Deputy Deployment Lead: Fielding & Readiness

Via Logic LLC; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

11 holidays

401K with match

Flexible schedules

Discounted stock purchase plan

Technical upskilling

Education and training support

Parental paid leave

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Deputy Deployment Lead in our Intel Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area. The role leads on-site physical and automated deployment of Platform, Network, Firewall, Backup & Recovery, DevOps, and other enterprise capabilities, ensuring installation, configuration, integration, and acceptance at customer sites.

You will coordinate with engineering, operations, logistics and customer stakeholders, drive deployment planning, readiness reviews, and risk management, and travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Management, or a related technical field and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Significant experience as a systems administrator supporting large user populations and technical staff.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience supporting Linux and Microsoft-based servers and workstations.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience with OS and application hardening, including DISA standards, best practices, and high-assurance environments.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience with software and hardware deployment, patch management, OS, and backup/restore functions.
• Proficiency with Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Active Directory.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prioritize, and execute site deployments with Deployment Lead and PMO.
• Lead integrated infrastructure deployment activities at contractor and customer sites.
• Develop and maintain deployment plans, schedules, readiness criteria, checklists, and completion requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Platform, Network, Firewall, Backup/Recovery, IaaS, DevOps, Cybersecurity, and Test.
• Serve as a primary technical liaison among on-site teams, remote engineers, program leadership, customer stakeholders, and technical partners.
• Lead site readiness efforts to verify facilities, power, cabling, connectivity, credentials, documentation, and other deployment prerequisites.
• Conduct readiness reviews and provide go/no-go recommendations for deployment execution.
• Oversee installation, configuration, integration, testing, troubleshooting, commissioning, and customer acceptance activities.
• Ensure deployed solutions align with approved architecture, engineering standards, and security requirements.
• Identify and manage deployment risks, blockers, dependencies, and schedule impacts, escalating issues as needed.
• Track deployment status, issues, and completion criteria in program management tools.
• Capture lessons learned and support transition to customer acceptance and operational readiness.

Skills

Linux servers

Windows Server/AD

Communication

Travel readiness

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in System Engineering or related field

Tools

Cisco networking

VMware NSX

Palo Alto

Ansible

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

APIs

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Deputy Deployment Lead in our Intel Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area. The role leads on-site physical and automated deployment of Platform, Network, Firewall, Backup & Recovery, DevOps, and other enterprise capabilities, ensuring installation, configuration, integration, and acceptance at customer sites.

You will coordinate with engineering, operations, logistics and customer stakeholders, drive deployment planning, readiness reviews, and risk management, and travel