Network Operation Watch Officer

About the role

Leidos is seeking a Network Operations Watch Officer to support our government client at the DJOC (DISA Joint Operations Center) on Ft. Meade. The Network Operations Watch Officer will enable Command and Control (C2) of the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN) by ensuring its overall health through 24/7 monitoring, directing, controlling, coordination, de-conflicting, synchronizing, and reporting the current connectivity status of the physical layer Transport supporting DODIN to DJOC Battle Captains and DISA Current Operations senior leaders. This position is a shift work position and would require you to work at least 1 weekend shift per week. This position may also potentially require you to work on holidays. This position is also an active participant in the Contingency Support and the Emergency Readiness Group (ERG) and employees are considered emergency personnel who will perform duty functions at customer off-site facilities within the DC Metro area.

Responsibilities

• Provide an in-depth knowledge and recommendations to the Battle Captain on potential impacts and possible routing options that can help restore key warfighter resources.
• Understanding of the physical layer of the DODIN and how it supports DISA’s mission to provide combat support. The agency provides, operates, and assures command and control and information-sharing capabilities and a globally accessible enterprise information infrastructure in direct support to joint warfighters, national level leaders, and other mission and coalition partners across the full spectrum of military operations.
• Execute real‑time tracking of current outages that will impact the DODIN (e.g., fiber cuts, equipment failures, facility outages).
• Maintain positive knowledge of the status/restoral process of Internet Access Points (IAP), Trans‑Oceanic Trunks (TOT), and high‑level high‑capacity circuits/trunks and links.
• Provide timely reporting for all reportable outages through published reports that go up through the DJOC Battle Captain to the DISA Director and other senior leaders.
• Creation of network topologies and architecture diagrams as needed.
• In accordance with contractual Service Level Agreements (SLAs), conduct an initial analysis of reported outages and contact the DJOC Battle Captain within 15 minutes of receipt.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline and 4 years of overall related experience. Additional experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience with various Microsoft technologies such as MS Office 2013 (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and SharePoint.
• Experience with system applications: Global