Tier II Network Technician

Leidos Holding$73K — $132K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI with poly required
  • 10 years of relevant experience or equivalent education
  • Must comply with DoD 8140 IAT Level 2
  • Willingness to travel up to 20%
  • Flexible availability for weekend support
  • Strong independent and collaborative work skills
  • Hands-on experience with Cisco/Juniper networks including routers and switches

Responsibilities

  • Support installation and maintenance of LAN/WAN devices
  • Resolve incidents and demonstrate troubleshooting abilities
  • Complete tasks within set Service Level Objectives
  • Draft and implement network change requests
  • Assist Tier III engineers with incident management and projects
  • Maintain accurate asset management records and conduct inventory
  • Coordinate network operations and upgrades ensuring CISCO/Juniper RMA knowledge

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development in a high-security field
  • Flexible hours to accommodate work-life balance
  • Hands-on experience with leading networking equipment and technologies
  • Accessibility to cutting-edge network technologies and standards
  • Potential travel opportunities enhancing professional exposure
Full Job Description
The job duties of the Tier II Network Technician are as follows:
  • The Tier II network field technician will support the installation and maintenance of the client LAN/WAN devices.
  • Respond to and resolve incidents, demonstrate troubleshooting skills and communicate with the team.
  • Complete assigned tasks within Service Level Objectives/Agreements (SLOs/SLAs).
  • Draft and implement standard network change requests.
  • Provide support to Tier III network engineers for incident management and projects (site surveys, TEMS, coordinate and install new equipment).
  • Perform configuration management functions such as update topology drawings, ensure asset management records are accurate, and conduct inventory.
  • Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades. (Knowledge of CISCO/Juniper RMA process).
  • Layer 1 network experience (CAT5/6, SM/MM Fiber, Serial cables, SFP).
  • Layer 2 network experience (ability to configure/troubleshoot switches/routers, MAC addresses, VLANs, port security, applying thin and thick configs).
  • Layer 3 network experience (subnetting, familiar with protocols such as OSPF, BGP, HSRP, MPLS, LSP, GRE)
  • Configure and troubleshoot layer 2 switching (VLAN's, Port Security, Thin Configs).
  • Perform IOS upgrades for Cisco, Juniper, Brocade and Foundry OS.
  • Experience with Visio.
  • Familiar with ServiceNow and Confluence.
  • May have up to 10% COMSEC responsibilities based on site and team needs


Minimum Requirements
  • An active TS/SCI with poly
  • Candidate must have 10 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 3 years, master's and 4 years, bachelor's and 6 years, associates and 8 years or HS diploma and 10 years.
  • Compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.
  • Available to travel up to 20% of the time.
  • Available to work flexible hours, to include weekend support.
  • Ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment.
  • Hands on experience with Cisco and/or Juniper networks, routers, switches
  • Hands on experience configuring/troubleshooting switches/routers, MAC addresses, VLANs, port security, applying thin and thick configs
  • Experience with MLPS


Original Posting:
June 30, 2026

Pay Range:
Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

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

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