Insider Threat Program Senior Network Engineer

Job Description

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

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Original Posting : August 18, 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 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.