Tier II Network Technician

Leidos Inc; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Tier II Network Technician in Chantilly, VA to support design, testing, and upgrades of client network systems. You will handle installation, troubleshooting, incident management, and collaboration with Tier III engineers across LAN/WAN environments.

Qualifications include TS/SCI CI Poly, 6 years of experience (or equivalent education) and familiarity with CISCO/Juniper devices, routing protocols, and ITSM tools like ServiceNow and Confluence.

Qualifications

• Requires TS/SCI CI poly and DoD 8140 IAT Level 2.
• 6 years of experience or equivalent education/combination.
• Knowledge of CISCO/Juniper RMA processes and layer 1–3 networking.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain client LAN/WAN devices.
• Respond to incidents and communicate with the team.
• Complete tasks within SLOs/SLAs.
• Draft and implement standard network change requests.
• Support Tier III engineers for incidents and projects.
• Update topology drawings and asset records.
• Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades.
• Perform IOS upgrades for Cisco, Juniper, Brocade and Foundry OS.
• Familiar with Visio, ServiceNow, and Confluence.

Skills

WAN/LAN installation

Network routing fundamentals

VLANs & switching

IOS/JUNOS familiarity

OSPF/BGP/VRRP/HSRP/MPLS

TCP/IP & OSI

RMA processes

Visio

ServiceNow

Confluence

COMSEC awareness

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Visio

ServiceNow

Confluence

Job description

Description

The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos has an opening for a Tier II Network Technician to support the customer's computer data communications systems, in providing design specifications, testing and inspections for computer networks; plan and implementing upgrades; as well as, analyzing and organizing corresponding hardware and software combined solutions through network modeling.

The job duties of the Tier II Network Technician are as follows:

• The Tier II network field technician will support the installation and maintenance of the client LAN/WAN devices.
• Respond to and resolve incidents, demonstrate troubleshooting skills and communicate with the team.
• Complete assigned tasks within Service Level Objectives/Agreements (SLOs/SLAs).
• Draft and implement standard network change requests.
• Provide support to Tier III network engineers for incident management and projects (site surveys, TEMS, coordinate and install new equipment).
• Perform configuration management functions such as update topology drawings, ensure asset management records are accurate, and conduct inventory.
• Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades. (Knowledge of CISCO/Juniper RMA process).
• Layer 1 network experience (CAT5/6, SM/MM Fiber, Serial cables, SFP).
• Layer 2 network experience (ability to configure/troubleshoot switches/routers, MAC addresses, VLANs, port security, applying thin and thick configs.
• Layer 3 network experience (subnetting, familiar with protocols such as OSPF, BGP, HSRP, MPLS, LSP, GRE)
• Configure and troubleshoot layer 2 switching (VLAN's, Port Security, Thin Configs).
• Perform IOS upgrades for Cisco, Juniper, Brocade and Foundry OS.
• Experience with Visio.
• Familiar with ServiceNow and Confluence.
• May have up to 10% COMSEC responsibilities based on site and team needs.

Basic Qualifications

• Required Clearance: TS SCI CI
• Candidate must have 6 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 0 years, master's and 0 years, bachelor's and 2 years, associates and 4 years or HS diploma and 6 years.
• Compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.
• Working knowledge of basic routing fundamentals
• Working knowledge of layer 2 switching concepts
• Knowledge of CISCO/Juniper Return Material Authorization (RMA) processes
• Layer 1 and Layer 2 network experience (CAT5, Single Mode (SM)/Multimode (MM) Fiber, Serial cables, Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP)
• Knowledge of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) models
• Knowledge of Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS), Juniper JUNOS, and the Brocade and Foundry Operating System (OS)
• Familiarity (doesn't need to be a SME) with Layer 3 protocols such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), Language Server Protocol (LSP), and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Visio, ServiceNow, and Atlassian Confluence
• Working knowledge of Service Now or similar IT Service Management (ITSM) products
• Up to 25% travel

Clearance Required

• All candidates must possess a TS/SCI CI Poly at time of consideration.

Broadside

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range

Pay Range Pay Range $59,150.00 - $106,925.00

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 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.

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.

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.