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The candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and monitoring existing and new systems within the NMCC.\nThe AFNCR IT Services program delivers mission-critical information systems support across the Air Force National Capital Region (AFNCR), serving Headquarters Air Force (HAF), the Air Force District of Washington (AFDW), the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), and other Air Force activities. Supported locations include the Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews (JBA), Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), and alternate sites.\nSummary\nYou will work with a team of administrators and engineers to resolve issues, implement patches and updates, and report progress to supervisors and stakeholders. You will be required to regularly document your work in the Remedy ticketing system.\nCandidates must be comfortable developing schedules and timelines for leadership review. You will also collaborate with other teams, including network, multimedia, and telecommunications engineers, to design and troubleshoot systems. The candidate must be able to explain technical issues to non-technical personnel clearly and professionally.\nPrimary Responsibilities:\nSupport all aspects of AFNCR NMCC operations, including technical planning, design, development, integration, assessment, and requirements analysis, as well as near- and long-term capability needs, to drive the design and maintenance of the NMCC IT enterprise.\nAnalyze, develop, integrate, and maintain NMCC automation and operations in accordance with community policies and guidance.\nSupport all aspects of current and planned solutions and capabilities, \nincluding risk mitigation, analysis of alternatives (AoA), and testing.\nHelp lead the translation of senior management and customer operations and maintenance (O&M) and future requirements into detailed technical solutions, including representing work centers at scheduled contractor and government meetings.\nSupport NMCC core customer hours, Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., in an IT operations environment.\nDevelop Lists of Materials (LOMs) for network equipment.\nInvestigate and resolve network faults.\nPerform equipment lifecycle management.\nImplement DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and vulnerability patches.\nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and 8+ years of systems engineering experience; additional years of related experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.\nActive Top Secret/SCI security clearance.\nCompTIA Security+ certification.\nExperience working in large enterprise IT operations environments, including identifying, developing, analyzing, scheduling, and managing IT activities, solutions, risk mitigations, artifacts, and migrations. NMCC experience is preferred.\nExperience implementing DISA STIGs and remediating vulnerabilities in a DoD environment, including the use of vulnerability scanning tools such as ACAS.\nExperience diagnosing and resolving faults in enterprise networks and systems.\nExperience analyzing requirements and translating them into detailed technical designs and solutions.\nAbility to support NMCC core customer hours, Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience with Linux.\nExperience working in a command center or other DoD environment.\nUnderstanding of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and cybersecurity principles.\nMicrosoft certifications, particularly server-related.\nExperience managing the hardware and software lifecycle, including developing Lists of Materials (LOMs) and planning equipment refreshes.\nExperience developing project schedules, timelines, and technical documentation for leadership review.\nExperience documenting work in an IT service management ticketing system such as Remedy.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief technical issues to non-technical stakeholders and represent the team in government meetings.\nIf 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.\nOriginal Posting:\nNovember 4, 2026For 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.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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