Systems Engineer

Position Overview

The Leidos Digital sector has an opening for a Systems Engineer in the National Military Command Center (NMCC) at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., in support of the AFNCR ITS program. The candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and monitoring existing and new systems within the NMCC.

The AFNCR IT Services program delivers mission-critical information systems support across the Air Force National Capital Region (AFNCR), serving Headquarters Air Force (HAF), the Air Force District of Washington (AFDW), the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), and other Air Force activities. Supported locations include the Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews (JBA), Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), and alternate sites.

Summary

You will work with a team of administrators and engineers to resolve issues, implement patches and updates, and report progress to supervisors and stakeholders. You will be required to regularly document your work in the Remedy ticketing system.

Candidates must be comfortable developing schedules and timelines for leadership review. You will also collaborate with other teams, including network, multimedia, and telecommunications engineers, to design and troubleshoot systems. The candidate must be able to explain technical issues to non-technical personnel clearly and professionally.

Primary Responsibilities:

Support all aspects of AFNCR NMCC operations, including technical planning, design, development, integration, assessment, and requirements analysis, as well as near- and long-term capability needs, to drive the design and maintenance of the NMCC IT enterprise.

Analyze, develop, integrate, and maintain NMCC automation and operations in accordance with community policies and guidance.

Support all aspects of current and planned solutions and capabilities,

including risk mitigation, analysis of alternatives (AoA), and testing.

Help lead the translation of senior management and customer operations and maintenance (O&M) and future requirements into detailed technical solutions, including representing work centers at scheduled contractor and government meetings.

Support NMCC core customer hours, Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., in an IT operations environment.

Develop Lists of Materials (LOMs) for network equipment.

Investigate and resolve network faults.

Perform equipment lifecycle management.

Implement DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and vulnerability patches.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and 8+ years of systems engineering experience; additional years of related experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.

Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

CompTIA Security+ certification.

Experience working in large enterprise IT operations environments, including identifying, developing, analyzing, scheduling, and managing IT activities, solutions, risk mitigations, artifacts, and migrations. NMCC experience is preferred.

Experience implementing DISA STIGs and remediating vulnerabilities in a DoD environment, including the use of vulnerability scanning tools such as ACAS.

Experience diagnosing and resolving faults in enterprise networks and systems.

Experience analyzing requirements and translating them into detailed technical designs and solutions.

Ability to support NMCC core customer hours, Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Linux.

Experience working in a command center or other DoD environment.

Understanding of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and cybersecurity principles.

Microsoft certifications, particularly server-related.

Experience managing the hardware and software lifecycle, including developing Lists of Materials (LOMs) and planning equipment refreshes.

Experience developing project schedules, timelines, and technical documentation for leadership review.

Experience documenting work in an IT service management ticketing system such as Remedy.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief technical issues to non-technical stakeholders and represent the team in government meetings.

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Original Posting: November 4, 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.