
Sr. Network Technician
Lompoc, CAJob$92–167K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Leidos seeks a Senior Network Technician for its Layer 2 team to support client LAN/WAN systems. The role includes installing and maintaining network devices, resolving incidents, implementing network changes, and supporting Tier 3 engineers with surveys and equipment installations. It also involves configuration and asset management, network maintenance and upgrades, and may include up to 10% COMSEC responsibilities.
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Description
The Digital Sector at Leidos has an opening for a Sr. Network Technician on our layer 2 teamto support computer data communications systems, in providing design specifications, testing and inspections for computer networks; plan and implementing upgrades; as well as, analyzing and organizing corresponding hardware and software combined solutions through network modeling.
The job duties of the Sr. Network Technician are as follows:
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The Tier 2 network field technician will support the installation and maintenance of the client LAN/WAN devices.
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Respond to and resolve incident tickets.
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Draft and implement standard network change requests.
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Provide support to Tier 3 network engineers for incident management and projects (site surveys, TEMS, coordinate and install new equipment).
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Perform configuration management functions such as update topology drawings, ensure asset management records are accurate, and conduct inventory.
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Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades. (Knowledge of CISCO/Juniper RMA process).
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Layer 1 and Layer 2 network experience (CAT5, SM/MM Fiber, Serial cables, SFP).
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Configure and troubleshoot layer 2 switching (VLAN’s, Port Security, Thin Configs).
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Knowledge of Cisco IOS, Juniper JUNOS, Brocade and Foundry OS.
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Familiar (does not need to be a SME) with Layer 3 protocols such as OSPF, BGP, VRRP, HSRP, MPLS, LSP, GRE. Familiar with Visio, ServiceNow, and Confluence.
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May have up to 10% COMSEC responsibilities.
Requirements
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Required Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly
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Candidate must have 16 years of related/relevant work experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 8 years of experience OR Masters and 10 years, bachelor’s and 12 years, Associates and 14 years or HS and 16 years.
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Additional required qualifications include:Must be compliant with DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level Knowledge of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model.
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Working knowledge of basic routing fundamentals.
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Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
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In order to be considered for this position, you must have a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.
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This position requires office presence a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.
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Original Posting:
November 2, 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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) .
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.
How this job compares
Set against the 632 open Network Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$92–167K/yr
- US median$73–133K/yr92 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $130K, is 26% above the US median midpoint ($103K) — in the middle half of Network Technician salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 26 open Network Technician jobs in California and 632 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Network Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 508 postings).
- Education
- 124 of the 632 open Network Technician jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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