Network Impact Assessment (NIA) Technician

Leidos LLC; Illinois; On-site; USD 40,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Network Impact Assessment Technician to bridge network engineering and mission operations. You will assess DISN events before maintenance windows and during outages, determining which missions and circuits are impacted.

Required are a DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE) and a current DoD Secret clearance. On-site work at Scott AFB, IL is mandatory, with 1–3 years in ITOC/NOC environments and strong reporting skills for leadership.

Qualifications

• On-Site Presence: Ability and willingness to work 100% on-site at Scott AFB, IL (No remote work possible).
• Experience: High School diploma and 1–3 years of prior experience in an IT Operations Center (ITOC), Network Operations Center (NOC), or telecommunications environment.
• Technical Baseline: A current and active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE) is required before your start date.
• Security Clearance: A current and active DoD Secret security clearance is required.
• Analytical Mindset: Demonstrated ability to trace network paths and understand the critical relationship between physical hardware and logical circuits.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical findings into professional reports for Government oversight.

Responsibilities

• Analyze & Report: Evaluate ASIs and unplanned network events by analyzing circuit paths and network topologies to determine the precise impact on customer missions.
• Mission Impact Assessment: Utilize network management and monitoring tools to assess and communicate real-time or forecasted mission impacts resulting from maintenance, outages, weather, or events.
• Emergency Surge Support: Provide high-speed, high-accuracy impact assessments during emergency network outages to support executive-level reporting and situational awareness.
• Mission Documentation: Ensure all impact findings and assessments are logged, tracked, and updated across enterprise management systems, utilizing ServiceNow and legacy toolsets.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Communication

Network tracing

Education

High School diploma

Bachelor’s degree (IT/Engineering)

Tools

ServiceNow

Legacy toolsets

Job description

As a Network Impact Assessment (NIA) Technician on the Global Solutions Management – Operations II (GSM-O II) contract, you will serve as a crucial link between network engineering and mission operations. Your primary role is to act as the operational safeguard for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Before a scheduled maintenance window occurs, or when an unexpected network event strikes the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN), you will evaluate the complex network topology to determine exactly which military missions, circuits, and customers will be impacted. You will translate complex network data into clear, actionable assessments for Government leadership, ensuring that the DoW is never blindsided by an outage.

What You’ll Do (Primary Responsibilities)

Analyze & Report: Evaluate Authorized Service Interruptions (ASIs) and unplanned network events by analyzing circuit paths and network topologies to determine the precise impact on customer missions.

Mission Impact Assessment: Utilize network management and monitoring tools to assess and communicate real-time or forecasted mission impacts resulting from maintenance, unplanned outages, severe weather, or real-world events.

Emergency Surge Support: Provide high-speed, high-accuracy impact assessments during emergency network outages (e.g., cut fiber, hardware failure) to support executive-level reporting and situational awareness.

Mission Documentation: Ensure all impact findings and assessments are accurately logged, tracked, and updated across enterprise management systems, utilizing both ServiceNow and legacy toolsets.

What You’ll Bring (Required Qualifications)

On-Site Presence: Ability and willingness to work 100% on-site at Scott AFB, IL (No remote work possible).

Experience: High School diploma and 1–3 years of prior experience in an IT Operations Center (ITOC), Network Operations Center (NOC), or telecommunications environment.

Technical Baseline: A current and active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE) is required before your start date.

Security Clearance: A current and active DoD Secret security clearance is required.

Analytical Mindset: Demonstrated ability to trace network paths and understand the critical relationship between physical hardware and logical circuits.

Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical findings into professional reports for Government oversight.

What We’d Like to See (Desired Qualifications)

Platform Expertise: Practical experience navigating and querying ITSM records within ServiceNow and dashboarding capabilities.

Network Fundamentals: A practical understanding of the OSI model, IP routing, Optical networking, and/or ATM switching.

Vendor Familiarity: Prior experience interpreting data or navigating interfaces for Cisco, Juniper, Ciena, or Promina network devices.

Agile/ITIL: Familiarity with ITIL processes or working within a team-focused, fast-paced operational environment.

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant IT or Engineering discipline.

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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.

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 here.

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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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Commitment and Diversity

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.