Network Engineer II

Society of Defense Financial Management; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hawaii COLA

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Network Engineer II to support the Joint Fires Network (JFN) NOC for the GSMO-II program at Ford Island, HI. The role involves 24x7 network operations, real-time circuit redesign, and coordination with DoD and government partners to ensure high availability and mission readiness.

Qualified candidates have a bachelor's degree with 2+ years of related experience, DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 certification, and an active Top Secret clearance. Hawaii COLA applies to compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 2+ years' relevant experience, or equivalent combination.
• DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) prior to start date.
• Able to work 24x7 shift; working knowledge of Transport and IP network topologies.
• Salary Range is $85-$100k.
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Execute network operations to include configuration and analysis of customer circuits across optical and electro-optical muxes, routers, and switches.
• Perform real-time circuit redesign (alternate routing) to restore customer connectivity during outages and maintenance actions.
• Work with internal/external customers and agencies to ensure maximum network availability and minimize mission impact.
• Proactively monitor network alarms across platform management tools.
• Perform change management tasks including hardware replacement, software configurations, and ASI management.
• Document outages, degradations, isolations, escalations, and resolutions in incident management applications.

Skills

Network operations

DoD-8570 IAT Level 2

Security+ CE

24x7 shift work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

MSPP

Job description

Description

This positing is for multiple opportunities ranging in years of experience, level of opportunity, including compensation, will be matched to a candidate's experience. This position supports our Joint Fires Network (JFN) NOC for Network Engineer II supporting our Global Solutions Management-Operations II (GSMO-II) program at Ford Island, HI

POSITION SUMMARY:

Our customer, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), 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).

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute network operations to include configuration and analysis of customer circuits across optical and electro-optical multiplexers, routers, and switches.
• Perform real-time circuit redesign (alternate routing) to restore customer connectivity during scheduled and unscheduled outages and maintenance actions.
• Work directly with internal and external customers, external government agencies, and other engineering tiers 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, identify and recommend resolutions to various network incidents and/or deficiencies leveraging knowledge in one or more of following: routers, switches, crypto devices, routing, CISCO, Juniper, MSPP, optical transport network, MPLS, time division multiplexing, SDH/SONET.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of prior relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Hold DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) prior to start date.
• Able to work in a 24x7 shift work environment. Working knowledge of both Transport and IP network topologies.
• Salary Range is $85-$100k
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Tech control facility or cyber transport experience Circuit actions and vendor experience, IP/Transport architecture experience
• Solarwinds and JIRA experienceTelco 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

In addition to your annual base salary, you will be eligible to receive a Hawaii Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) for this role.

• GSM-O II JFN

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Original Posting:

August 12, 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 $59,150.00 - $106,925.00

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.

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.

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