Data Center Operations Team Lead

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Health and wellness packages

Internal mobility

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Data Center Manager for a federal client in our Infrastructure team. Lead large-scale data center operations, ensuring security, DR, and continuity while aligning ITIL with enterprise needs.

U.S. Citizenship and background investigation are required; role requires after-hours support. This onsite Arlington, VA position offers growth and competitive benefits in a mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related technical field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of experience managing server and support services
• ITIL v3 or v4 Foundation Certified
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• U.S. Citizenship and background check required
• Onsite in Washington DC area with after-hours flexibility

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated experience managing Data Center Operations of similar size and scope
• Experience with mainframe/server security, DR failover, BCP, and batch scheduling
• Manage large server environments with 2,000+ physical servers and 15,000+ virtual servers
• Plan and execute server consolidation and virtualization on Windows, Solaris, and Red Hat Linux
• Manage enterprise storage across Windows, Solaris, Red Hat, VMware with best practices
• Implement ITIL processes in a large, highly available data center
• Operate a 7x24x365 data center monitoring national service and incident response
• Translate business requirements into technical implementations
• Provide systems engineering in a large, complex infrastructure

Skills

Enterprise IT

IT Infrastructure

Infrastructure Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Enterprise IT, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Infrastructure Management (IM)

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT seeks a Data Center Manager for our federal client in their Infrastructure team.

Transform technology into opportunity as a Data Center Manager with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you'll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

U.S. Citizenship and a background investigation are required; you must have a current clean financial background. The role requires flexibility to support issues or planned activities after hours, weekends and holidays as needed. Successful candidate must possess and be able to demonstrate technical skills and engineering attitude for success, dedication and commitment.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Data Center Manager you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Demonstrated experience managing Data Center Operations similar in size, complexity, dynamics, availability and scope to that of the contract.

• Demonstrated experience managing mainframe and server physical and logical security, disaster recovery failover, business continuity, and batch job scheduling in mainframe and distributed (i.e., Windows and UNIX) operating system environments.

• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex server environments containing over 2,000 physical servers that host over 15,000 physical or virtual servers.

• Demonstrated experience planning and executing server consolidation and virtualization efforts on Windows, Solaris, and Red Hat Linux in a production operational environment.

• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise class storage across server technologies (e.g., Windows, Solaris, Red Hat, VMware) implementing operational best practices, provisioning standards, and storage migrations and optimizations.

• Demonstrated experience with implementing ITIL standards and processes in a large, highly available, dynamic data center operation.

• Demonstrated experience managing a 7x24x365 Data center that monitors a national service and manages faults and failures proactively and reactively.

• Demonstrated experience managing IBM Z10 mainframe with z/OS Operating System.

• Demonstrated experience translating between business requirements and technical implementation.

• Demonstrated experience with systems engineering in the context of a large, complex infrastructure.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other scientific or technical discipline directly related to this labor category (or additional equivalent experience in lieu of a degree)

• 10+ years of working experience managing server and support services, including at least 3 years in an IT outsourcing environment to manage Contractor Personnel performance of the Services.

• ITIL v3 or v4 Foundation Certified

• Excellent analytical, organizational, time management and problem-solving skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to interact professionally with executives, customers, vendors and department staff

• Project management experience is a plus

• U.S. Citizenship and background investigation is required; you must have a current clean financial background.

• This position is onsite in Washington DC 8-5 M-F. However, the role also requires flexibility to support issues or planned activities after hours, weekends and holidays as needed.

• Successful candidate must possess and be able to demonstrate technical skills and attitude for success, dedication and commitment.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Arlington

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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