Infrastructure & Operations Lead - Hybrid DoD IT

Leidos; Odenton (MD); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an Infrastructure & Operations Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team at Fort Meade, MD. The role blends hands-on engineering with strategic stewardship of enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, cybersecurity compliance, and mission-focused modernization.

The position is hybrid, primarily on-site with potential for limited telework. You will guide technical roadmaps, oversee complex incidents, and manage DoD-regulated environments while coordinating across engineering,

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field
• 12+ years supporting enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, networking, systems admin, cybersecurity, or operations
• 3+ years managing technical teams
• Security+, CISSP, CISM, CASP+, VCP, CCNA/CCNP, or equivalent certification for 8140 compliance
• Experience in classified environments, CDS/MLS, NCDSMO/RTB, secure transfer technologies, hybrid cloud, and automation/orchestration
• Experience with Tier III operations, VMware, enterprise networking, cybersecurity frameworks (RMF, NIST 800-53, STIGs), laboratory/test environments, logistics, contractual deliverables, and modernization efforts
• Experience supporting DoD, Federal, or highly regulated environments
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex multidisciplinary operations

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of servers, storage, virtualization, networking, cloud, and lab environments
• Ensure availability, reliability, security, and performance
• Lead modernization, lifecycle management, migrations, and capacity planning
• Maintain security and operational compliance
• Serve as highest technical escalation point
• Engage in troubleshooting, deployment, architecture reviews, and root cause analysis
• Lead virtualization, networking, storage, cybersecurity, cloud, enterprise services, and CDS efforts
• Establish engineering standards and best practices
• Manage advanced troubleshooting, incident response, service restoration, and sustainment
• Oversee maintenance windows, patching, upgrades, change management, SLAs, metrics, dashboards, and major incidents
• Lead design, modernization, deployment, and sustainment of lab and test environments
• Oversee infrastructure refresh, cybersecurity controls, and cross-domain capabilities
• Manage and develop a multidisciplinary technical team
• Oversee staffing, evaluations, mentoring, and professional development
• Promote accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Support RMF, A&A packages, POA&M, continuous monitoring, and vulnerability management
• Ensure compliance with NIST 800-53, STIGs, and organizational policies
• Support CDS accreditation and secure information exchange
• Oversee inventory, asset management, shipping/receiving, and GFE accountability
• Support equipment deployments, refreshes, procurement, and program documentation
• Manage and submit CDRLs and program documentation
• Track obligations, compliance requirements, customer actions, and engineering efforts
• Support audits, reviews, TIMs, and vendor/government coordination
• Maintain visibility across operational, engineering, cybersecurity, logistics, and contractual activities
• Enforce processes ensuring schedule adherence, quality, configuration control, and accountability
• Track risks, milestones, dependencies, action items, and customer requirements

Skills

Technical leadership

Team management

VMware

Networking

Automation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Tools

VMware vSphere

PowerShell/Python/Ansible

Job description

Leidos is seeking an Infrastructure & Operations Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team at Fort Meade, MD. The role blends hands-on engineering with strategic stewardship of enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, cybersecurity compliance, and mission-focused modernization.

The position is hybrid, primarily on-site with potential for limited telework. You will guide technical roadmaps, oversee complex incidents, and manage DoD-regulated environments while coordinating across engineering,