Cloud & Server Systems Infrastructure Manager

SAIC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Cloud & Server Systems Infrastructure Manager to lead enterprise server, storage, networking, and cloud teams through a major modernization to 100% Azure Government cloud. You’ll oversee a multi‑discipline group ensuring security compliance, continuity, and high availability across hybrid platforms.

Responsibilities include leading migration programs, data center shutdowns, and data center modernization while coordinating with Applications, Databases, and Security teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience (4 years experience in lieu of degree).
• 8+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure (servers, storage, backup, networking).
• 5+ years of experience managing and leading technical engineering teams.
• 5+ years of hands‑on Azure (preferably Azure Government) architecture and operations experience.
• Proven success leading cloud migrations or data center shutdowns in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead server, cloud, storage, and networking engineers; manage 24/7 operations.
• Oversee Data Center Closure and Azure Government migration activities.
• Ensure compliance with federal security standards and high availability.
• Coordinate across workstreams for end-to-end migration readiness.
• Develop target-state architectures for Azure IaaS, PaaS, SaaS.

Skills

Enterprise infrastructure

Azure Government

Team leadership

Cloud migrations

Networking & security basics

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Azure Migrate

Hitachi SAN/NAS

Veritas NetBackup

Cohesity

Azure Monitor

Job description

Minimum Clearance Required None

Job ID 2615878

Location Washington, DC, US

Date Posted 2026-08-19

Category Information Technology

Subcategory Cloud Comp Engr

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel No

Minimum Clearance Required None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC is looking for a Cloud & Server Systems Infrastructure Manager who will be responsible for leading the enterprise server, storage, networking, and cloud engineering functions during a major modernization effort, including the full shutdown of legacy data centers and transition to a 100% Azure Government cloud environment. This role oversees a team of multi‑disciplinary engineers supporting mission‑critical infrastructure, ensuring compliance with federal security standards, continuity of operations, and high availability across hybrid platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Operational Management

• Lead, mentor, and manage a technical team of server, cloud, storage, and networking engineers.
• Oversee daily operations ensuring 24/7/365 system availability, SLA adherence, and infrastructure stability.
• Manage engineering workload and resource allocation for migration, modernization, and operational priorities.
• Drive root‑cause analysis (RCA), incident response, and major incident management and on‑call rotations.

Data Center Closure & Azure Government Migration

• Serve as the technical lead for Data Center Closure Program, including assessment, planning, and execution of server, storage, networking, and application migrations to Azure.
• Develop target-state architectures for Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS replacements based on modernization goals.
• Coordinate across workstreams (Applications, Databases, Storage, Networking, Security, DR/COOP) to ensure end‑to‑end migration readiness.
• Lead migration activities using Azure Migrate, Data Box, replication tools, and database modernization techniques.
• Ensure alignment with Azure capabilities, constraints, and roadmap dependencies.

On-Premises Infrastructure & Platform Support

• Oversee Windows Server, Linux (RHEL), and Unix server platforms during migration and decommissioning phases.
• Maintain and operate enterprise storage systems (Hitachi SAN/NAS) until retirement.
• Manage enterprise backup systems (Veritas NetBackup, Cohesity) including Azure‑integrated backup and long‑term retention strategies.
• Conduct patch management, tuning, capacity planning, firmware upgrades, and lifecycle management for legacy infrastructure.

Azure Cloud Operations & Governance

• Manage and operate Azure resources including VNets, ExpressRoute, storage, compute, identity, and security controls.
• Implement and maintain Azure governance including RBAC, Entra ID, conditional access, resource policies, cost management, tagging, and FinOps.
• Architect secure landing zones, DMZ environments, firewall policies, and segmentation for workloads.
• Oversee integration of on‑prem and cloud network infrastructure, including redesign of network topology during data center shutdown.

Monitoring, Logging & Incident Response

• Implement Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Sentinel, dashboards, and automated alerting for complete infrastructure visibility.
• Lead post‑incident RCA, develop corrective actions, and enforce operational improvements for reliability and rapid recovery.
• Maintain configuration baselines, performance metrics, and operational health reporting for leadership and compliance teams.

Process Modernization, Automation & Documentation

• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, cloud adoption, performance tuning, and service optimization.
• Maintain migration runbooks, SOPs, architectural diagrams, DR plans, and datacenter shutdown documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, cloud adoption, performance tuning, and service optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience (4 years experience in lieu of degree).
• 8+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure (servers, storage, backup, networking).
• 5+ years of experience managing and leading technical engineering teams.
• 5+ years of hands‑on Azure (preferably Azure Government) architecture and operations experience.
• Proven success leading cloud migrations or data center shutdowns in a regulated environment.
• Strategic leadership of large‑scale cloud migrations and data center transformations.
• Strong communication skills for cross‑team collaboration and executive reporting.
• Proactive problem‑solving, crisis management, and operational decision‑making.
• Ability to lead technical teams through modernization while maintaining daily operational stability.

Desired

• Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Administrator Associate.
• ITIL v4 Foundation (or practical knowledge of IT Service Management principles).
• Storage or Linux Certifications (e.g., Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE, Hitachi VSP).

Target salary range $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.