Ops Watch Specialist - 24/7 Network Monitoring

Leidos

Capitol Heights (MD)

On-site

USD 59,000 - 107,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Leidos in the National Capital Region seeks an Operations Watch Specialist to provide essential technical oversight and continuous monitoring across unclassified (NIPRNet) and classified (SIPRNet) networks at Joint Base Andrews.

The role is a day shift with a 24/7 watch team supporting senior leaders across HAF, AFNCR, OSD, NMCC, and requires a DoD Secret clearance with potential to TS in the future and an IAT2 certification.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of related experience.
DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret in the future.
DOD_8570 IAT2 certification (e.g., CompTIA Sec+).
2+ years' experience with switches and routers.
Experience with Cisco Prime or other network monitoring systems.
Experience using SolarWinds and SCOM for monitoring.

Responsibilities

Monitor and manage the status of the Wide Area Network.
Receive support calls for connectivity issues and perform incident management.
Escalate issues to internal Tier 3 for advanced troubleshooting.
Perform advanced log analysis to support proactive threat-hunting and remediation.
Triage critical network alerts and coordinate incident response with CFP and partners.
Maintain enterprise situational awareness using network monitoring suites.