Network Operations Technician II

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Job Description:

The Defense group of Leidos has an opening for a Network Operations Technician II to be based in our Colorado Springs, CO location. Our customer maintains a highly demanding mission and requires our support to provide expert technical and professional management support to the commands enterprise Information Technology (IT) services. The Network Operations Technician II will support a program that provides sustainment, maintenance, Problem and Change management services to help ensure secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of the Department of Defense IP networks.

This position will report directly to the Network Operations Lead.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Self- motivated and driven to seek solutions to resolve monitoring errors, using research and documentation
• Troubleshoot circuits using router commands, loops, alarms and errors, and other troubleshooting technologies and techniques
• Utilize network monitoring tools to monitor, track and resolve issues.  Escalate issues, when necessary
• Create and update trouble tickets
• Troubleshoot networking technologies on a live, global network

Basic Qualifications:

• High school and 5-7 years of experience; additional years of directly applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree
• Must have current Secret with ability to gain TS/SCI clearance
• Must have DoD-8570 IAT Level II baseline certification at start date
• Must have either MCSA Certification and CCNA (3 positions require) or Juniper Certification and IJOS (2 positions require)
•  Experience with one or more of the following: alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, performance management
• Expertise in one or more of the following: routers, switches, crypto devices, routing, DSN/DRSN, Video Services, Promina, CISCO, Juniper, MSPP, DWDM, Optical Switching
• General understanding of network topologies, both transport and IP
• Currently possess an active Secret security clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in associated field
• DoD-8570 IAT III Certification
• ITIL Foundations Certification
• Experience with Circuit Management
• Excellent project, technical, interpersonal, presentation and problem management skills
• Ability to communicate orally, and in writing, detailed technical information on troubleshooting and implementation efforts
• Familiarization of NORAD/USNORTHCOM missions and DOD regulations and directives

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About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $10.19 billion for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2018. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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Commitment to Diversity

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