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# Network Analyst

- **Company:** Leidos, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $92,300.0 - $166,850.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** LTE (Telecommunication), Border Gateway Protocol, Complex Networks, CompTIA Network+, Ethernet, Multi-protocol Systems, Network Planning and Design, Network Monitoring, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Wide Area Networks, Scripting, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/366341/network-analyst-virginia-va-suffolk

## About the Role

* Requires a current Top Secret Security Clearance.\n
 * Requires BS degree with 8 + years of prior relevant experience or Master's degree with 6 + years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.\n
 * At least 3 years of direct in-depth experience with SD-WAN architecture, deployment, and management, including advanced policy creation and overlay/underlay troubleshooting.\n
 * Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent advanced certification.\n
 * Advanced SD-WAN certifications (e.g., Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation).\n
 * CompTIA Network+ / Security+\n, * In depth hands-on experience with the design, implementation, and operation of complex WAN/LAN environments, including advanced routing (BGP, OSPF) and switching.\n
 * Extensive experience leading troubleshooting efforts with telecommunications providers for chronic or complex transport circuit issues (MPLS, Carrier Ethernet, 5G/LTE).\n
 * Demonstrate ability to perform root cause analysis (RCA) and develop long term solutions to recurring network problems.\n
 * Experience with network automation concepts and scripting is strongly desired.\n

## Description

* Serve as the senior technical lead for operations, handling the most complex incidents and providing guidance to junior analysts for issues related to transport and SD-WAN services.\n
 * Lead and conduct comprehensive root cause analysis (RCA) for major network incidents and recurring problems, delivering detailed findings and actionable recommendations to government leadership.\n
 * Collaborate with the engineering team on network design, optimization, and capacity planning efforts by providing operational insights and performance data.\n
 * Develop, test, and deploy advanced SD-WAN policies for application traffic steering, quality of service (QoS), and security in collaboration with network architects.\n
 * Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), technical diagrams, and knowledge base articles for complex network configurations and troubleshooting techniques.\n
 * Assist in the evaluation, testing, and integration of new network technologies, software versions, and hardware platforms before enterprise-wide deployment.\n
 * Develop and maintain scripts and automation tools to streamline routine network monitoring, reporting, and configuration tasks.\n