Description
We are seeking a highly qualified Systems Integration Lab Manager with a strong working knowledge of network engineering to provide expert guidance and direction underpinning Leidos on-site support to Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/Cyber and Networks Directorate.
The successful candidate will manage and lead the systems integration lab to ensure efficient operation and maintenance of lab facilities. This involves managing lab resources, including budgeting and equipment/material procurement, as well as providing expert full system engineering lifecycle support on complex data systems and networks.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing and leading the systems integration lab
- Providing expert full system engineering lifecycle support
- Assigning tasks, managing workloads, and providing performance execution leadership and guidance
- Surveying, engineering, installing, configuring, and reliably operating computer systems, servers, and networks
- Providing strategic leadership on complex policy issues involving technology such as Data Analytics, Autonomous Systems, and Cybersecurity
- Integrating hardware, software, and network solutions to enhance the Air Force's HNCD operational capabilities
- Providing guidance for system development and implementation through plans assessment
- Developing system configuration documentation
- Supervising or coordinating the work of other contractor engineers or technicians on various projects
- Analyzing and proposing appropriate engineering standards and processes
- Supporting rigorous testing and validation of systems
- Mentoring junior systems engineers
- Communicating complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner
- Preparing and performing briefings appropriate for senior leadership
- Supporting development of standards, metrics, and measures to support assessments, process improvements, and operational efficiencies across HNCD
The salary range for this position is $107,900.00 - $195,050.00.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of related experience or a Master's and 3+ years of related experience
- US Citizen with at least a Secret security clearance eligible to upgrade to Top Secret for access to SCI
- DoD 8570 certifications
- IAT II, OS
- Demonstrated technical team leadership experience
- Demonstrated experience working within the Agile framework
- Prior experience with designing, deploying, testing, implementing, and migrating network infrastructure
- Hands-on experience with SD-WAN technologies
- Extensive knowledge/experience of large-scale WAN, MPLS, routing protocols, and internet technologies
- Strong campus/enterprise networking experience
- Able to conduct research into networking issues and products as required
- Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Visio
- Must have an active Secret security clearance and eligible to upgrade
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with API automation/orchestration tools/systems such as Ansible and Python Scripting
- Familiarity working within structured CI/CD DevOps pipelines
- Strong understanding of virtualization, hypervisor, HCI, cloud-native, and container technologies
- Prior experience with Public/Gov/DoD Cloud environments and implementing virtualized network infrastructure