DevOps / OpenShift Team Lead - TS/SCI

General Dynamics - IT; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401K with company match

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics - IT in Springfield, VA is seeking an experienced Operations Team Lead to guide a DevOps/Operations team responsible for the security, resilience, and reliability of OpenShift-hosted systems. You’ll lead people, solve complex operational challenges, and collaborate with mission partners and government customers.

This role requires TS/SCI with CI Polygraph, a STEM degree, 7+ years leading teams, 5+ years implementing DoD/IC cybersecurity requirements, and 3+ years of cloud

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or STEM
• 7+ years leading teams in operations, sustainment, administration, security, or integration
• 5+ years implementing DoD/IC cybersecurity requirements
• 3+ years working with cloud technologies
• Kubernetes/OpenShift experience
• Minimum of IAT Level II certification (Security+) with IAT Level III certification preferred
• Experience supporting Agile/SAFe environments
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage users and government customers
• Knowledge of containerization, monitoring, logging, networking, and security

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an Operations/DevOps team supporting multi‑environment system sustainment, administration, maintenance, and user support
• Prioritize and distribute work across the team, ensuring timely issue resolution and operational excellence
• Collaborate directly with users and government customers to understand requirements, communicate system status, and ensure mission outcomes
• Perform system administration, troubleshooting, testing, and security operations
• Maintain and update operational documentation including SOPs, SLAs, and system guides
• Receive code from development teams and complete system builds, hardening, configuration, and deployment automation
• Support and enhance CI/CD deployment workflows and security scans
• Manage PKI certificates, system configurations, and operational compliance
• Develop Helm charts for OpenShift deployments and support Infrastructure as Code practices
• Design and monitor user and system metrics to ensure performance, reliability, and readiness across all environments

Skills

Leadership

DevOps

CI/CD

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Cloud technologies

Python/Bash scripting

Security

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or STEM

Tools

GitLab

ArgoCD

ServiceNow

Jira

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Job description

Make an impact on a mission that matters.

At GDIT, we advance the mission with every action—because what we do is bigger than ourselves. As an Operations Team Lead, you will guide a high-performing DevOps/Operations team responsible for ensuring the security, resilience, and reliability of critical systems hosted in OpenShift. If you’re energized by leading people, solving tough operational challenges, and collaborating directly with mission partners and government customers, this role is for you.

This is a Key Personnel position supporting an intelligence customer. We’re looking for a leader who brings strong Operations and Systems Administration expertise, team management experience, excellent communication skills, and enough development/scripting background to help automate, configure, and enhance deployments.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and mentor an Operations/DevOps team supporting multi‑environment system sustainment, administration, maintenance, and user support
• Prioritize and distribute work across the team, ensuring timely issue resolution and operational excellence
• Collaborate directly with users and government customers to understand requirements, communicate system status, and ensure mission outcomes
• Perform system administration, troubleshooting, testing, and security operations
• Maintain and update operational documentation including SOPs, SLAs, and system guides
• Receive code from development teams and complete system builds, hardening, configuration, and deployment automation
• Support and enhance CI/CD deployment workflows and security scans
• Manage PKI certificates, system configurations, and operational compliance
• Develop Helm charts for OpenShift deployments and support Infrastructure as Code practices
• Design and monitor user and system metrics to ensure performance, reliability, and readiness across all environments

Required:

• TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph. Can Sponsor for polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or STEM Field
• 7+ years leading teams in operations, sustainment, administration, security, or integration
• 5+ years implementing DoW/IC cybersecurity requirements
• 3+ years working with cloud technologies
• Kubernetes/OpenShift experience
• Minimum of IAT Level II certification (Security+) with IAT Level III certification preferred
• Experience supporting Agile/SAFe environments
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage users and government customers
• Knowledge of containerization, monitoring, logging, networking, and security

Desired:

• Experience with geospatial system operations
• CISSP or CISM
• Familiarity with configuration/change management processes
• Experience with integrated software delivery, CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, ArgoCD), and ticketing tools (ServiceNow, Jira)
• Background in system engineering or project management
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar IaC tools
• Ability to automate tasks using Python or Bash
• Experience enhancing existing code and contributing to system architecture

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

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