ASSET MANAGEMENT LEAD

Ignite Now; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ignite Now in Huntsville, AL seeks an Asset Management Lead to direct on-site accountability, inventory, lifecycle control, audits, and reporting for Government equipment on Redstone Arsenal. The role requires coordinating with property offices and sustaining DoD compliance.

You will manage ASTS/DPAS data, barcoding, storage, transfers, and disposal while leading a small team and ensuring timely, accurate records and strong data integrity.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years in distribution operations, logistics, or IT asset-management at a senior/lead level.
• Experience developing, testing, and updating property-book procedures for DoD IT.
• Proven ability to lead audits, corrective actions, and training programs.
• Experience with capital procurement, supplier coordination, and asset documentation.
• Knowledge of AR 710-1, AR 710-2, AR 710-3, AR 735-5, DA PAM 735-5, AR 25-1, AR 71-32.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site IT asset-management and accountable-property operations.
• Maintain accurate records in ASTS, DPAS, and government systems.
• Receive, barcode, store, issue, and transport equipment; document custody changes.
• Prepare documentation for purchases, transfers, and disposal; manage inventories.
• Oversee IT hardware lifecycles and ensure asset tracking compliance.
• Plan monthly, quarterly, and annual inventories as directed.
• Conduct internal audits, investigate discrepancies, and drive corrective actions.
• Develop SOPs, dashboards, and training materials for asset management.
• Coordinate lifecycle, repair, warranty, EOL, and configuration with support teams.
• Lead asset personnel and ensure coverage for on-site property functions.

Skills

Asset management leadership

DoD property-book knowledge

Audits and corrective actions

Data quality and documentation

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

DPAS

ASTS

Barcode systems

Job description

Job Title

Location

Category

Information Technology

Job Type

Full-Time

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Security Clearance Required

Secret

Job Description

Igniters operate in the world’s most demanding environment. Igniters are self-motivated, mission-driven, and relentless in solving the Warfighters’ hardest problems. We move fast, think differently, and execute with precision to tackle high-stakes challenges across AI/ML, space and missile defense intelligence, EMSO, advanced analytics, and programmatic domains. As an employee-owned SDVOSB headquartered in Huntsville, AL, our team delivers mission-critical impact for the Army, Air Force, Space Force, MDA, NASA, DIA, and FBI.

Ignite exists to outpace the threat and deliver results that matter in the moments that count.

Ignite is currently seeking a driven Asset Management Lead to join our team supporting the U.S. Army on Redstone Arsenal located in Huntsville, AL. This position is expected to be onsite. The Asset Management Lead will direct accountability, inventory, movement, lifecycle control, audits, and reporting for Government equipment. The current inventory includes at least 2,400 active items and 9,000 inactive or archived items valued above $5.5 million for one Hand Receipt Holder.

The Asset Management Lead will manage property-book processes, ASTS and DPAS data, receipt and issue, barcoding, storage, transfer, transportation, turn-in/disposal, sensitive-item inventories, corrective actions, and coordination with the Installation Property Book Office and technical support teams.

THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON AWARD.

Job Requirements

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead on-site IT asset-management and accountable-property operations for the Hand Receipt Holder.
• Maintain complete, accurate, timely, and reconcilable records in ASTS, DPAS, and other Government systems.
• Receive equipment, verify deliveries, barcode/tag assets, store property, issue and transport equipment, and document custody changes.
• Prepare and control documentation for newly purchased items, transfers, lateral movements, turn-in, disposal, and archived records.
• Manage all durable and expendable equipment above applicable thresholds and ensure all IT equipment is tracked as required.
• Plan and execute monthly sensitive-item inventories, quarterly 25-percent inventories, annual 100-percent inventories, and Government-directed inventories.
• Conduct internal audits, investigate discrepancies, document findings, lead corrective actions, and support financial-liability processes.
• Develop and maintain asset SOPs, metrics, dashboards, controls, and training.
• Coordinate lifecycle, repair, replacement, warranty/OEM, EOL, and configuration information with technical support teams.
• Lead asset personnel, assign work, verify quality, and maintain uninterrupted coverage for on-site property functions.

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

• Ten (10) or more years of relevant distribution operations, logistics, or IT asset-management experience at the Senior/Lead level.
• Experience reviewing, developing, modifying, and testing procedures and systems requirements for property-book management supporting DoD enterprise IT.
• Experience leading audits, corrective action plans, customer training, process improvement, workflow, and material movement.
• Experience with capital procurement processes, supplier/service coordination, and accountable-property documentation.
• Knowledge of AR 710-1, AR 710-2, AR 710-3, AR 735-5, DA PAM 735-5, AR 25-1, AR 71-32, and local property SOPs.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate accountable-property records and execute physical inventories in secure operational environments.
• Strong data quality, audit, documentation, customer service, planning, and team-leadership skills.
• Ability to perform full-time on-site touch labor and travel locally between supported facilities as required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• DPAS, ASTS, barcode systems, hand receipts, sensitive items, IT hardware inventories, software/license records, and property-book reconciliation.
• Receipt inspection, tagging, storage, issue, transfer, transportation, turn-in, disposal, and archival records.
• Monthly 100-percent sensitive-item, quarterly 25-percent, and annual 100-percent inventories.
• Hardware lifecycle coordination with service desk, equipment support, server, network, cybersecurity, procurement, OEM, and Government property personnel.
• Discrepancy research, financial-liability support, corrective actions, and process improvement.

Security Clearance Requirements: Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance (TS/SCI and SAP eligible)

Education Requirements:

Permitted substitution: BA/BS with 12 or more years of relevant experience.

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