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This position directly supports the DISA-provided capabilities and services.\nThe Leidos Digital Modernization Sector/Global Solutions Management-Operations II (GSMO-II) contract has an opening for a Transport Network Engineer. The Transport Network Engineer will perform sustainment, maintenance, Problem and Change management services to help ensure secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of the Department of Defense networks.\nResponsible for performing the following duties:\nNetwork design and engineering\nPerform 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.\nImplement new network hardware (shelves, cards) on operational nodes.\nDeploy network changes - monitor for any impacts to customer traffic using provided expectations of traffic behavior, lessons learned, and customer reporting. \nRecommend to manager best practices for the operation and maintenance of the network.\nProvide 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.\nProvide Engineering Incident Management Escalation Support\nPerform 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\nUpdate ServiceNow tickets with accurate documentation\nProvide situational awareness reporting to customer and management.\nProvide accuracy in documenting the Mission Support Services (MSS) database to reflect the real time network. \nSupport 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. \nInteract with Problem Coordinator and Government customer for troubleshooting and resolution of Problem Management candidate tickets.\nInteract with vendor Technical Assistance Center (TAC) personnel to gather needed data to create hardware replacement order.\nBasic Qualifications:\nCurrently possess an active Secret security clearance.\nCurrently possess DoD 8750 certification at IAT level II, Security+ CE or equivalent to meet requirement.\nProficient 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.\nExperience analyzing section, line, and path events on Optical networks \nExperience with end-to-end system loopback testing and troubleshooting on Transport networks.\nExposure to troubleshooting, assessment, root cause analysis, and restoration of Optical networks.\nExperience working with service providers and/or enterprise Transport systems utilizing CISCO/CIENA devices. \nExperience with ports and protocols for DWDM and SONET technologies.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nEqually proficient in Ciena and/or Cisco configuration, and troubleshooting, and design\nExperience with Power systems and Network Timing\nExperience with Dense Wavelength Division (DWDM) and Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET)\nPossess understanding of Physical (Layer 1) and Data Link (Layer 2) network troubleshooting.\nCIENA 6500 configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience.\nCISCO 4200 configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience\nCISCO NCS2K configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience.\nCrypto configuration, troubleshooting and design experience.\nPhysical cable plant and wiring experience.\nExcellent project, technical, interpersonal, presentation and problem management skills.\nExtensive network integration experience for a variety of network protocol standards.\nAbility to communicate orally, and in writing, detailed technical information on troubleshooting and implementation efforts.\nFamiliarization of DOD regulations and directives.\nRequired Education and Experience:\nRequires 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.)\nGSMO\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:\nOctober 20, 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 $73,450.00 - $132,775.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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