Infrastructure Engineering Manager
Job Description
Job title: Infrastructure Engineering Manager
Company: Leidos
Job description: Leidos is seeking an Infrastructure Engineering Manager on a program providing IT infrastructure services supporting the Justice Management Division (JMD) within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The program provides a range of IT services, including Windows server engineering and maintenance, Active Directory (AD) and Federation services, Mainframe Engineering and Operations, Unix (AIX and RedHat Enterprise Linux) server administration, Mobile Device Management, Back-up & Storage infrastructure engineering, and more.
The individual selected for this position will be a first-line manager leading a high-performance team working a combination of remote and on-site, located primarily in the Washington, DC, metro area. The JMD IT environment is large and complex, with a diverse set of stakeholders, supporting customers at the highest levels of DOJ. The individual selected for this position must be able to handle multiple priorities and communicate clearly and effectively to the customer. Excellent communication skills are required to interact with the customer and program team.
This position will provide management and oversight to multiple technical teams including but not limited to the Windows Server team, the Unix Server teams, the Mainframe Engineering and Operations teams, and the Back-up and Storage team. The individual selected for this position will manage the workload of the Leidos employees on these teams, and will work in conjunction with the prime contractor. This individual will also have Control Account Manager (CAM) responsibilities associated with their scope of work, be responsible for the functional management of the Leidos employees on these teams, maintain staffing, and earn and maintain customer confidence.
Location: This position is currently remote but may change to hybrid (remote/onsite) in the future due to government requirements.
Candidate selected will be subject to a Government Public Trust security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to the customer’s information. Current clearance is not required, but selected individual cannot start the assignment until the required security clearance is granted by the customer. This process is currently taking 10+ weeks.
The responsibility and scope for the teams under the Infrastructure Engineering Manager include:
The Windows Server team provides services to JMD, as well as to other DOJ Federal Components on an as-needed basis.
This team is chartered with developing, managing, and maintaining the Windows server hosting environment (including management of the image, patching, infrastructure, and core software).
Utilizing Active Directory, Windows System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), Microsoft Server, VMware, NetApp, and Cohesity
The team is responsible for managing the testing of new operating systems and new types of hardware; validating patches, firmware updates, and security configurations; managing both virtualized and physical servers; and serving as Tier 3 support for application/server owners in our hosting environment.
The Unix server administration team provides services to JMD, as well as to other DOJ Federal Components on an as-needed basis.
This team is chartered with developing, managing, and maintaining the AIX and RedHat Enterprise Linux server hosting environments (including management and maintaining OS images, patching, infrastructure, and core services).
JMD currently utilizes various versions of AIX, RedHat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Puppet, and other utilities and tools.
The Mainframe Engineering and Operations teams provides infrastructure operations services primarily to the Bureau of Prisons, through JMD
This team is chartered with developing, managing, and maintaining the Mainframe hosting environment (including management and maintenance of OS images, patching, infrastructure, and core services).
JMD currently operates z/OS 2.4 running on z14 and z16 mainframes.
The Backup & Storage team provides infrastructure support to JMD, as well as to other DOJ Federal Components on an as-needed basis.
This team is chartered with developing, managing, and maintaining a Back-up and Storage solution hosted at multiple DOJ operated datacenters
JMD currently utilizes a combination of Hitachi SAN and VTL storage infrastructure in conjunction with IBM Spectrum Protect for back-up
Customers of JMD’s Back-up and Storage solution operate a combination of Mainframe, Unix, and Windows compute
The Infrastructure Engineering Manager is responsible for ensuring the technical execution of the teams identified, ensuring compliance with JMD policies and processes, interfacing with the JMD customer and stakeholder at the task manager level, and managing resource and staffing levels.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, with 8 years of prior relevant experience; or a Master’s degree with 6 years of prior relevant experience; additional years of experience and/or relevant certifications will be considered in lieu of degree
4+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects
Demonstrated leadership experience
Proven customer relationship skills and ability to work collaboratively with customers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Prior experience managing a technology refresh project
Ability to perform unit and integration tests of assigned products
Experience managing large-scale Infrastructure environments (server, back-up & storage, etc)
Understanding of operating system security considerations
Experience with patch/image deployment tools, such as SCCM and BigFix
Enthusiasm for working in a high performing team environment and collaborating with customers and users to define scope and design
Self-motivated to learn new skills for solving challenging engineering, scientific and information technology challenges
Government contracting experience, particularly with the DOJ
DOJ or DOD Clearance
Desired Qualifications:
Functional management experience
Cost, Schedule or Project Management experience
Familiarity with writing and adapting scripts (e.g., PowerShell, VB Script, Batch)
Experience with infrastructure storage solution(e.g. Cohesity, NetApp, SAN, VTL, IBM Spectrum Protect)
Experience with Windows Active Directory design and administration
Experience with Operating System Security
Experience working in Federal Government customer environments
Other Requirements:
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOJ Public Trust security clearance.
This position is currently remote but may change to hybrid (remote/onsite) in the future due to government requirements. Must be able to accommodate onsite requirement.
Salary range for this position is $150K – $175K
Pay Range: Pay Range $122,200.00 – $220,900.00
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.
Expected salary:
Location: Washington DC
Job date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 07:14:10 GMT
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