Junior Network Systems Engineer Intern

Description
The Digital Modernization Group at Leidos has an opening for a Junior Network Systems Engineer intern for the Global Solutions Management - Operations II (GSM-O II) contract. This contract includes the Operations, Sustainment, Maintenance, Repair and Defense of the Defense Information System Network (DISN) within the DOD Information Network (DODIN) in support of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). This position requires onsite support and is located at Fort Meade MD.

Leidos is a worldwide defense, intelligence, homeland security and advanced technology company. Our program GSM-O is a United States Government program chartered to provide worldwide Defense Information System Network services to the Department of Defense and national security organizations.

Job Summary

Leidos is seeking highly motivated, driven, capable candidates to assist in providing network operations and engineering support to a mission critical IP messaging and communications transport network. A successful candidate will have or seek to develop an understanding and experience in the following areas:

• Network Integration Testing
• Security Engineering and Testing
• Service Management
• Information Assurance
• Network Encryption Methodologies.
• System Hardening
• Lifecycle Systems Sustainment
• Change Management
• Configuration Management
• Continuous Service Improvements (CSI)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist with network integration, testing, security engineering, and implementation configuration support.

• Collaborate with network engineers to improve system performance and security.
• Employ a combination of technical and functional expertise to recommend solutions to satisfy customer technical and service management requirements.
• Assist in development of Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTP) documents.
• Support system performance tuning and enhancements.
• Support troubleshooting of deployed, hardened network end devices.
• Participate in engineering meetings to bridge the gap between operations and engineering.
• Perform technical maintenance on network devices including routers, switches, firewalls and load balancers.
• Implement and test secure communications configurations.

Core Qualifications:

• Current enrollment in an Associate's, Bachelor's or Master's-granting program in a relevant discipline is required for consideration.
• Familiarization with IT and Computer networking concepts (Microsoft Office, OSI Model, Python, VBA, SQL)
• Ability to perform data entry tasks and run appropriate queries and utilize pivot tables to display, perform analysis, assess trends. Interact with customers and other teams when responding to customer taskings.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance; Interim Secret required to start (selected candidates will be sponsored for required clearance).
• Must be a US Citizen to qualify
• Local colleges nearby Fort Meade (National Capital Region (NCR)) need only apply
• Work must be performed on Fort Meade Maryland
• Must have own transportation to enter Fort Meade.
• To be considered for this internship, candidates must not have graduated prior to May 2025. Candidates must be actively enrolled in a degree plan that extends into fall 2025.
• Ability to obtain CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of encryption concepts and devices
• Practical understanding of enterprise WAN principles.
• Entry level knowledge of Network and Security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements.
• Basic knowledge of engineering and troubleshooting networks, including routing, and switching experience such as one or more of the following: MPLS, VPNs, routing protocols i.e. BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, switching protocols i.e. Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP, Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies.
• Entry- Level understanding and knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing.
• Effective written and oral communication and problem-solving skills
• Willingness to learn and take initiative in grasping large scale enterprise network solution implementation.
• Willingness to adapt to team dynamics in support of senior military, government civilian and contractors.

Original Posting Date: 2024-09-06While 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 $44,850.00 - $81,075.00
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.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
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