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Network Operations Center (NOC) Technician II

Leidos · Shiloh, IL · $40,300–$72,850 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you tracked down a root cause that others had missed.

What they are checking: Whether they dig past the first answer and stay with a problem until it is truly understood.

How do you stay alert and accurate during quiet stretches on a 24x7x365 watch?

What they are checking: Whether they have habits that keep them ready, since quiet hours are when alarms get missed.

Tell me about a time you had to explain a technical problem to someone who was not technical.

What they are checking: Whether they can give government customers a clear picture of impact without jargon.

As a level III technician, how have you helped newer technicians on your team?

What they are checking: Whether they mentor and model good practice, which senior NOC staff are expected to do.

What would you do

A fault hits a network flagged for heightened awareness. Who do you notify and how fast?

What they are checking: Whether they respect notification procedures, since missing one on a priority network has serious mission impact.

You are near the end of a 12-hour night shift and a major incident starts. How do you handle the handoff?

What they are checking: Whether they stay sharp late in a shift and pass on complete information to the next crew.

The fault is in equipment another team owns, and they are slow to respond. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they keep coordinating correction and escalate properly regardless of who owns the fault.

About the work

Several alarms fire at once across different monitoring tools. How do you figure out whether they share one root cause?

What they are checking: Whether they can correlate faults instead of opening a separate ticket for every symptom.

Walk me through how you would create and update a Remedy ticket for a circuit outage.

What they are checking: Whether they write tickets that capture impact, timeline and actions so others can act on them.

How do you isolate whether a fault is in the transport layer or the IP layer?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the TRIP NOC's mixed environment and can narrow down where a problem lives.

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The full job description

As published by Leidos.

Our customer is the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and acts as the provider of GIG/Defense Information System Network (DISN) services to its customers, the department of Defense (DoD) and national security organizations. This position directly supports the DISA-provided GIG capabilities and services in the 24x7 DISA Global Operations Center (DGOC). The Leidos Digital Modernization Sector and Global Solutions Management-Operations II (GSMO-II) have an opening in our Network Operations Center for a (NOC) Technician II at Scott AFB, IL. Due to contract requirements, US Citizenship is required along with an active Secret clearance. Responsible for assisting with the following duties: • Create, update, and monitor incident tickets using ServiceNow/ ITSM. Provide timely situational awareness to leadership and affected communities, and communicate effectively with the O&M team and customers. • Monitor network events and element management failures 24/7/365. Proactively analyze alarms, correlate fault information, identify impacts, isolate root causes, and coordinate fault corrections. Support fault isolation and diagnose network issues, including testing and troubleshooting. • Notify relevant contacts based on network incidents and coordinate with other service providers to track and restore service. Provide global situational awareness support and updates on outages. • Restore networks and services to full operation, ensuring compliance with SLAs. Verify service restoration for customer-initiated tickets and provide 24/7/365 sustainment support for outages and service degradation. • Demonstrate proficiency in DISN functions (routers, switches, crypto devices, etc.), record and track escalated incident tickets, and work directly with Shift Leads and O&M leadership for guidance. Maintain general knowledge of training, SOPs, and tools within O&M. Basic Qualifications: • Certification: Required DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 certification (e.g., Security+ CE or equivalent) by the start date. • Availability: Ability to work in a 24/7 operational environment. • Experience: Demonstrated experience in alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, or performance management. • Expertise: Proficiency in at least two of the following: routers, switches, crypto devices, DSN/DRSN, Video Services, Promina, CISCO, Juniper, MSPP, DWDM, Optical Switching. • Network Knowledge: General understanding of network topologies, including both transport and IP. • Security Clearance: Active Secret security clearance Preferred Qualifications: • Experience in a tech control facility or cyber transport operations. • Familiarity with circuit actions and vendor management. • Knowledge of IP architecture. • Experience in a Telco NOC or with inside or outside plant operations. • Proficiency with MS Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Teams. • Experience in one or more of the following areas: alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, performance management, change management. • Additional certifications such as CCNA, CYSA+, CASP, CCNP, JNCIE-ENT, JNCIA-Junos, WCNA, CCIE, F5 Networks Certified Technical Specialist, ITILv4, CCA-N, CCA-V, and SolarWinds Certified Professional are desirable. Required Experience: • High school and 1-3 years of experience. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: August 12, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $40,300.00 - $72,850.00 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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