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Major IT Incident Response Specialist

AT Leidos
Leidos

Major IT Incident Response Specialist

Capitol Heights, MD

Description

The Leidos Digital Modernization Sector has an opening for a Major Incident Response (MIR) Specialist is part of a team responsible for maintaining, reporting, and ensuring the IT environment for the Air Force District of Washington is up and running at all times. Our mission is unique, and we can help our customers establish a new strategy and shape the outcome in the most efficient manner possible. As a member of the 24/7 team, you will respond to outages, critical and alerts to resolve issues that affect end-user services. This is a swing shift on-site position (2:00PM - 10:30PM) Tuesday-Saturday.

This position is out of our customer site at Andrews Air Force Base, MD and requires U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance to start.

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Primary Responsibilities

  • Identify major IT incidents and events based on reporting from AFNCR work centers, both internal and external to the program.
  • Receive notification of an issue, either from a user calling the Service Desk or from staff observation and triage the incident and run it to completion.
  • Pull in the responsible parties (internal or external) to diagnose, fix, and communicate the IT problem/status/resolution.
  • Establish and maintain communication with all stakeholders and parties to the resolution during and immediately following the incident.
  • Provide IT incident coordination, track investigation and provide resolution activities across participating teams.
  • Maintain situational awareness of the incident status and impact, and provide the latest information through the Government communication and command structure.
  • Work with problem management staff to identify corrective actions to the root cause and track them to closure.
  • Establish troubleshooting conference calls, coordinate internal and outside parties for any incident and run troubleshooting calls through completion.
  • Able to think swiftly while coordinating an incident from beginning to end whether from SCOM or Solar winds detection or customer notification.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's and 4+ years of experience. May accept additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
  • 2 years of work experience within a DoD environment.
  • A solid understanding of Network equipment, their capabilities, and architecture.
  • Strong writing and communication skills.
  • Ability to multitask and operate under pressure.
  • Excellent briefing and oral communication skills.
  • U.S. citizenship and active Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications

  • Sec+ Cert

Original Posting:

April 16, 2025
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 $72,150.00 - $130,425.00

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.

Client-provided location(s): Camp Springs, MD, USA
Job ID: Leidos-R-00157330
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program