• Manage and influence the design, implementation, and operation of a large-scale Cisco-based global enterprise network • Independently lead complex initiatives, ensure production stability, and drive continuous improvement • Mentor developing engineers, lead cross-functional efforts, and contribute to the evolution of the enterprise network • Design and operate enterprise WAN architectures leveraging Cisco SD-WAN • Implement and optimize control, data, and management plane policies • Design segmentation strategies using VPNs/VRFs within SD-WAN • Develop application-aware routing strategies • Lead branch migrations from traditional WAN to SD-WAN • Design and troubleshoot BGP (eBGP/iBGP) and OSPF • Optimize wireless LAN Controllers and troubleshoot related performance issues • Develop automation using Ansible and/or Python • Collaborate with DevOps and cloud teams to ensure network telemetry integrates effectively

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Sr. Network Systems Engineer in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security! Program Summary The SIGINT Solutions Division within the Cyber & Analytics Business Area supports multiple contracts delivering networking architectures and data center solutions across geographically dispersed environments. This role contributes to the design, implementation, and sustainment of network communication systems supporting a unique portfolio of programs nationwide. The position is based in Columbia, MD and includes coordination with clients, data center site surveys, and technical planning for network deployments. You will have the ability to work remotely at least 1 day per week. Position Summary The Network Engineer is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and sustainment of network architectures supporting multiple contracts and data center environments across the country. This role includes technical planning, cost analysis, hardware specification, testing, performance monitoring, and lifecycle upgrades. The engineer conducts site surveys, prepares technical documentation and bills of materials, supports vendor circuit coordination, and ensures network hardware and routing/switching solutions are properly configured, monitored, and maintained in telecommunications and data center environments. Primary Responsibilities - Design and develop network architectures, including detailed specifications, drawings, and Bills of Materials (BOM). - Conduct site surveys of data center locations and prepare technical write-ups for surveyed environments. - Perform cost/benefit analyses and provide detailed hardware specifications, data center selection input, and implementation approaches to meet current and future capacity needs. - Plan and execute network enhancements and upgrades; conduct burn-in testing and field deployment of rack-based solutions. - Test network designs and monitor hardware operations to ensure proper configuration and performance. - Implement and sustain router and switching solutions in data center and telecommunications environments. - Coordinate vendor circuit orders, service implementation changes, IP subnetting and allocation, and troubleshoot IP and telecom-related service interruptions. - Support SNMP-based monitoring and reporting platforms and ensure proper metrics tracking and bandwidth utilization trending for circuit scaling. Basic Qualifications - Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Information Systems (with emphasis in Internetworking), or related discipline with 8 years of experience; or Master’s degree with 6 years of experience. - 3+ years of experience with Cisco Integrated Service Routers (ISR), including static routing, policy-based routing, ACLs, IPSEC, Virtual Tunnel Interface (VTI), IP SLA, and route failure scenarios. - 5+ years of experience with Cisco Catalyst switches, including base IP routing, VLAN configuration, secure access protocols (SSH), and ACL implementation. - 3+ years of experience designing and implementing customer network solutions, including diagram drafting, rack elevation modeling, vendor quoting, cost analysis, equipment ordering, burn-in testing, and rack integration. - Experience implementing and sustaining SNMP monitoring platforms (e.g., ZENOSS), including SNMPv3 configuration, node management, metrics monitoring, reporting, and bandwidth utilization trending. - Experience supporting IP and telecom vendor circuit implementation from order through completion, including outage coordination and service restoration support; willingness to support call-in requirements and minimal CONUS travel. - Security Clearance Requirement - Active TS/SCI with Polygraph. Preferred Qualifications - Expertise with network devices including routers, switches (including Catalyst Edge Router platforms), and firewalls from vendors such as Cisco and Arista. - Experience with Cisco IOS XE software, including SD-WAN, security, and automation capabilities (e.g., Catalyst 8300 series). - Strong understanding of networking protocols and technologies including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, and VPNs. - WAN engineering experience including redundancy, scalability, security, and cost optimization design principles. - Familiarity with network monitoring and management tools such as SolarWinds, Intermapper, Splunk, or Prometheus. conmd KQW If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: March 9, 2026 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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00 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.

