NOC Administrator

Leidos Dig Mod Health IT division is seeking a skilled and collaborative Network Operations Center (NOC) Administrators to provide proactive and scheduled monitoring of network operations for a highly visible Information Technology (IT) services effort for Health Human & Human Services (HHS) in Rockville MD.

The NOC Administrators will continuously monitor network systems and telecommunication infrastructure using specialized monitoring tools to identify issues and anomalies in a 24x7x365 operations. Respond to network incidents troubleshoots problems to ensure minimal downtime and optimal network performance and escalates problems to senior engineers as needed.

Candidate MUST:

Be able to work onsite 1-2 days per week locally available for on-site support in Rockville MD or Washington DC.

Be a US Citizen or US Person who has lived in the United States for at least three consecutive years and have the ability to obtain a Public Trust level 4 clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Continuously monitor manage or oversee complex network systems.

• Ensure the stability and performance of the organizations infrastructure including the data centers cloud environments wide area network and local area network.

• Define the escalation process for alerts.

• Develop and maintain standard automated scripts to monitor network.

• Identify and report problems affecting the network.

• Perform troubleshoot repair and escalate incidents and problems.

• Execute preventive measures for proactive monitoring and recommend redundancy or self-healing capabilities to limit outages that impact service delivery.

• Conduct audits and frequent operational status reports.

• Responsible for the installation changes moves disposition of surplus equipment cabling and disconnecting services.

• Develop and maintain standard documentation and procedures for process management and reporting of performance and issues.

• Implement solution deployment changes and updates working within the HHS Change Management system.

• Provide weekly status updates to HHS and Leidos management teams.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or equivalent and 4 years of related experience.

• Familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems for juniors and hand-on experience for more mid-lever admins.

• Experience diagnosing and resolving network connectivity issues analyzing network logs and troubleshooting with tolls to identify and trace issue source.

• Experience with network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds or other similar tools.

• Experience documenting and maintaining network diagrams inventories and troubleshooting steps.

• Experience with networking fundamentals such as TCP/IP IP addressing DNS switches routers firewalls and basic network topology.

• Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python for automation.

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong network experience highly desired

• CompTIA Network or Network certification

Clearance Required:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust throughout the course of employment.

At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.

If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.

Original Posting:

At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.

If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.