Description
The National Security Sector at Leidos is seeking an experienced, focused professional to serve as a Data Center Systems Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your experience to support our customer's mission.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting best-in-class Data Center Systems Engineering operations in a dynamic enterprise environment for a variety of customer-driven emphasis items.
Access Control Management:
- Manage the sites' Data Center Access Control program on behalf of the site DCM
- Develop and implement workflow processes to manage all access requests in compliance with host agency policies and procedures
- Develop and maintain access control processes and procedures in coordination with stakeholders
- Develop and maintain the sites' data center training programs
- Implement security badge updates
- Coordinate and resolve access request issues
- Develop and manage site rack access control program as necessary
- Develop and distribute data center access metrics as required
Configuration Management:
- Lead and facilitate Data Center Systems Engineering support
- Develop, maintain, and distribute required configuration management documentation and tools
- Develop, maintain, and distribute required equipment metrics from Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) and other site data center configuration management data sources in support of site planning and integration activities
- Collect and manage 'rack level' power and environmental data, and distribute to site and enterprise stakeholders when required
- Advise and support System Engineering transition requirements of large-scale systems, major system elements, and interfacing systems that are part of complex network environments with geographically distributed components
- Implement community policies and guidance consistent with information system requirement analysis, transition planning, and research and assistance
- Maintain data storage requirements within the data center and cloud to meet or exceed customer requirements
- Coordinate, facilitate, and verify Data Center Management and Control/Facility Management/Electrical and Mechanical Systems
- Collect and maintain the Original Equipment Manufacturer unique equipment specification sheets and distribute to DMD to support development of enterprise DCIM templates
- Support business process improvement and proposal development activities
- Perform Quality Assurance inspections for equipment rack integration activities (site integration standard compliance, installation, and removal, etc.) and assignment of system level liens with site DC impacts
- Other related supporting duties as required
Basic Qualifications:
- U.S. citizen with Current TS/SCI and Polygraph
- Experience with Enterprise Data Center Management and Operations
- Knowledge of data center standards and best practices
- Requires BS degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience
- Mission-specific technical knowledge and operations experience
- Three or more years of Data Center experience managing large and complex projects in the customer environment
- Requires ability to communicate with executive leadership (internally or client) regarding matters of significant importance to the organization/project
Preferred Qualifications:
- Expert knowledge of and ability to apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts in support of the ITIL Framework Service Transition process
- Ability to work independently or under generalized supervision with strong interpersonal and analytical skills
- Must be comfortable working on multiple systems and components simultaneously in various configurations
- Possess a solid understanding of systems engineering and development
- Be able to effectively plan and prioritize tasking and communicate clearly regarding technical options and trade-offs