Full-Time
Wide Area Network Engineer
WAN, 2nd Shift
Posted on 9/10/2026
Leidos
10,001+ employees
Defense, intelligence, and civil IT solutions
Compensation Overview
$73.5k - $132.8k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
Hampton, VA, USA
In Person
Daily on-site work at Langley Air Force Base is required; core hours are 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM.
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required
Bachelor's, Master's
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- U.S. citizenship and at least an active Top Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance before the start date.
- A bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience or a master's degree with 2+ years of experience; additional experience may substitute for a degree.
- DoD 8570/8140 Information Assurance Technical Level II certification, such as Security+ CE or equivalent.
- Four or more years of hands-on enterprise wide area network engineering and operations experience, including ownership of multi-site routed transport in a Department of Defense environment.
- Configuration and troubleshooting experience with eBGP and iBGP, including route reflectors, confederations, and full-mesh peering designs.
- Ability to tune Border Gateway Protocol routing policy using route maps, prefix lists, AS-path filters, communities, local preference, Multi-Exit Discriminator, and AS-path prepending.
- Experience establishing and sustaining Border Gateway Protocol peering with Defense Information Systems Agency or Defense Information Systems Network service delivery nodes and commercial transport providers.
- Working knowledge of Border Gateway Protocol convergence tuning, dampening, Bidirectional Forwarding Detection, and route leak or hijack mitigation.
- Proficiency with OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs, VRFs, Quality of Service policy, and IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack operations.
- Hands-on administration of Cisco IOS-XE, IOS-XR, and NX-OS and Juniper Junos routing platforms in an operational production network.
- Experience with Type 1 inline network encryptors, including TACLANE/KG-175 and HAIPE, and Defense Information Systems Agency circuit lifecycle actions such as TSR/TSO and DISA Direct/SNAP.
- Working knowledge of Defense Information Systems Agency Security Technical Implementation Guides, Risk Management Framework, Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert remediation, and change control under Department of Defense configuration management processes.
- Demonstrated packet-level analysis skills using Wireshark, tcpdump, SPAN/TAP captures, and NetFlow.
- Willingness to work evening and rotational shifts, including weekends and holidays.
- Occasional travel within and outside the continental United States may be required.
- Maintain Border Gateway Protocol routing architecture across the enterprise wide area network, including peering relationships, autonomous system boundaries, and route policy enforcement.
- Execute circuit installations, migrations, bandwidth upgrades, and site cutovers with documented rollback plans and minimal mission impact.
- Develop and maintain routing policy standards, Internet Protocol address and autonomous system number allocation plans, and authoritative network documentation, including logical and physical topology diagrams.
- Apply Defense Information Systems Agency Security Technical Implementation Guides to routing and transport devices, remediate Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert findings, and support Risk Management Framework assessment and authorization artifacts and Plan of Actions and Milestones closure.
- Coordinate with Defense Information Systems Agency, network operations center and security operations center teams, transport providers, and site network personnel to schedule and validate maintenance actions and outage restoration.
- Monitor wide area network health and capacity using SolarWinds, NetFlow, and Simple Network Management Protocol-based tooling, and produce trend analyses and capacity recommendations for government leadership.
- Manage Type 1 encryptor configuration and key-management coordination to support secure enclave connectivity.
- An active CCNP Enterprise, JNCIP-SP, or equivalent routing certification.
- CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure or Service Provider, JNCIE-SP, or DoD 8570/8140 Information Assurance Technical Level III certification, such as CASP+ or CISSP.
- Experience with segment routing, MPLS traffic engineering, or EVPN in a large-scale transport core.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco SD-WAN, Juniper SD-WAN, or comparable overlay transport in a Department of Defense or Department of War deployment.
- Proficiency with Python and Ansible for configuration deployment, compliance auditing, and network state validation.
- Familiarity with JRSS, DODIN operations, and Department of Defense boundary or cross-domain solution architectures.
- Working knowledge of DWDM, SONET/SDH, and carrier Ethernet handoffs supporting long-haul circuits.
Leidos is a large technology and engineering company that serves defense, intelligence, healthcare, and civil government customers. It provides scientific, engineering, and IT solutions to help ensure safety, health, and efficiency, from upgrading air traffic control to strengthening cybersecurity for critical missions. The company delivers integrated systems and services—software, research, cyber defense, and digital modernization—through programs that span government and commercial clients. Leidos stands out through its long history as SAIC’s split-off and rapid growth via major acquisitions, creating a broad, mission-focused portfolio across defense, space, intelligence, and civilian sectors. Its overarching goal is to help customers solve hard problems with advanced technology, enabling safer operations and better public services.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Founded
1969
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Sea Hunter and Seahawk logged 200,000 nautical miles through September 2026, validating autonomy.
- Leidos won a $56 million Naval Health Research Center contract on August 2026.
