Enterprise Operations Center Specialist - Mid

Leidos•Washington, DC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Mid-Level Enterprise Operations Specialist. The Enterprise Operations Center Specialist-Mid supports the SEC ISS contract by providing operational monitoring and incident response across enterprise infrastructure, systems, and networks. This role performs continuous event and alert monitoring, coordinates timely resolution activities, and helps maintain service availability and performance in a 24x7x365 environment. The specialist applies established operational procedures and advanced monitoring tools to diagnose complex issues and drive restoration actions with cross-functional technical teams. The position contributes to operational visibility, SLA performance reporting, and continuous improvement efforts aligned with SEC OIT service delivery objectives.

Requirements

This position is restricted to U.S. citizens only. Applicants must not hold dual citizenship with any other country to be eligible for work under this contract.
Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust.
Bachelors degree in a relevant field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering). In lieu of degree, additional experience may be required.
4+ years of experience supporting an enterprise operations center and monitoring/managing enterprise systems and networks.
Experience performing continuous event/alert monitoring and coordinating incident resolution in a production enterprise environment.
Experience identifying and diagnosing complex technical issues and coordinating cross-team remediation actions.
Enterprise monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Datadog or comparable platforms)
Incident, event, and problem management processes; ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow)
Network and systems performance monitoring, analysis, and escalation workflows
Dashboarding, operational reporting, and SLA metric tracking
Use of software and hardware diagnostic tools for complex troubleshooting

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting SEC or other federal civilian agency IT operations under ITIL-aligned service delivery.
Hands-on experience with Datadog integrations, alert tuning, dashboards, APM, and synthetic monitoring.
Experience in 24x7x365 enterprise operations supporting hybrid environments (on-premises, AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365 GCC).
Demonstrated ability to lead major incident coordination and stakeholder communications during high-impact outages.
Experience producing root cause analysis and after-action documentation that drives measurable service improvements.
ITIL 4 Foundation
CompTIA Security+
Datadog Certified Associate (or equivalent enterprise monitoring certification)

Responsibilities

Perform day-to-day monitoring of enterprise systems, networks, and critical services for events, alerts, performance deviations, and availability risks.
Maintain real-time situational awareness through dashboards and monitoring platforms, escalating issues based on impact and urgency.
Identify potential problem areas early and coordinate response actions to prevent service disruption.
Support shift-based operations with accurate event documentation, status tracking, and handoff updates.
Coordinate and manage end-to-end resolution of events and alerts, including triage, prioritization, escalation, communication, and closure.
Support high-priority incident response activities, including incident bridge coordination and engagement of required technical stakeholders.
Ensure incident records are complete, timely, and actionable in approved ticketing/workflow systems.
Drive restoration of normal service operations with minimal adverse impact to SEC users and mission services.
Monitor recurring incidents and operational trends to identify systemic issues and facilitate root cause analysis.
Coordinate corrective actions with infrastructure, application, and network teams, including third-party vendors when needed.
Contribute to development and refinement of SOPs, runbooks, and alert-handling procedures.
Support weekly/monthly operational and SLA-oriented reporting with clear recommendations for reliability and monitoring improvements.
Utilize software and hardware tools to isolate and diagnose complex factors affecting system and network health.
Support monitoring coverage across applications, infrastructure, networks, cloud services, and security telemetry.
Assist with dashboard and data integration efforts that improve actionable visibility and operational decision-making.
Apply expertise across multiple complex work assignments while supporting planned changes, releases, and maintenance activities.