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# Network Specialist

- **Company:** Leidos, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $59,150.0 - $106,925.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** CompTIA Network+, Issue Tracking Systems, Multi-protocol Systems, Network Troubleshooting, Network Configuration and Change Management, Network Architecture, Network Diagrams, Network Monitoring, Routing, Wide Area Networks, Network Routers, Cisco, Vmware
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/366345/network-specialist-virginia-va-suffolk

## About the Role

* Requires a current Top Secret Security Clearance.\n
 * Requires BS degree with 4+ years of prior IT relevant experience or Master's degree with 2 - 6 years of prior IT relevant experience.\n
 * Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP).\n
 * Current SD-WAN specific certifications (e.g., Cisco SD-WAN Solutions, VMware VeloCloud).\n
 * Current CompTIA Network+.\n, * Demonstrated experience managing and troubleshooting WAN and LAN technologies, including routing protocols, and switching.\n
 * Proven experience working with telecommunications providers to troubleshoot and resolve issues with commercial and carrier transport services like MPLS, Metro Ethernet, or broadband.\n
 * Experience using network monitoring and management tools to diagnose and resolve network issues.\n

## Description

* Provide operational support for the enterprise network, serving as the primary escalation point for unresolved incidents related to transport and SD-WAN services.\n
 * Perform advanced troubleshooting and fault isolation to resolve network outages and performance degradation issues, and document all actions taken in the government provided ticketing system.\n
 * Manage, configure, and maintain the SD-WAN environment, including implementing application aware routing policies, traffic shaping rules, and security policies as directed by government personnel.\n
 * Act as the technical liaison with telecommunications carriers and service providers to report and resolve transport circuit issues, including coordinating dispatched technicians and testing.\n
 * Utilize network monitoring tools to proactively identify, analyze, and report on network performance, availability, and utilization trends for all WAN and SD-WAN links.\n
 * Implement and verify approved network configuration changes including router/switch configurations, firewall rule modifications, and SD-WAN policy adjustments in accordance with established change management procedures.\n
 * Maintain accurate and up to date documentation of the network infrastructure, including network diagrams, device configurations, and circuit information.\n