2nd-Shift NOC/SOC Lead - DoD-Cleared, Onsite

Leidos Inc; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a NOC / SOC Shift Lead (2nd Shift) to act as the senior technical authority for after-hours network operations and cybersecurity monitoring at Langley AFB, blending NOC and SOC duties across DoD networks.

The role requires on-site work with core hours 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM, leading incident response and mentoring junior technicians to ensure smooth day-to-day handoffs and continuity with day shifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience, or Master's with 2+ years.
• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance.
• IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., Security+ CE); CSSP Analyst-aligned certs preferred.
• 4+ years hands-on experience in IT security or network operations, including leadership.
• Ability to prioritize incidents and coordinate a small team during off-hours.
• Working proficiency with enterprise SIEM/EDR and monitoring tools (Splunk, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Sentinel, SolarWinds).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior point of contact for the 2nd shift NOC/SOC team, assigning and prioritizing alerts and ensuring coverage.
• Oversee SIEM and network performance dashboards to detect threats and outages.
• Lead triage of real incidents vs. false alarms and direct initial diagnostics.
• Own escalation of high-severity incidents to engineering teams and author shift-handovers.
• Oversee routing, connectivity issue resolution, backups, and patch management during off-peak hours.
• Coach and train junior NOC/SOC technicians and review tickets for accuracy.

Skills

Shift leadership

Incident triage

Cybersecurity

SIEM tools

Team mentoring

DoD knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Splunk

CrowdStrike

Microsoft Sentinel

SolarWinds

Job description

Leidos is seeking a NOC / SOC Shift Lead (2nd Shift) to act as the senior technical authority for after-hours network operations and cybersecurity monitoring at Langley AFB, blending NOC and SOC duties across DoD networks.

The role requires on-site work with core hours 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM, leading incident response and mentoring junior technicians to ensure smooth day-to-day handoffs and continuity with day shifts.