Network Analyst
About The Position
The Leidos Digital Sector is seeking an experienced Network Analyst to ensure the stability, integrity, and efficient operation of the enterprise network. The role provides advanced operational support for complex incidents and service requests, leads troubleshooting for difficult or recurring issues, performs root cause analysis, and collaborates with senior network engineers on network optimization, design, and automation. The Network Analyst serves as the primary escalation point for junior specialists and resolves network problems except those requiring architectural changes. The role also supports transport and SD-WAN services, contributes operational insights and performance data to engineering and capacity-planning efforts, develops and deploys SD-WAN policies, documents complex configurations and troubleshooting procedures, evaluates new network technologies and platforms, and creates automation tools for routine network tasks. An active Top Secret security clearance is required.
Requirements
- Current, active Top Secret security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree with at least 8 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with at least 6 years of relevant experience; a doctorate in a technical domain may also be held.
- At least 3 years of direct, in-depth experience with SD-WAN architecture, deployment, and management, including advanced policy creation and overlay/underlay troubleshooting.
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent advanced certification.
- Advanced SD-WAN certification, such as Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation.
- CompTIA Network+ / Security+.
- In-depth hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operating complex WAN/LAN environments, including advanced BGP and OSPF routing and switching.
- Extensive experience leading troubleshooting with telecommunications providers for chronic or complex MPLS, Carrier Ethernet, and 5G/LTE transport circuit issues.
- Ability to perform root cause analysis and develop long-term solutions to recurring network problems.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with network automation concepts and scripting.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior technical lead for operations, handling complex incidents and guiding junior analysts on transport and SD-WAN issues.
- Lead root cause analysis for major incidents and recurring problems, providing findings and actionable recommendations to government leadership.
- Collaborate with engineering on network design, optimization, and capacity planning using operational insights and performance data.
- Develop, test, and deploy SD-WAN policies for application traffic steering, quality of service, and security in collaboration with network architects.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, technical diagrams, and knowledge base articles for complex configurations and troubleshooting.
- Assist with evaluating, testing, and integrating new network technologies, software versions, and hardware platforms before enterprise-wide deployment.
- Develop and maintain scripts and automation tools for network monitoring, reporting, and configuration tasks.
- Lead troubleshooting efforts with telecommunications providers for chronic or complex transport circuit issues.
- Develop long-term solutions to recurring network problems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
