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If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!The Mission

Leidos is seeking a Systems Engineer who will work with our customer’s, project managers, internal task or functional staff, and support personnel to execute the AFNCR ITS Program Mission within Digital Modernization and the Defense and Intel business area. The successful candidate will be able to work in a fast-paced environment that requires team interaction and coordination of efforts.

Primary Tasks:

• Work alongside system administrators responsible for the Information Systems (IS) within the National Military Command Center (NMCC).
• Provide solutions based on system requirements and work with multiple teams to develop solutions to technical issues that arise.
• Draft/review Engineering Installation Plans for IT requirements supporting the NMCC.
• Work directly with third party vendors to discuss IT solutions/integration with mission critical systems within the NMCC.
• Establish baseline hardware/software configuration for IT networks within the NMCC.
• Assist with System Administrators implementation, security, privileges, and regular maintenance tasks.
• Develop and produce documentations, SOPs, reports, and presentation slide decks.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Requires BS degree and 8 – 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 – 10 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.

Basic Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen
• DoD 8750.01 IAT Level II Certifications: at a minimum, one of the following: Security+ CE (Preferred), CCNA-Security, CySA+ , GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSCP.
• BS Degree in Information Technology (or 4 years work experience can be in lieu of degree).
• Experience with virtualization technologies (Hyper-V, VMware).
• Experience with Secure Technical Implementation Guidance hardening practices.
• Experience with Windows Server 2022/2019.
• Experience with Linux operating systems (Red Hat and CentOS).
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment with other highly skilled and diverse individuals.
• Current and active TS SCI clearance required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience with building out and managing VMware environments.
• Extensive experience with building/testing Group Policy.

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:

April 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.