Network Specialist

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions guided by our commitment to deliver mission success for our customers. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

The Leidos Digital Sector is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Network Specialist will be responsible for the advanced operational support, management, and troubleshooting of the enterprise network infrastructure, with a specific focus on transport services (e.g., MPLS, VPLS, Carrier Ethernet) and the Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) environment. The Network Specialist serves as a critical escalation point for the help desk, handling complex incidents, performing planned network changes, and ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of the enterprise network. The role will work closely with the engineering teams to resolve persistent issues and contribute to the overall stability and optimization of the network.

The Network Specialist will:

• Provide operational support for the enterprise network, serving as the primary escalation point for unresolved incidents related to transport and SD-WAN services.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and fault isolation to resolve network outages and performance degradation issues, and document all actions taken in the government provided ticketing system.
• Manage, configure, and maintain the SD-WAN environment, including implementing application aware routing policies, traffic shaping rules, and security policies as directed by government personnel.
• Act as the technical liaison with telecommunications carriers and service providers to report and resolve transport circuit issues, including coordinating dispatched technicians and testing.
• Utilize network monitoring tools to proactively identify, analyze, and report on network performance, availability, and utilization trends for all WAN and SD-WAN links.
• Implement and verify approved network configuration changes including router/switch configurations, firewall rule modifications, and SD-WAN policy adjustments in accordance with established change management procedures.
• Maintain accurate and up to date documentation of the network infrastructure, including network diagrams, device configurations, and circuit information.

Required Education and Experience:

• Requires a current Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Requires BS degree with 4+ years of prior IT relevant experience or Master’s degree with 2 – 6 years of prior IT relevant experience.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP).
• Current SD-WAN specific certifications (e.g., Cisco SD-WAN Solutions, VMware VeloCloud).
• Current CompTIA Network+.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated experience managing and troubleshooting WAN and LAN technologies, including routing protocols, and switching.
• Proven experience working with telecommunications providers to troubleshoot and resolve issues with commercial and carrier transport services like MPLS, Metro Ethernet, or broadband.
• Experience using network monitoring and management tools to diagnose and resolve network issues.

Clearance Required:

• Must possess an active Top Secret security clearance at time of consideration.

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