- Punta Cana Airport adopted Leidos ClearScan with SeeTrue AI on August 24, 2026.
What critics are saying
- GDIT’s July 10, 2026 GAO protest targets Leidos’ roughly $11 billion DISA expansion.
- Leidos issued 305 layoff notices in June 2026, signaling margin pressure and reorganization.
- A DHS contract cancellation after Nightwing’s protest shows Federal customers can unwind Leidos awards quickly.
What makes Leidos unique
- Leidos combines LAVA autonomy, RAVe geospatial AI, and ClearScan hardware across missions.
- Kudu Dynamics acquisition, completed May 28, 2025, strengthened offensive cyber and spectrum warfare.
- Fiscal 2025 backlog reached $49.0 billion, including $9.7 billion funded backlog, supporting scale.
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↑ 8%Leidos autonomous vessels Sea Hunter and Seahawk participated in significant naval operations, demonstrating advanced maritime autonomy capabilities. Sea Hunter operated at RIMPAC 2026 as the exercise's only Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel, autonomously travelling over 2,000 nautical miles from Hawaii to California. Seahawk became the first MUSV to deploy operationally with a carrier strike group, joining the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Both vessels use Leidos Autonomous Vessel Architecture (LAVA), featuring autonomous navigation, collision avoidance, and GPS-denied operation. Across its autonomous maritime portfolio, Leidos has accumulated over 200,000 nautical miles and 14,000 hours of safe autonomous operation. The company previously demonstrated offensive capabilities in 2021 when its MUSV Ranger test-fired an SM-6 Standard Missile. Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended 2 January 2026.
ADHA sticks with Accenture for My Health Record support. Sep 1 2026 4:28PM Creates new operating model. The Australian Digital Health Agency will stick with Accenture for infrastructure services underpinning My Health Record, signing a new $162m deal. The agency went to market for "application support and maintenance services" in July last year, testing a package of work that Accenture had held as the "national infrastructure operator" since 2012. Accenture has since made tens of millions more from a transition arrangement - required while ADHA tested the market - but has now landed the work again. The new contract is worth approximately $161.6 million and runs for three years from August 28 2026 to August 27 2029. There is one extension option, with a hard contract end-date of August 31 2032 for Accenture. The open tender closed in October last year, and covers both the My Health Record system and the ADHA's API gateway infrastructure. Chief technical officer John Borchi said the engagement with Accenture would be different this time, courtesy of a new operating model where the agency led end-to-end service delivery. "The agency sets priorities for national digital health infrastructure, including My Health Record, coordinates delivery across multiple suppliers and, of course, retains accountability for governance, assurance and decision-making," Borchi said. ADHA chief executive Amanda Cattermole said the new contract would support My Health Record at a time of significant and growing use. Cattermole said there are more than 25 million active records, and around 207 million clinician uses in the past 12 months plus around 30 million consumer views each month. "This contract will support those services while providing a foundation for future transformation as the Agency works with governments, healthcare providers and technology partners on the progressive transition to a modernised FHIR [fast healthcare interoperability resources]-based ecosystem," Cattermole said. Telstra Health won a $33.2 million contract to implement a FHIR-based based data architecture for My Health Record. Telstra Health is working with Leidos Australia and Canada's Smile Digital Health, with the data architecture designed to run in parallel with existing clinical document formats. ADHA declined to say how many organisations tendered for the work, or whether any bidder other than Accenture reached the final stage of evaluation, saying the information is commercial-in-confidence and subject to procurement confidentiality obligations.
Applied taps Elizabeth Robertson as EVP of business development. Applied Aerospace & Defense has appointed Elizabeth Robertson as executive vice president of business development. Robertson will lead enterprise growth, new program capture and strategic customer relationships across Space & Launch Systems, Defense Aviation & Airborne Systems, and C5ISR & Precision Strike Systems. "Elizabeth is a proven growth executive with a rare combination of technical depth, end market knowledge, and customer relationships across the entire space and defense technology ecosystem," said Chris Rogers, president and chief strategy officer for Applied. "She has built and delivered new programs from every side of the table, as a NASA engineer, a program leader for next-generation defense technology programs, and a high-impact and deeply trusted senior business development executive. Her experience, unique perspective, and leadership are exactly what this next chapter of Applied's growth demands." Robertson most recently served as vice president of business development for Leidos' Defense Sector Huntsville portfolio. Before that, she served as COO of Interstellar Technologies and senior propulsion manager at Stratolaunch. Robertson started her career as an aerospace engineer at NASA, where she spent over 13 years in various roles, including deputy chief engineer for the Space Shuttle program propulsion and integration team. "Applied combines a deeply differentiated and growing set of engineering and advanced manufacturing capabilities with a track record of delivering on the mission-critical work that customers count on most," Robertson said. "I'm looking forward to partnering with the team to bring the full breadth of Applied's platform to new and existing customers across the entire space and defense industrial base." Staff Writer WashingtonExec celebrates the people, programs, and milestones shaping the Washington, D.C. government contracting community. Join 30,000+ leaders who start their day with The Daily. Our latest executive profiles, council news, and GovCon headlines - every morning.
