Network Engineer
00100 LEIDOS, INC. · 0905 Columbia, MD
$92,300–$166,850from the description
Jul 1, 2026
0905 Columbia, MD
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-to-senior network engineering role on a large, multi-year government prime contract focused on collection systems development and sustainment. Day-to-day work covers designing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining LAN/CAN/WAN infrastructure, including load balancing, VPNs, firewalls, VoIP, and encryption technologies, while also producing network diagrams and accreditation documentation to meet DoD/IC standards. Suits experienced network engineers holding an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Senior level · 8+ years · National · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (11)
The title 'Network Engineer II' implies a mid-level band in Leidos's internal leveling, hence the level advertised in the title is Mid; however, the experience requirements (8–12 years) and scope of responsibilities (end-to-end design, multi-site operations, mission-critical government systems) support a Senior classification.
An active TS/SCI with Polygraph is an explicit hard gate for this role.
The role is primarily described as on-call remote support, but the posting also describes on-site design, integration, and deployment responsibilities — it is not a fully remote position. The on-call component may be handled remotely, but the primary role is not remote.
Work location is not specified in the posting. Leidos's Intelligence Sector / CABA programs are commonly located in the greater Washington DC / Northern Virginia area, but no city or CBSA is stated.
Degree requirement is None because the JD explicitly accepts 12 years of experience in lieu of any degree, making the degree optional rather than a hard gate.
The minimum experience floor is 8 years (Bachelor's path); the no-degree path requires 12 years. The overall years minimum is set to 8 as the lowest qualifying threshold.
Industry certifications (Arista, CCNA, Juniper tracks) are only required on the no-degree/12-year path — they are not universal hard gates — so they are listed as preferred with alternatives.
ISO 9000 and ISO/IEC 15288 appear in the responsibilities narrative rather than a formal requirements section; listed as preferred.
The posting contains what appears to be garbled/injected text ('conmd KQW') and a motivational passage that reads as boilerplate marketing copy; neither contains extractable requirements.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8570 IAT Level I.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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