Evening NOC/SOC Technician — DoD Security

Leidos Inc; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos' Defense Sector at Langley AFB, VA is seeking a NOC/SOC Technician (2nd Shift) to monitor DoD networks after hours, triage alerts, and coordinate with day teams. This role blends network operations and cybersecurity across an evening and rotational shift, on-site at Langley AFB.

Core hours are 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM. Responsibilities include incident triage, containment, and documenting handovers, with required TS/SCI clearance and IAT II certification, and experience with SIEM/EDR tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of experience or Master's with 1+ year.
• Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
• IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., Security+ CE).
• 1-3+ years hands-on IT security/network experience.
• Familiarity with enterprise SIEM/EDR and monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor SIEM and network dashboards for threats and outages.
• Perform incident triage, initial diagnostics, containment, and escalation.
• Prepare detailed shift handover reports for day teams.
• Assist with routing, connectivity, backups, and patching during off-peak hours.

Skills

Security clearance

SIEM monitoring

Incident triage

Network administration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree +2 years

Master's degree +1 year

Tools

Splunk

CrowdStrike

Microsoft Sentinel

SolarWinds

Job description

Leidos' Defense Sector at Langley AFB, VA is seeking a NOC/SOC Technician (2nd Shift) to monitor DoD networks after hours, triage alerts, and coordinate with day teams. This role blends network operations and cybersecurity across an evening and rotational shift, on-site at Langley AFB.

Core hours are 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM. Responsibilities include incident triage, containment, and documenting handovers, with required TS/SCI clearance and IAT II certification, and experience with SIEM/EDR tools.