Network Administrator - Evening Shift (2PM-10PM)

About the role

Leidos is seeking a Network Administrator for the second shift (2PM to 10PM) to join the Compartmented Enterprise Services Office (CESO) effort. The program is building a modern secure web service operation on a highly automated platform that supports a growing customer population. The role leads day-to-day operations and incident response for its assigned shift while helping CESO migrate to a high-security cloud environment. The position is based in Arlington, VA and is 100% on-site.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor network connections and performance to keep the network available for users and services
• Proactively identify network risks and issues and take action to mitigate them
• Plan, coordinate and implement network maintenance, installation and security
• Receive and review user requests to set up or fix access to services
• Troubleshoot network issues and escalate complex problems to senior engineers or vendors
• Configure, install and maintain network devices and software

Required profile

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• DoD 8570 certification at least IAT level II (e.g. Security+)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or IT and 4+ years of experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of the degree
• Comfortable working 24/7 shifts, including nights, weekends and holidays
• Experience monitoring network performance, security and availability
• Experience configuring switches and routers, and with dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPF)
• Ability to configure 802.1X and prior experience troubleshooting S2S/IPSec tunnels
• VLAN configuration experience preferred

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience with DISA and its support to mission partners
• TS/SCI with CI poly
• AWS cloud service experience
• Experience with Palo Alto devices

The pay range is $73,450 to $132,775, depending on factors such as education, experience and skills.