Leidos seeks an experienced Senior Enterprise Engineering Manager to support NASA’s Network and Telecommunications organizations, providing advanced technical expertise, strategic direction, and operational oversight across critical network environments to ensure reliable, secure, and innovative services for NASA's mission success.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in enterprise network and telecommunications engineering, including 10+ years in leadership or management roles.
- Proven experience managing large-scale IT infrastructure and telecommunications projects, including proposal development and Basis of Estimates (BOEs).
- Proven experience managing large-scale, mission-critical LAN/WAN/Voice infrastructures.
- Deep understanding of network architecture, routing/switching, VoIP systems, network security, and performance management.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams in complex, high-visibility environments.
- Industry certifications in networking, eg. Juniper, Cisco CCNA or CCNP
- Familiarity with cloud networking, software-defined networking (SDN), and mission network environments.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for NASA’s LAN, WAN, Mission, and Voice Engineering organizations.
- Serve as the senior technical authority and escalation point for enterprise network and telecommunications systems.
- Develop and implement engineering roadmaps, modernization initiatives, and performance improvement strategies.
- Oversee network architecture, design, implementation, and optimization, ensuring compliance with NASA and federal cybersecurity standards.
- Lead proposal and Basis of Estimate (BOE) development for new and follow-on work, ensuring cost realism and technical accuracy in large-scale IT and network modernization projects.
- Lead operator and technical training initiatives, ensuring engineering and support teams are equipped with current tools and best practices.
- Drive continuous improvement in service delivery, automation, monitoring, and incident response.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- U.S. Citizenship required; must be eligible for a NASA or Federal security clearance.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in a government or aerospace environment, particularly with NASA systems
- Experience managing geographically distributed engineering teams.
