SOC Administrator (Jr)
SOC Administrator (Jr)
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Job Description
Leidos Dig Mod Health IT division is seeking a skilled and collaborative Security Operations Center (SOC) Administrators to provide proactive and scheduled security operations in a 24x7x365 environment for a highly visible Information Technology (IT) services effort for Health Human & Human Services (HHS) in Rockville MD.
The SOC Administrators will monitor the daily operations security alerts and incidents using SOC tools and technologies. Analyze and respond to security threats vulnerabilities and breaches. Analyze and access potential threats and vulnerabilities. Identify patterns and emerging threats. Support complex incident investigations and coordinate response efforts. Serve as the highest point of escalation for high severity incidents.
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 and manage escalation workflows for incident response.
Develop and maintain standard automated scripts to monitor network.
Identify and report problems affecting the network. Detect troubleshoot and escalate network issues as needed.
Perform troubleshooting repair and escalate incidents and problems. Open trouble tickets.
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.
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 2 years of related experience.
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.
Familiarity with Palo Alto CrowdStrike Tenable and Splunk.
Familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems and hand-on experience for more mid-lever admins.
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:
August 22 2025At 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:
Pay Range $67600.00 - $122200.00The 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.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
