IT Specialist Mid

Description

Leidos is looking to hire an IT Specialist Mid in Arlington, VA to join our SMIT program. The qualified candidate will assist information engineers in coding, testing, implementation, and documentation projects. The IT Specialist will also conceptualize, design, construct, test, and implement portions of business and technical Information Technology (IT) solutions through application of appropriate software development life cycle methodology.

SMIT is the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under the Service Management, Integration, and Transport portion of NGEN-R, the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, including cybersecurity services, network operations, service desk, and data transport. Ultimately, Leidos will support the Navy in unifying its shore-based networks and data management to improve capability and service while also saving significant dollars by focusing efforts under one enterprise network.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Interact with the customer to gain an understanding of the business environment, technical context, and organizational strategic direction.

• Define scope, plans, and deliverables for assigned projects.

• Collect, identify, define, and organize detailed user and IT requirements.

• Coordinate and collaborate with others in analyzing collected requirements to ensure plans and identified solutions meet customer needs and expectations.

• Confirm and prioritize project plans and deliverables with the customer.

• Participate in business and technical IT solution implementations, upgrades, enhancement, and conversions.

• Apply metrics to monitor performance and measure key project criteria.

• Prepare system documentation.

• Establish and maintain security, integrity, and business continuity controls and documents.

• Analyze, identify and resolve business and technical problems using appropriate tools.

• Participate in special studies and stay current on emerging tools, techniques, and technologies.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and 4 Years of Experience

• US Citizen with an active DOD Secret clearance

• Must possess a Security+

• Must have experience in Information Systems (IS)

• Must have specialized experience in a single discipline such as assembly, integration, cross-discipline functions, data engineering, industry expertise, knowledge engineering or legacy evolution.

Hourly rate range: $40/hour - $44/hour

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.

NGEN

If 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.

Original Posting:

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:

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.

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 .

Pay and Benefits

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