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The Network and Systems Engineer must be a self-starter, comfortable in a fast-paced environment, and a continuous learner. This position will be part of the Defense Systems Cyber Department, which will support products across the entire Leidos Defense Portfolio.\nPrimary Responsibilities:\nPlay a pivotal role in ensuring the capability, quality, and reliability of our delivered products.\nWork closely with our systems engineering, software engineering, hardware engineering, and quality assurance teams in the design, build, and test spacecraft payloads.\nManage system/server resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability. \nConfigure, maintain, troubleshoot, and secure systems and network devices to comply with DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). \nMaintain records on workstations, servers, routers, firewalls, network switches, etc. to include system upgrades. \nUpdate servers, clients, applications, antivirus updates, maintain Active Directory, DNS, apply security patches, Continuous Monitoring logging, SCAP, etc. \nVerify application software/network/system security postures are implemented as stated, document deviations, and recommend required actions to correct those deviations. \nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in relevant field with 0+ years of experience.\nExperience, training, and certification requirements for IAW DoD 8570.01 IAT level II or IAM level III.\nBasic knowledge or hands-on experience with the installation, configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting of physical servers, workstations, and associated IT infrastructure.\nBasic knowledge of Linux operating systems, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), including command-line operations, user management, file permissions, system configuration, and troubleshooting.\nFamiliarity with Windows operating systems, Active Directory, Group Policy, user account management, and general workstation administration.\nFamiliarity with server room operations, including equipment racking, cabling, network connectivity, hardware component installation, and routine maintenance.\nUnderstanding of networking concepts and protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, subnetting, VLANs, and basic network troubleshooting.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nUnderstanding of cybersecurity best practices, vulnerability management, system hardening, and security compliance frameworks such as NIST, DFARS, and DISA STIGs.\nUnderstanding of software quality assurance best practices and the ability to contribute to the improvement of software processes.\nKnowledge of configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible, with basic familiarity in YAML, Bash, or PowerShell scripting.\nFamiliarity with security monitoring and vulnerability assessment tools such as Splunk and Tenable Nessus for log analysis, vulnerability identification, and remediation tracking.\nAbility to work in a highly technical, team-oriented environment that includes customers and co-workers.\nStrong desire to learn and constantly improve.\nIf 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.\nOriginal Posting:\nNovember 12, 2026For 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.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $57,850.00 - $104,575.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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