This Opportunity Telecommunications Engineer - Senior Level WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Level Telecommunications Engineer for our Overland Park office. The ability to work remotely will also be available. Be involved in projects with our ESSP Midwest Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges. The successful candidate will be responsible for successful completion of assigned projects and for maintaining and improving client relationships. Completion of these functions requires technical competence in primary production roles as well as leadership competence in working with clients and mentoring and supervising team members assigned to projects. Assigned projects will include telecommunications infrastructure and system design for utility and industrial/commercial clients throughout the United States. Systems to be analyzed will include conventional, renewable, and distributed generation facilities, substations, transmission and distribution systems, and microgrids. Your Impact - Telecommunications infrastructure: specify equipment and provision documentation for outside plant fiber-optic cables and fiber-optic terminals, microwave radios, field area networks (FANs), multiplexers, network switches and associated communications infrastructure equipment; prepare job specifications and installation and test plans. - Telecommunications systems: specify, design, and configure fiberoptic, microwave radio, TDM and packet-based communication networks. Review and interpret OTDR reports for fiberoptic links, utilize Pathloss 5.1 design software to design and verify microwave radio links, provision circuit channelization on TDM networks, analyze security, reliability, and availability for packet-based networks. Specify carrier services from telecommunications providers (leased lines). Travel to project sites to commission and troubleshoot communication systems. - Networking and communications: design and configure network and communication paths for Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs), Human Machine Interface (HMIs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and other SCADA system equipment inside the substation or facility as well as paths to the data off-takers. - Provide proactive and strategic process and people leadership for the design, implementation, and administration of engineering discipline’s project and program involvement within the organization. - Lead the most complex and largest scale electrical engineering projects within the engineering discipline, ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring internal and external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance and profitability, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees. - Responsible for the pursuit and development of business and the successful execution of work for current and potential infrastructure work within a geography specifically for the large projects within the area. - Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings. - Drive the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Electrical Engineering work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, and strategic consulting and program/construction management). - Drive compliance and accountability-at-all-levels with applicable Federal, State, and Local electrical/engineering/design/construction laws, codes, policies, and regulatory requirements. - Oversee internal vision and mission for the engineering discipline, ensuring alignment with business operations strategy, and maintaining that certifications, accreditations, and client value ratings are continuously improved. - Lead engineering discipline meetings and continuing educational opportunities for area of responsibility, providing updates and recommendations to staff that ensure all appropriate measures are taken to foster innovation, development, and quality project delivery within the discipline. - Serve as the engineering discipline’s representative/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities. - Provide senior leadership for proposals and project work scopes, pricing, budget, and performance metrics for the engineering discipline. - Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents for complex projects and initiatives that result in sound engineering and regulatory conclusions. - Provide discipline leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients. - Provide performance guidance and proactive leadership to assigned managers and staff. - Develop high-level business contacts and a client base for providing high level electrical engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities. - Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients. - Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. - Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. Who You Are Required Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience). - 15+ years of relevant post education experience in electrical engineering and infrastructure design for capital projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at a utility, industrial, or commercial scale. - Engineer license required (multi-state preferred). - - Advanced proficiency with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues. - Extensive advanced proficiency with infrastructure design. - Advanced knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization. - Demonstrated ability with establishing, implementing, and managing multiple larger-scale discipline-related programs, documents, projects, and practices for a line(s) of business. - Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage staff, and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization. - Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment. - Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exits. - Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs. - Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. - Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. Preferred Qualifications: - Applicant should have at least one of the following: - Solid understanding of TDM and SONET principles, MPLS, Ethernet, Intranets, Extranets, and VPNs; different network topologies and their advantages and disadvantages, network latency and synchronization, and circuit channelization. - Solid understanding of radio path engineering: radio propagation properties, antennas, Fresnel zone, radio link budget calculations, and importance of k-factor and rain on radio propagation. Familiarity with FCC and FAA roles in licensing radio links. - Working knowledge of FERC and NERC compliance requirements pertaining to electronic communications. - Proven history of completing similar projects in a utility and/or consulting environment. - Basic understanding of applicable network and communication protocols: DNP, Modbus, SEL Communication Protocol, Goose Messaging, IEC 61850, TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet, as well as legacy utility SCADA protocols. - Familiarity with applicable utility SCADA system software: Wonderware, Clearview, AcSELerator RTAC, NovaTech NCD/Inkscape, Visual Basic, OSIPI, Python scripting, etc. - Site surveys and field work: using GPS equipment, clinometers, high-resolution cameras, etc. #LI-JV1

