IT Specialist Junior

Leidos; Jacksonville (NC); On-site; USD 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an IT Specialist Junior to join the Camp Lejeune, NC team. The role covers installing, configuring, servicing, and maintaining IT systems, including MS Server and DMS, across stand-alone and client/server environments.

You will integrate multiple IS in a networked setting and support Navy IT infrastructure. You will handle hardware upgrades, network configuration, and problem resolution while working with IPv6, EIGRP, BGP, VLANs, VPNs, and NAT to ensure mission readiness.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with 2 years of relevant IT experience.
• CompTIA Security+ certification and Microsoft Associate Level certification required.
• Experience with MS servers, DMS, and network hardware and software.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and resolve customer IS problems.
• Perform hardware upgrades and repairs to maintain mission capability.
• Install and configure wireless hubs, routers, switches, and transmission media.
• Install, optimize, and troubleshoot LAN and BASE networks (BAN).
• Work with IPv6, EIGRP, BGP, VLANs, VPNs, and NAT in network environments.

Skills

Network troubleshooting

Hardware maintenance

Education

GED or high school diploma

CompTIA Security+ certification

Microsoft Associate Level certification

Tools

DMS

Windows Server

IPv6

EIGRP

BGP

VLANs

VPNs

NAT

Job description

Leidos is looking to hire an IT Specialist Junior in Camp Lejeune, NC to join our Team. The qualified candidate will install, configure, service, repair, and maintain Information Technology (IT) systems in both a stand-alone and client-server environment, including Microsoft (MS) server, Defense Message Systems (DMS), and other authorized IT systems as well as hardware and software for network services, storage networking devices, and servers. Integrate multiple Information Systems (IS) in a networked environment.

SMIT is the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under the Service Management, Integration, and Transport portion of NGEN-R, 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.

Other duties and responsibilities

• Evaluate and resolve customer IS problems.
• Effect required hardware upgrades and repairs to maintain mission capability.
• Install and configure wireless hubs, routers, switches, and various transmission media, server hardware and software, and ensure the proper installation and configuration of workstation hardware and software for efficient operation on the network.
• Install, optimize, and troubleshoot Local Area Network (LAN) and Base Area Networks (BAN).
• Experience with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and Network Address Translation (NAT).

Basic Qualifications

• High school Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and 2 years of relevant experience
• US Citizen with an active DOD Secret clearance
• Must possess a Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Security+ certification and a Microsoft Associate Level certification.

Hourly rate range: $32/hour - $35/hour

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.

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 $40,300.00 - $72,850.00

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.