's and 6 years, associates and 8 years or HS diploma and 10 years * Must be compliant with DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2. * Experience specific to network engineering to include Tier III or higher network operations and/or network design and implementation. * Prior responsibility for production network hardware configurations for Cisco, Brocade, and/or Juniper. * Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard routing protocols in a production network, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) or Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) * Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard switching and trunking protocols in a production network, such as Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), 802.1q, and port-channels., * Network engineering and design experience specific to CAN/LAN. Experience should include application of industry standards, developing configurations, and integration of solutions into production environments. * Network engineering and design experience with MPLS WANs, network management tools, and firewalls. * Expert knowledge of routing and switching protocols and the ability to demonstrate knowledge through briefings and documentation. Extensive BGP experience a plus. * Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional - Enterprise Routing and Switching (JNCIP-ENT) equivalent knowledge. * Initiative and disciplined to work unsupervised as part of a network engineering team. Experience establishing process, developing documents, and organizing repositories a plus. ## Description The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos has an opening for a Network Implementation Engineer to support computer data communications systems, in providing design specifications, testing and inspections for computer networks; plan and implementing upgrades; as well as, analyzing and organizing corresponding hardware and software combined solutions through network modeling. The job duties are as follows: * Interpret customer requirements and apply standard design approaches for service delivery. Fully document designs with diagrams, bill of materials, cabling sheets, configurations, and other supporting documents. * Schedule maintenance windows for migrating user connections from legacy to the modern infrastructure transition services with little to no impact on critical data flows. * Provide technical expertise to Operations engineers and technicians, supporting fault isolation and resolution. Solve tough problems with innovative and scalable solutions. * Develop secure network designs including configurations that align with Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and enterprise policies. Obtain Authority to Operate (ATO) for new devices, software, and capabilities. * Supervise (not manage) other network support specialists to plan, coordinate, and implement network services. * Develop and improve design products, processes, and systems for our team to work efficiently and effectively. * Escalation point for incident management enterprise level outages which involves troubleshooting across multiple enterprise segments and teams. ## 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) - [Creating a routing app with Google Maps API from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/831-creating-a-routing-app-with-google-maps-api-from-scratch) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [A Technical Introduction to Bitcoin's 2nd Layer- The Lightning Network](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/15-a-technical-introduction-to-bitcoin-s-2nd-layer-the-lightning-network) - [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) ## 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) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [How to Write a CV and Interview if You Don't Fully Qualify For The Job](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/183-how-to-write-a-cv-and-interview-if-you-don-t-fully-qualify-for-the-job) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology)