Operating Systems Test Engineer
Listed on 2026-03-01
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity -
Engineering
Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity
Description
The Decision Advantage Business Area at Leidos has an opening for an experienced
Operating Systems Test Engineer
to work in our Orlando, FL office.
Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network and supporting this mission we support the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to field andoperatethe customer's Digital Infrastructure.
The
Operating Systems Test Engineer
will be involved inday-to-day activities and strategic long-term maturation of complex systems. Details are as follows:
Primary Responsibilities:
The Testteamwithin the Digital Infrastructure Network Integration Lab (DI-NIL) willbe responsible formaintainingthe DI-NIL architecture and services. There are levels of support needed throughout to include RHEL, Windows, and other systems and appliancesto include structure and compliance configurations, integration with Active Directory for authentication, as well as day-to-day management and review of the architecture.
All systemsdestined for operation on the production network will pass through the DI-NIL for V&V testingfrom the build through configuration to service delivery.
This position will work with the team to ensure alloperatingsystems meet the strict compliancerequired by DoD guidance as well as ensuring all system capabilities are configured foroptimumperformance for the underlying operating system.Full documentation of builds and configurationsutilizedwithin the environment are mandatory as well as process flow documentation to ensure all required tasks are documented and repeatable.
The DI-NIL support effort will also include working with customers to ensure the neededoperating systems areconfigured properly and access has been configured to allow a least privilege concept during stakeholder activities within the environment.
Additional duties will include backing up other personnel in support of the DI-NIL effort which is focused on Verification and Validation for the Digital Infrastructure Network.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience ormaster'sdegreewith 6+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years will be considered in lieu of degree.
Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
Demonstrable knowledge of operating systemsconcepts and applying these concepts to Department of Defense programs.
Demonstrable experience in design review participation and providing customer centric input.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with customer representatives, domain experts, and other systems engineers in the development of complex DoD systems.
Demonstrated ability toparticipatein cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution situations involving the full spectrum of system integration activities.
Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience.
Mid-level network understanding.
Mid-level understanding of government systems security testing (ACAS/Nessus) and remediation - ability to discuss security issues and concerns.
Demonstrated ability to brief technical and non-technical customers.
Preferred Qualifications.
4 years ofDoD-basedsystem security testing (ACAS/Nessus) and remediationwith the ability to discuss security issues and concerns.
Prior experience designing and deployingnetworks.
Prior experience with
SAFeAgile implementation.Demonstrated experience with Agile program execution and using agile tools (e.g.Jira and Confluence).
Prior experience support Department of the Air Force programs.
Previous experience working on complex multi-domain systems.
Experience with design and validation of Cloud and Edge Computing and Network.
Demonstrable knowledgeoftest automation and test result analysis.
Demonstrable experience in network topologies tovalidatefunctionality, performance, stability and scalability of features and products.
Provenexpertisein creating test methodologies and writing test specifications.
Experience in Integration, test, verification, and validation
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Original Posting: February 9, 2026For 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.
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