Engineering Team Lead

CACI; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI seeks an Engineering Team Lead to oversee an engineering group and serve as the primary interface with the customer, program managers, and stakeholders. You will guide tasking, integration, and coordination across endpoint, platform, infrastructure, and network engineering, ensuring progress and resource readiness.

You’ll supervise product development and engineering functions for enterprise integration, plus plan, direct, and control activities through group leadership to accelerate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph.
• 10+ years of related work experience.
• Experience managing mid-sized teams or multiple small projects.
• Strong technical background in servers, systems architecture, and networking.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software with cloud familiarity.
• Experience influencing policies, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of IT concepts and trends for mid-scale IT environments.
• Must remain on client site during core hours 9:00 AM–3:00 PM.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical projects in medium-sized, complex IT environments.
• Define, design, develop, test, and implement IT processes and services.
• Lead and manage engineering teams to design and maintain the computing platform.
• Provision, manage, deploy, and secure endpoints with on-premises and cloud options.
• Create and monitor networks, ensuring stable connections and secure data.
• Track progress against customer plans and report results.
• Translate data and report issues in written/graphic formats.
• Apply project management best practices to all project phases.
• Identify problems and implement timely solutions.
• Adapt processes to improve efficiency and accelerate development.
• Identify risks, issues, dependencies, and coordinate resolution.
• Oversee program operations across multiple projects and initiatives.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Team leadership

IT architecture

Cloud technologies

Networking

Project coordination

Policy influence

Client site hours

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT-related field

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Team LeadJob Category: EngineeringTime Type: Full timeMinimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with PolygraphEmployee Type: RegularPercentage of Travel Required: NoneType of Travel: None* * *

The Opportunity:

CACI is seeking a Team Lead for our engineering team. You will oversee all efforts of the team and act as the primary facilitator, communicator, and coordinator between the team and our customer, program managers, leads, and stakeholders. You will manage the tasking, integration, and coordination for endpoint, platform, infrastructure, and network engineering. You will keep your initiatives on course while tracking their progress and anticipating resource needs. You will be responsible for overseeing product development and engineering functions for integration into the enterprise level. Responsibilities may include overseeing the creation, development, and design of products, engineering services, and research functions. Other duties may include planning, directing, and controlling all activities through group leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical projects in medium-sized, complex IT environments.
• Define, design, develop, test, and implement IT processes and services.
• Lead and manage engineering teams to successfully design and maintain the organization’s computing platform.
• Provision, manage, deploy, and secure endpoints, with both on-premises and cloud management options.
• Create and monitor computer networks on behalf of individual clients and organizations, ensuring that devices have stable connections and network data remains secure.
• Track progress against customer plans.
• Translate and analyze data, and effectively report problems through written and graphical formats.
• Apply best practices in project management, including those used to initiate, plan, control, monitor, and report on all project phases to the Project Management Office and customer.
• Actively distinguish problems and assist in implementing solutions.
• Adapt processes to improve inefficiencies and accelerate product and capability development.
• Proactively identify and resolve time-sensitive initiative risks, issues, interdependencies, and conflicts, both within and across business units and initiatives, and coordinate implementation.
• Manage operational aspects of the program, including multiple ongoing projects in support of multiple major corporate strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

Required:

• A bachelor’s degree, preferably a BA or BS in an IT-related field.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph.
• 10+ years of related work experience.
• Experience managing mid-sized teams or multiple small projects consisting of experienced professionals and managers.
• Strong technical background with knowledge of servers, systems architecture, and networking.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software issues, with familiarity with cloud technologies.
• Experience influencing others outside of the job area regarding policies, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of IT concepts, issues, practices, methodologies, and trends, particularly as they relate to the design of mid-scale IT environments.
• Must remain on the client site during program core hours of 9:00 AM–3:00 PM.

Desired:

• PMP certification.
• Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner.
• Microsoft Azure certifications.
• Familiarity with ISO, IEEE, or other industry standards related to systems engineering and quality assurance.
• System administrator certifications.

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$113,200 - $237,800

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.