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Level Telecommunications Engineer for our Overland Park office. The ability to work remotely will also be available. Be involved in projects with our ESSP Midwest Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients' objectives and solves their challenges. The successful candidate will be responsible for successful completion of assigned projects and for maintaining and improving client relationships. Completion of these functions requires: - Technical competence in primary production roles - Leadership competence in working with clients and mentoring team members Assigned projects will include telecommunications infrastructure and system design for utility and industrial/commercial clients throughout the United States, including: - Conventional, renewable, and distributed generation facilities - Substations - Transmission and distribution systems - Microgrids Your Impact - Telecommunications infrastructure: specify equipment and provision documentation for outside plant fiber-optic cables and fiber-optic terminals, microwave radios, field area networks (FANs), multiplexers, network switches and associated communications infrastructure equipment; prepare job specifications and installation and test plans. - Telecommunications systems: specify, design, and configure fiberoptic, microwave radio, TDM and packet-based communication networks. Review and interpret OTDR reports for fiberoptic links, utilize Pathloss 5.1 design software to design and verify microwave radio links, provision circuit channelization on TDM networks, analyze security, reliability, and availability for packet-based networks. Specify carrier services from telecommunications providers (leased lines). Travel to project sites to commission and troubleshoot communication systems. - Networking and communications: design and configure network and communication paths for Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs), Human Machine Interface (HMIs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and other SCADA system equipment inside the substation or facility as well as paths to the data off-takers. - Provide proactive and strategic process and people leadership for the design, implementation, and administration of engineering discipline’s project and program involvement within the organization. - Lead the most complex and largest scale electrical engineering projects within the engineering discipline, ensuring contributors know what they are required to do and by when, preparing and overseeing relevant project budgets, monitoring internal and external events, tracking hours and expenses, ensuring satisfactory performance and profitability, and supervising subcontractors, contract work, and employees. - Responsible for the pursuit and development of business and the successful execution of work for current and potential infrastructure work within a geography specifically for the large projects within the area. - Lead technical aspects of contract negotiation, presentations, and meetings. - Drive the overall long-term strategy, growth, and pipeline development of Electrical Engineering work for WSP in assigned area of responsibility, with a focus on infrastructure opportunities in all disciplines (planning, design, and strategic consulting and program/construction management). - Drive compliance and accountability-at-all-levels with applicable Federal, State, and Local electrical/engineering/design/construction laws, codes, policies, and regulatory requirements. - Oversee internal vision and mission for the engineering discipline, ensuring alignment with business operations strategy, and maintaining that certifications, accreditations, and client value ratings are continuously improved. - Lead engineering discipline meetings and continuing educational opportunities for area of responsibility, providing updates and recommendations to staff that ensure all appropriate measures are taken to foster innovation, development, and quality project delivery within the discipline. - Serve as the engineering discipline’s representative/liaison to a variety of external entities including Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Clients, Subcontractors, industry-related groups, and various government and community entities. - Provide senior leadership for proposals and project work scopes, pricing, budget, and performance metrics for the engineering discipline. - Interpret and summarize data, including reports and documents for complex projects and initiatives that result in sound engineering and regulatory conclusions. - Provide discipline leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams and contribute to providing high level strategic advice to clients. - Provide performance guidance and proactive leadership to assigned managers and staff. - Develop high-level business contacts and a client base for providing high level electrical engineering services including identifying additional business development opportunities, and cross-selling of other WSP capabilities. - Collaborates with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients. - Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. - Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience). - 15+ years of relevant post education experience in electrical engineering and infrastructure design for capital projects in power generation, transmission, and distribution at a utility, industrial, or commercial scale. - Engineer license required (multi-state preferred). - Advanced proficiency with electrical engineering principles, practices, process, design/build, standard of care, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues. - Extensive advanced proficiency with infrastructure design. - Advanced knowledge of relevant engineering and electrical construction laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements, and the business impact upon the organization. - Demonstrated ability with establishing, implementing, and managing multiple larger-scale discipline-related programs, documents, projects, and practices for a line(s) of business. - Excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to manage staff, and effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with employees at all levels of the organization. - Strategic lateral thinking and strong analytical skills with attention to detail and prioritization of responsibilities in a pressure work environment. - Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, and company-wide staff, including those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists. - Strong ability to quickly adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility to a variety of schedules and hours to meet business needs. - Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. - Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements. Preferred Qualifications - Solid understanding of TDM and SONET principles, MPLS, Ethernet, Intranets, Extranets, and VPNs; different network topologies and their advantages and disadvantages, network latency and synchronization, and circuit channelization. - Solid understanding of radio path engineering: radio propagation properties, antennas, Fresnel zone, radio link budget calculations, and importance of k-factor and rain on radio propagation. Familiarity with FCC and FAA roles in licensing radio links. - Working knowledge of FERC and NERC compliance requirements pertaining to electronic communications. - Proven history of completing similar projects in a utility and/or consulting environment. - Basic understanding of applicable network and communication protocols: DNP, Modbus, SEL Communication Protocol, Goose Messaging, IEC 61850, TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet, as well as legacy utility SCADA protocols. - Familiarity with applicable utility SCADA system software: Wonderware, Clearview, AcSELerator RTAC, NovaTech NCD/Inkscape, Visual Basic, OSIPI, Python scripting, etc. - Site surveys and field work: using GPS equipment, clinometers, high-resolution cameras, etc.