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Senior Systems Engineer

AT Leidos
Leidos

Senior Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VA

Description

This position is for a Systems Engineer for a technical development program supporting two Cloud-based applications, and their associated cloud infrastructures located on a secure network. The Systems Engineer will work with a large team of developers, software engineers, cybersecurity engineers, database administrators, and system architects.

The systems engineer will be required to carry a duty phone on a rotational basis (once they have one year of experience on the team), and may need to come in to address system issues that arise. Core business hours are typically from 9 AM - 3 PM, five days a week. Hours can be flexible for either early arrivals, and/or late departures.

Applicants for this position are expected to have significant, hands on systems engineering experience.

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Primary Responsibilities

  • Performing regular maintenance of cloud infrastructure resources, to include patching, configuration, upgrading as needed
  • Ensure designs are compatible with the architecture and allocated requirements to segments
  • Integrate systems and services for firewall and network components
  • Working with the team's security engineer to address, mitigate security findings stemming from system security scans
  • Linux OS configuration, patching, and maintenance
  • Identify and suggest risk mitigation techniques
  • Integrate systems and services

Required Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
  • Requires a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree and 8+ years of experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree
  • Strong, hands on experience with Linux (CLI)
  • Experience with scripting and programming languages like BASH and Python
  • Experience in working on teams utilizing Agile workflows and processes
  • Hands on experience with scripting

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working with CloudFormation / Puppet / Groovy, or other configuration and automation tools
  • Network engineering troubleshooting between Cloud environments and non-Cloud environments
  • Experience working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions such as Ansible / Terraform, or other configuration and automation tools
  • Solid understanding of Web Application Firewall (WAF) configuration and management
  • Experience with networking (e.g., ports, routing tables, subnets, VPNs, firewalls, routers, etc.) to include design, integration and troubleshooting issues
  • Experience in working in a cloud-based environment (AWS)
  • Experience with the installation, configuration of AIDE and other configuration management alerting capabilities
  • Experience with maintaining COTS products (e.g., Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), Nexus, Jenkins)

Original Posting:

June 23, 2025
For 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.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Client-provided location(s): Chantilly, VA, USA
Job ID: Leidos-R-00161417
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program