Insider Threat Program Network Engineer

Description

The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Senior Network Engineer supporting the HEITS Contract as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Insider Threat Program (ITP). This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to support, sustain, design and evolve the network enterprise of the ITP. The ITP mission is to identify insider threats to the department by utilizing advanced analytics, monitoring, and data correlation which in turn help address and eliminate potential threat actors from compromising the DHS mission in safeguarding the homeland.

The selected candidate will be responsible for the following :

Support the ITP network infrastructure, perform all routine maintenance activities, provide guidance on upgrades and system recapitalization, perform availability / capacity management. Oversee High Speed Guard Cross Domain solution that supports the transfer of data between multiple classification domains. Support all documentation to effectively capture the configuration baseline. Design and support system recapitalization plans to account for capacity growth and changes as directed by the customer. Serve as the subject matter expert on all ITP network infrastructure.

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelors degree and (12)+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with (10)+ years of prior relevant experience

Prior leadership responsibilities

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports

Experienced with preparing and presenting briefings to senior customer management, and customer stakeholders

Working knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, network / HW / SW security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements

Active Top Secret government security clearance; ability to obtain DHS EOD SCI

Preferred Qualifications :

Master's degree from an accredited college or university in IT Management, Engineering, or related field

Proven experience (10+ years) in IT service delivery management

Experience with User Activity Monitoring products and platforms

Experience with Everfox High Speed Guard Platform

Experience with Cisco, Juniper LAN / WAN network infrastructure

Experience with Palo Alto Firewalls

DHS Cleared preferred

CCNP or Higher

ForcePoint / FirePower Experience

We're not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. We're looking for people who break limits, ask hard questions, and don't wait to be told what's next. At Leidos, we're not following the roadmap - we're redrawing it.

Original Posting : November 5, 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 $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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 an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

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