JRSS NOC Technician III

Leidos Inc; Scott Air Force Base (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a JRSS NOC Technician at Scott AFB, IL to monitor and operate the JRSS and DGOC, ensuring 24/7 network availability for DoD services. The role requires DoD Secret clearance, IAT Level 2 certification, and 2–4 years of relevant experience.

You will work with CISCO/Juniper gear, perform failover actions, and coordinate with customers and peers to minimize mission impact. Eligible for a salary range aligned with DoD roles.

Qualifications

• Must have DoD Secret clearance.
• Must have DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE, or equivalent) at start date.
• High school Diploma and at least 2-4 years of experience.
• Ability to work in a 24/7 operation.
• Experience with alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, performance management.
• Expertise in routers, switches, routing protocols, CISCO, Juniper, MPLS.
• General understanding of network topologies.

Responsibilities

• Execute network operations to include analysis of customer traffic across the MPLS and JRSS infrastructure.
• Perform real-time customer failover to restore services during outages and maintenance actions.
• Work directly with supported customers and peers to ensure maximum network availability.
• Proactively monitor network alarms across platform specific network management tools.
• Perform change management tasks including hardware replacement, software configurations, and ASI management.
• Document outages/degradations/escalations/resolutions using incident management applications.
• Assess resolutions leveraging knowledge of routers, switches, routing protocols, MPLS, VPN technologies, IDS/IPS, proxies, packet capture, and load balancing.

Skills

DoD security clearance

IAT Level 2 certification

Ability to work 24/7

Network operation experience

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

MPLS

Job description

Description

Our customer is the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and acts as the provider of GIG/Defense Information System Network (DISN) services to its customers, the department of Defense (DoD) and national security organizations.This position directly supports the DISA-provided GIG capabilities and services in the 24x7 DISA Global Operations Center (DGOC).

The Leidos Digital Modernization Sector and Global Solutions Management-Operations II (GSMO-II) have an opening in our Joint Regional Security Stack (JRSS) NOC for a JRSS NOC Technician at Scott AFB, IL.

**The anticipated salary range for this position is $75,000 to $85,000**

Primary Responsibilities

• Execute network operations to include analysis of customer traffic across the MPLS and JRSS infrastructure.


• Perform real-time customer failover to restore services during scheduled and unscheduled outages and maintenance actions.


• Work directly with supported customers and peers to ensure maximum network availability to minimize or eliminate mission and operational impact.


• Proactively monitor network alarms across platform specific network management tools.


• Perform a variety of change management tasks which include hardware replacement, software configurations, and ASI management.


• Utilize incident management applications to document all aspects of reported outages/degradations, isolations, escalations, and resolutions during the lifecycle of a service impacting network incident.


• Assess and identify resolutions to various network incidents and/or deficiencies leveraging knowledge in one or more of following: routers, switches, routing protocols, MPLS, VPN technologies, IDS/IPS, proxies, packet capture, network taps, load balancing, firewalls, out-of-band management.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have an active DoD Secret security clearance.


• Must have DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE, or equivalent) at start date.


• High school Diploma and at least 2-4 years of experience.


• Ability to work in a 24/7 operation.


• Experience with one or more of the following: alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, performance management.


• Expertise in one or more of the following: routers, switches, routing protocols, CISCO, Juniper, MPLS.


• General understanding of network topologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Tech control facility or cyber transport experience


• Circuit actions and vendor experience


• IP architecture experience


• Telco NOC, inside or outside plant experience.


• Experience with MS Office suite, i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, TEAMs


• Experience with one or more of the following: alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, performance management, change management.


• Any additional certifications to include: CCNA, JNCIA-Junos, F5 Networks Certified Technical Specialist, ITILv4.

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Original Posting: July 31, 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 $48,100.00 - $86,950.00

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.