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$103k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
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Listed pay typically runs
$92,300–$166,850
across 245 roles with salary data.
The Network Engineer joins the CyberPRIMES program to support the Defense Manpower Data Center and the Defense Human Resources Activity. This role focuses on ensuring external network-connectivity compliance and managing technical approval processes for systems, applications, and services across Department of Defense network boundaries. The engineer will review firewall requirements, ports, protocols, and service requests while validating them against Defense Information Systems Agency standards. Day-to-day responsibilities include preparing and tracking Ports, Protocols, and Services Management requests, maintaining enterprise whitelists, and developing technical documentation for connectivity audits. The role requires expertise in network architecture, routing, firewalls, and network segmentation to resolve interoperability issues. The work involves managing complex infrastructure within a high-security environment containing thousands of devices and numerous Risk Management Framework authorization boundaries to ensure secure, authorized communication paths across government networks.
What does a Network Engineer earn?
Median $147000 from 81 postings across 20 companies.