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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Monitor Specialist - **Company:** Leidos, Inc. - **Location:** Norfolk, VA, United States - **Salary:** $54,080.0 - $60,320.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cyber Security, Data Centers, Data Transport Utility, Network Architecture, Network Monitoring, Microsoft Network Monitor, NIPRNet, Computer Network Operations, Computer Network Technologies, Information Technology, Data Management - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9188096/network-monitor-specialist ## About the Role *Requires 1-4 years of prior relevant experience. *US Citizen and DoD Secret Clearance. *8570 Compliant meeting the IAT level certification requirements. *Familiarity with ITIL best practices (ITIL Foundations). *Knowledgeable on tools used in an Enterprise organization that aids in Event Management; Incident Management and performance Management. *Worked in a DOD environment and understands customer communication. *Experience in a data center environment. *Performs well under pressure and ability to calm end users. *Hands-on Experience in working with DoD networks, including NIPR and SIPR. *Willing to perform shift work: -Shift Schedule: Shift 2: Sunday through Tuesday and every other Wednesday 1800 to 0600 EDT. These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have: *Prior military experience a plus; USMC or USN IT experience preferred. *Experience working with networking technologies and data centers. *Exceptional communication abilities, both verbal and written, including long-form business writing on complex topics. *An entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to drive innovation independently; have a passion to improve at every opportunity. *Ability to define program goals and roadmaps based on customer needs and strategic direction, and ensure that committed projects are delivered on schedule by the relevant team members. *Ability to work in a matrix organization with other teams to resolve issues and communicate status effectively to peers, subordinates and program leadership. *Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create complex technical reports on analytic finding. ## Description Leidos is seeking a Network Monitor Specialist to support efforts for the NMCI/SMIT program to perform network engineering support for a broad range of programs including planning, designing, and evaluating various components of the Navy's NMCI network. Under the Service Management, Integration, and Transport portion of the SMIT program, the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, including cybersecurity services, network operations, service desk, and data transport. Ultimately, Leidos will support the Navy in unifying its shore-based networks and data management to improve capability and service while also saving significant dollars by focusing efforts under one enterprise network. Network Monitoring Specialist is responsible for monitoring events and incidents that affect server and service health across the Enterprise and documenting outage. What You'll Get to Do: *The Network Monitor is responsible for monitoring events and incidents that affect server and service health across the Enterprise, documenting outage information including actions taken to respond to incidents and resolve the outage. *The Current Operations Watch team monitors multiple server solutions which are a critical to the functionality of our user's ability to perform their mission on a daily basis. *Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must. *Utilize internal systems to report incidents to leadership. *Takes escalations of any alerts/events identified as significant and requiring action. *Performs initial assessment and triage on the criticality and impact of events and engages the appropriate processes and personnel if escalation outside OC is required. *Provides support to Site Operations and other external organizations through the use of problem resolution skills and independent decision making. *Maintains timely (5 minutes or less) response to network infrastructure warning, critical and fatal event alert notices. *Ensures the Critical Situation Manager is apprised of all details regarding any significant events or incidents. ## Related Videos - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [The Sustainability Race: AI's Promises, Pitfalls and Potential](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100155-the-sustainability-race-ai-s-promises-pitfalls-and-potential) - [Thinking Differently - How to Make Money from Cyber Attacks & Cheats](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/745-thinking-differently-how-to-make-money-from-cyber-attacks-cheats) - [Better Together: Leveraging Your Observability Tools as a SIEM](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2118-better-together-leveraging-your-observability-tools-as-a-siem) - [Cyber Sleuth: Finding Hidden Connections in Cyber Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/893-cyber-sleuth-finding-hidden-connections-in-cyber-data) - [Building the Nervous System of AI - Michael Kagan (NVIDIA)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2133-building-the-nervous-system-of-ai-michael-kagan-nvidia) ## Related Articles - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)