IT Infrastructure Management Technical Lead
 Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation | |
life insurance, paid time off, 401(k)
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 United States, Virginia, Chantilly | |
| 14840 Conference Center Drive (Show on map) | |
 May 28, 2025 | |
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Description
Program Description: The Program manages a collaborative multi-enclave (Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret) portfolio of networks to provide a safe, secure, and collaborative environment in which to store, process, enrich, and analyze data. The program streamlines the examination process by offering a "one-stop shop" approach for examiners to leverage a myriad of tools and applications needed to help illustrate the totality of the criminal activity and actor(s) in question. Position Description: IT Infrastructure Management Technical Lead - We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Infrastructure Management Technical Lead to oversee the planning, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise IT infrastructure. This individual will provide both hands-on technical leadership and strategic guidance to ensure our systems are robust, secure, scalable, and aligned with business needs. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with a deep understanding of network, server, storage, and cloud technologies. Clearance Requirement: Active Top Secret with eligibility to Special Compartmented Information (SCI) * Support a hybrid environment of commercial, open source, and custom built software and wide range of standard and specialized hardware components. * Perform systems, network, and software engineering services. Support includes administering, monitoring, and maintaining the health of the systems, compliance management (including accreditation support) harnessing historical and real-time data to provide insights for planning and design, administering stand-alone systems and networks, and managing incident response deployment hardware kits. * Support the team that may be required to work flexible scheduling and extended hours. Team members may be required to work non-standard hours, weekends, or holidays to respond and resolve critical incidents. * Lead IT Infrastructure Operations: * Manage and oversee day-to-day infrastructure operations including servers, storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud environments. * Technical Leadership & Strategy: * Serve as the senior technical authority for infrastructure decisions, providing guidance to engineers and collaborating with IT leadership on long-term strategy. * System Design & Implementation: * Design and implement scalable and secure infrastructure solutions in on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. * Monitoring & Incident Management: * Ensure 24/7 infrastructure monitoring, performance optimization, and timely resolution of incidents or outages. * Security & Compliance: * Implement and enforce infrastructure security standards, working closely with cybersecurity teams to maintain compliance (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA). * Disaster Recovery & High Availability: * Develop, test, and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans for critical systems. * Vendor & Stakeholder Management: * Manage relationships with technology vendors, service providers, and internal stakeholders to deliver reliable and cost-effective solutions. * Team Mentorship: * Mentor junior engineers, provide code and architecture reviews, and foster a culture of knowledge sharing and operational excellence. * Documentation & Reporting: * Maintain accurate infrastructure documentation and provide regular reporting on system health, capacity, and availability metrics. Required Skills: * Active top-secret clearance. * 13+ years of relevant technical experience and Master's degree in relevant field * Experience with unclassified, secret, top secret/sensitive compartmented information networks. * Technical Expertise: * Strong knowledge of virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V). * Deep experience with Windows Server and/or Linux administration. * Proficient in networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPN). * Experience managing storage systems (SAN, NAS, cloud storage). * Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). * Proficiency with monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Zabbix, Datadog, SolarWinds). * Infrastructure scripting/automation (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible) Process & Operations: * Experience with ITIL practices and service management. * Strong understanding of backup strategies and disaster recovery planning. * Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills. * Experience with DevSecOps culture and Agile development processes. * Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. * Demonstrated ability to lead by example and inspire team growth. * Some domestic or internal travel may be required. Preferred Skills * Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, Google Cloud Associate). * Networking certifications (e.g., CCNA, CompTIA Network+). * Security certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP). * Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation. * Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). * Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM, SSO, MFA solutions). * Exposure to DevOps tools and practices (CI/CD, Jenkins, GitOps). Soft Skills: * Organizational Skills: Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail. * Team Work: Able to enthuse and maintain project interest. Comfortable working both individually and as part of a team. Prepared to challenge ideas within a group in a constructive way. * Leadership: Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges. Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization. * Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context. Excellent active listening skills. * Quantitative Management: Ability to determine process measures and track to determine process effectiveness and efficiency. * Problem Solving: Natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics. Ability to analyze problems and determine root cause, generating alternatives, evaluating and selecting alternatives and implementing solutions. * Results oriented: Able to drive things forward regardless of personal interest in the task. SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:
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