Applied Aerospace & Defense appoints Elizabeth Robertson as executive vice president of business development. Business Wire HUNTSVILLE, Ala., September 01, 2026-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Applied Aerospace & Defense ("Applied"), a premier provider of advanced manufacturing for mission-critical space and defense applications, today announced that industry proven growth executive Elizabeth Robertson, has joined the company as executive vice president of business development. In this role, Elizabeth will lead enterprise growth, new program capture, and strategic customer relationships across three core markets: Space & Launch Systems, Defense Aviation & Airborne Systems, and C5ISR & Precision Strike Systems. Elizabeth joins Applied from Leidos, where she served as vice president of business development for the Leidos Defense Sector Huntsville portfolio. Earlier in her career, she led a major U.S. Army air and missile defense program from development into production. She also previously served as chief operating officer of Interstellar Technologies and senior propulsion manager at Stratolaunch. Elizabeth began her career as an aerospace engineer at NASA, where she spent more than 13 years in various roles, including as deputy chief engineer for the Space Shuttle program propulsion and integration team. Across both the public and private sectors, Elizabeth has built a consistent record of translating deep technical and program experience into new customer relationships and program wins. "Elizabeth is a proven growth executive with a rare combination of technical depth, end market knowledge, and customer relationships across the entire space and defense technology ecosystem," said Chris Rogers, president and chief strategy officer for Applied. "She has built and delivered new programs from every side of the table, as a NASA engineer, a program leader for next-generation defense technology programs, and a high-impact and deeply trusted senior business development executive. Her experience, unique perspective, and leadership are exactly what this next chapter of Applied's growth demands." Commenting on her new role, Elizabeth Robertson said, "Applied combines a deeply differentiated and growing set of engineering and advanced manufacturing capabilities with a track record of delivering on the mission-critical work that customers count on most. I'm looking forward to partnering with the team to bring the full breadth of Applied's platform to new and existing customers across the entire space and defense industrial base." About Applied Aerospace & Defense Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. ("Applied") is a premier provider of advanced design, engineering, and vertically integrated manufacturing solutions for leading and next-generation space and defense technology companies. Applied builds complex, mission-critical hardware for extreme operating environments across three core markets: Space & Launch Systems, Defense Aviation & Airborne Systems, and C5ISR & Precision Strike Systems. With over 120 years of advanced manufacturing heritage, Applied employs a nationwide infrastructure of 11 purpose-built facilities across six states and more than 1.5 million square feet of production capacity, supported by IP-enabled process expertise for the full lifecycle management of rapid prototyping, large-scale production, and aftermarket sustainment of enduring platforms. Applied Aerospace & Defense is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AADX." To learn more visit www.applied-ad.com.
Telos to support Air Combat Command cybersecurity modernization under IDIQ contract. by Jamie Bennet August 31, 2026, 11:18 am * Telos has won an Air Force indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the Air Combat Command * Work under the contract spans cybersecurity framework modernization and artificial intelligence tool integration * The contract is worth $37.8 million and has a period of performance that runs through Jan. 31, 2031 The U.S. Air Force has awarded Telos a $37.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide cybersecurity, risk management and intelligence support to the Air Combat Command, or ACC, the Department of War announced Friday. The Air Force received 30 offers through a competitive bidding process before selecting Telos for the award. What are the details of the Air Combat Command cybersecurity IDIQ? Under the terms of the award, Telos will help ACC modernize its cybersecurity framework, with a particular focus on integrating emerging artificial intelligence tools and capabilities. Work under the contract will take place in San Antonio, Texas, and the period of performance is scheduled to run through Jan. 31, 2031. What is Telos' specialization? Telos Corporation is an Ashburn, Virginia-based cybersecurity and IT risk management company that works to deliver secure, adaptable offerings in cyber governance, risk and compliance, identity, and secure networks. Its work spans cyber GRC through Xacta, identity services, secure networks, and TSA PreCheck enrollment, supporting federal agencies and critical sectors via cybersecurity, cloud and enterprise capabilities. Founded in Santa Monica and incorporated in Maryland in 1971, the company has roots as an early federal systems integrator supplying software for military customers. What other contracts has the Air Combat Command recently awarded? A month before Telos landed the contract award, Air Combat Command's Acquisition Management and Integration Center issued a potential $717 million contract focused on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The AMIC awarded Leidos the five-year contract to continue receiving ISR support, subject matter expertise, intelligence analysis, threat mitigation and training and mission services. The work will benefit the ACC headquarters as well as subordinate numbered air forces, centers and wings in more than 35 domestic and overseas locations.