Network Security Operations Specialist

🚀 Network Specialist – Drive Mission‑Critical Network Operations

Leidos is seeking a Network Specialist to support a high‑impact, undisclosed network operations program. In this role, you’ll be at the center of real‑time mission operations—supporting core network infrastructure, resolving complex technical issues, and strengthening operator readiness. If you thrive in fast‑paced environments and want your expertise to directly influence mission success, this is the opportunity to step up and lead.

This position blends hands‑on technical work, operational leadership, and mentorship, making you a key force behind the reliability and performance of a mission‑essential network.

🌐 What You’ll Do

As a technical leader on the operations floor, you’ll provide advanced network support, guide operators, and collaborate with engineering teams to keep mission systems secure, stable, and optimized.

Your responsibilities include:

• Serving as the primary network support specialist, diagnosing and resolving complex issues affecting systems and networks

• Managing and maintaining Juniper and Cisco networking systems

• Training and mentoring operators, ensuring they are confident, capable, and mission‑ready

• Partnering with program leadership to deliver updates, insights, and recommendations

• Implementing network changes and optimizations to improve performance and reliability

• Collaborating with Tier 3 engineering on deployment changes for production network devices

• Staying current on emerging technologies and best practices in networking and communications

This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role where your expertise directly strengthens mission operations.

🎯 Required Qualifications & Skills

You bring a strong technical foundation, operational awareness, and the ability to lead others through complex network challenges.

• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance

• Current DoD 8140‑compliant security certification (IAT/IAM Level III equivalent)

• Ability to obtain required computing environment certification within 6 months

• At least 6 years of networking experience, with a focus on Juniper and Cisco systems

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, IP addressing, and subnetting

• Experience troubleshooting network issues across LAN and large WAN environments, including firewalls and network taps

• Proficiency with tools such as iPerf and Wireshark

• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to respond quickly to real‑time dataflow issues

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proven ability to support complex technical environments

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with leadership and cross‑functional teams

• Demonstrated ability to train and mentor personnel in technical and operational domains

⭐ Preferred Qualifications

These skills will help you stand out:

• Industry certifications (Juniper, Cisco CCNA/CCNP, etc.)

• Experience configuring and optimizing Juniper Session Smart Routers

• Experience with TACLANEs and network encryption devices

• Familiarity with mission‑environment operational support procedures

🌟 Why This Role Matters

You’ll be a critical part of a team that keeps mission‑essential networks running at peak performance. Your expertise will empower operators, strengthen system resilience, and help drive continuous improvement across the program. This is your chance to lead, innovate, and make a meaningful impact every day.

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.

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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.