Network Security Operations Specialist

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.

• 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

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

• Industry certifications (Juniper, Cisco CCNA/CCNP, etc.)
• Experience configuring and optimizing Juniper Session Smart Routers
• Familiarity with mission-environment operational support procedures

About the Role

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

Why This Role Matters

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.

Original Posting

March 26, 2026

Pay Range

$92,300.00 - $166,850.00

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.

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.

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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.