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AnaVation

NOC Watch Analyst – Journeyman

$89K–$196K

Washington, DC · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026

Experience
10+ years of relevant network operations/administration experience; a Bachelor's Degree in an applicable field may substitute for 5 years of experience.

About the job

Provides Tier 2 network operations support, troubleshooting, upgrades, and outage resolution across enterprise locations, including remote sites.

What you'll do

  • Configure, troubleshoot, and resolve tickets involving routers, switches, and cryptographic devices; perform incident and root cause analysis.
  • Support network upgrades, installations, technical refreshes, site surveys, and new or enhanced implementations.
  • Develop network SOPs, implement STIG requirements, and resolve critical network outages.

What they ask for

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, or TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain a polygraph before starting.
  • IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+, and CCNA certification.
  • 10+ years of relevant network operations/administration experience; a Bachelor's Degree in an applicable field may substitute for 5 years.
  • Familiarity with Cisco and Juniper devices; knowledge of routing/networking technologies and KG-175 Series TACLANE procedures; working knowledge of Cisco ISE.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting enterprise-scale network operations across geographically dispersed or remote locations.
  • Experience with network upgrades and implementations, site surveys, SOPs, outage reports, STIGs, and network device provisioning and troubleshooting.

Pay

USD 88,660.84–196,000.1 per-year-salary; base salary

Tools

Cisco, Juniper, BGP, OSPF, VRF, MPLS, 802.1x, Cisco ISE

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)