Infrastructure & Operations Manager

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

Description

Leidos is seeking an Infrastructure & Operations Manager to join our team at Ft Meade in Maryland. This is a hybrid position that is primarily on-site, with potential for 1-2 days/week telework depending on mission needs.

The Infrastructure & Operations Manager is a hands‑on technical leader responsible for enterprise infrastructure operations, Tier III support, virtualization platforms, laboratory modernization, cybersecurity compliance, Cross Domain Solution (CDS) support, logistics operations, contractual deliverables, and operational sustainment. The role blends technical leadership, people management, and direct engineering work to ensure reliability, security, and modernization of mission‑critical systems.

This manager leads a multidisciplinary team—engineers, systems administrators, network engineers, cybersecurity staff, logistics personnel, and Tier III support—while remaining actively engaged in troubleshooting, implementation, and operational decision‑making. The role requires deep expertise in virtualization, networking, systems administration, cybersecurity compliance, and enterprise operations, serving as the senior escalation point for complex technical issues. Success requires an exceptionally organized, execution‑focused leader capable of managing technical operations, modernization initiatives, compliance activities, logistics functions, customer needs, and mission priorities across multiple parallel workstreams.

Reporting Structure

Reports to the Systems Architect and serves as the operational lead executing infrastructure strategy, technical roadmaps, and modernization efforts. Works closely with engineering, cybersecurity, and program leadership and provides technical and operational oversight across infrastructure, cybersecurity, logistics, and support domains.

Required Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field. Additional directly relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• 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

Required Technical Skills

VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter; enterprise networking; Windows/Linux admin; AD/DNS/DHCP; storage/backup; monitoring tools; vulnerability management; RMF/NIST/STIG compliance; CDS concepts; DR/BCP; ITIL; automation (PowerShell/Python/Ansible)

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure & Operations

• 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

Technical Leadership

• 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

Tier III Operations

• Manage advanced troubleshooting, incident response, service restoration, and sustainment

• Oversee maintenance windows, patching, upgrades, change management, SLAs, metrics, dashboards, and major incidents

Laboratory Modernization

• Lead design, modernization, deployment, and sustainment of lab and test environments

• Oversee infrastructure refresh, cybersecurity controls, and cross-domain capabilities

Team Leadership

• Manage and develop a multidisciplinary technical team

• Oversee staffing, evaluations, mentoring, and professional development

• Promote accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Cybersecurity & Compliance

• 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

Logistics & Program Support

• Oversee inventory, asset management, shipping/receiving, and GFE accountability

• Support equipment deployments, refreshes, procurement, and program documentation

Contract Deliverables

• Manage and submit CDRLs and program documentation

• Track obligations, compliance requirements, customer actions, and engineering efforts

• Support audits, reviews, TIMs, and vendor/government coordination

Mission Execution & Organizational Leadership

• 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

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Original Posting:

September 1, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.