Network Support Technician

Leidos; Fort Huachuca (AZ); On-site; USD 59,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a network professional to support the AGUN program, sustaining the Army’s global wide area network and security infrastructure. The role covers network migration, operations, maintenance, ensuring availability, performance, and security of the enterprise network.

Responsibilities include resolving tickets, implementing changes, supporting workflows, collaborating with technical teams, providing Tier II support, and contributing to modernization efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Active DoD IAT Level II certification (Security+ or higher).
• Experience supporting Cisco SD-WAN environments.
• Knowledge of SDN concepts and related technologies.
• Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware).
• Experience supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.
• Hands-on experience with network performance tools (InfoVista).
• Familiarity with ITSM ticketing systems (JIRA, ServiceNow).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier II operational support for the Army’s global network.
• Resolve tickets, implement approved network changes, and support migrations.
• Collaborate with technical teams across global environments to optimize performance.
• Maintain situational awareness and report status updates to the GCC.
• Escalate incidents to higher tiers when needed and participate in modernization initiatives.

Skills

Cisco SD-WAN experience

SDN concepts

Team troubleshooting

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

VMware

InfoVista

JIRA

Confluence

GitLab

Salt

Ansible

Terraform

Puppet

Job description

The AGUN program is a highly demanding mission requiring expert technical and professional support to sustain the Army’s global wide area network and security infrastructure. The selected candidate will support network migration, operations, and maintenance activities while ensuring the availability, performance, and security of the Army’s enterprise network.

This role includes resolving service tickets, implementing approved network changes, supporting operational workflows, and collaborating with technical teams to maintain and improve network performance across a global environment.

Active Secret Clearance required to be considered for this position.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support 24x7x365 AGUN operations and provide updates to the Global Cyber Center (GCC) to facilitate command and control of the AGUN network.

• Execute standard network policy and configuration changes, including common remediation activities and pre-approved operational workflows.

• Manage, triage, track, and update workflows and service tickets within JIRA Service Desk and other IT Service Management (ITSM) ticketing platforms.

• Provide situational awareness and status updates regarding ticket resolution and operational activities as directed by the GCC.

• Escalate incidents and service requests to higher-tier support teams when required.

• Collaborate with stakeholders and technical teams to perform legacy environment discovery, assess current capabilities, and support network modernization initiatives.

• Provide Tier II operational support for the Army’s global network infrastructure.

• Analyze network performance and identify optimization strategies to improve capacity, reliability, and operational effectiveness.

• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving complex network issues across geographically dispersed enterprise environments.

• Support network migration, integration, and operational sustainment activities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience, additional directly applicable experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Active DoD IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+) or higher prior to start date.

• Demonstrated experience supporting Cisco SD-WAN environments.

• Knowledge of Software Defined Networking (SDN) concepts and technologies.

• Experience with virtualization technologies, including VMware.

• Experience supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.

• Hands-on experience with InfoVista network performance management tools.

• Experience working with two or more of the following network technologies:

• Experience utilizing IT Service Management (ITSM) ticketing tools.

• Strong understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and technologies, including:

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues in a team‑oriented environment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification or equivalent.

• Experience with Linux shell scripting.

• Experience with GitLab source control and CI/CD pipeline development.

• Experience using JIRA and Confluence.

• Experience with NetSecOps technologies, including Salt, Git, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, and network element management tools.

• Experience with Network Performance Management solutions, including SNMP, NETMON, and LiveAction.

• Experience with two or more of the following technologies:

• Experience designing, optimizing, and supporting complex geographically dispersed enterprise networks.

• Knowledge of U.S. Army network security requirements and enterprise network infrastructure operations.

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Pay Range:

Pay Range $59,150.00 - $106,925.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.