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Senior Network Engineer Architect

Leidos

Oceanside, CAJob$87–157K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$87–157K/yr
Location
Oceanside, CA
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

IAT Level IIITS/SCI clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

Leidos seeks a Senior Network Engineer Architect for its NGEN program at Camp Pendleton, California. The role conceptualizes, designs, and develops enterprise-wide IT or engineering solutions supporting the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet. The architect translates customer objectives into strategies and plans, leads solution development, and guides project scope, requirements, and change management. The position requires a bachelor's degree, six years of relevant experience, IAT Level III, U.S. citizenship, and an active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

IT StrategyIT PlanningSystems ArchitectureSystems DesignProject Scope ManagementChange ManagementBusiness DevelopmentTechnical Opportunity DevelopmentTechnology Evaluation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science, MIS, Business or Related Field6 Years Relevant ExperienceIAT Level IIIU.S. CitizenshipActive DoD Top Secret/SCI Clearance

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Description

NGEN is the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under the Service Management, Integration, and Transport (SMIT) portion of NGEN, the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, including cybersecurity services, network operations, service desk, and data transport. Ultimately, Leidos will support the Navy in unifying its shore-based networks and data management to improve capability and service while also saving significant dollars by focusing efforts under one enterprise network.

At Leidos, we know the most talented and diverse IT and Engineering professionals will always have a multitude of career choices; your time at Leidos will be a wise investment in your career and in yourself.

Leidos is currently seeking a Senior Network Engineer Architect to be location at Camp Pendleton, CA. The qualified candidate will conceptualize, design, and develop total system or product solutions for enterprise-wide information technology or engineering/manufacturing processes.

Other duties and responsibilities include:

  • Translate customer and organizational objectives and critical success factors into actionable business, organization, and technology strategies.

  • Create Information Technology (IT) plans based on an understanding of the customer's organization, strategic direction, technology context, and business needs.

  • Lead and work in a collaborative effort to conceptualize total systems and product solutions.

  • Architect, design, and develop integrated business or engineering systems and products to support the achievement of the customer's business goals.

  • Leads others in the definition of project scope, plans, and deliverables including cost projections and proposed implementation dates.

  • Control project requirements, scope, and change management issues.

  • Assist leadership in determining tactical and strategic direction of the division/organization.

  • Work with others to develop and propose new business and technical opportunities to leadership and the customer.

  • Research, evaluate, and stay current on emerging tools, techniques, and technologies.

  • Experience in business and core technical services.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business or related field and 6 years of relevant experience

  • Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level III

  • US Citizen with an active DoD Top-Secret/SCI clearance

NGEN

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:

October 29, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) .

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

REQNUMBER: R-00195737

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,093 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$87–157K/yr
  • California median$140–220K/yr316 salary ranges
  • US median$116–191K/yr3,192 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $122K, is 30% below the California median midpoint ($176K) — in the lowest quarter of Network Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 386 open Network Engineer jobs in California and 4,093 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,546 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,226 of the 4,093 open Network Engineer jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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