IT Operations Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking an IT Operations Manager to lead daily IT service delivery, oversee vendor and contractor teams, and drive operational excellence across networks, cloud, and end-user services. The role emphasizes secure, reliable operations aligned to mission needs and strong stakeholder communication.

Candidate should bring 5+ years of leadership in IT operations, broad domain experience in regulated environments, and proven ability to manage ITSM, cloud, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive IT operations leadership experience.
• Experience across multiple IT domains in government or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of ITSM, cloud services, cybersecurity operations, infrastructure, and end-user support.
• Proven vendor and contractor management experience.
• Excellent communication skills, especially with non-technical audiences.
• Experience with ITSM platforms (ServiceNow).

Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day IT operations across service desk, infrastructure, networks, cloud services, and business applications.
• Manage incident, problem, request, and change processes to maintain strong service performance.
• Guide IT staff and contractors, setting priorities and fostering accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure reliability of networks, servers, cloud environments, endpoints, and critical systems through proper monitoring, maintenance, upgrades, and lifecycle planning.
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to maintain secure operations, address vulnerabilities, manage access, and meet compliance requirements.
• Communicate outages, risks, and priorities to stakeholders while gathering feedback to enhance service quality.
• Manage vendor relationships, performance, procurement support, and contract execution.
• Track key metrics (service availability, incidents, satisfaction, lifecycle status, vulnerability compliance) and deliver regular operational reporting.
• Identify opportunities to modernize, automate, and improve IT operations while aligning to strategic goals and emerging mission needs.

Skills

Operations leadership

Vendor management

ITSM

Cloud services

Cybersecurity ops

Communication skills

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

IT Operations Manager

Job Description: The IT Operations Manager oversees daily IT service delivery to ensure reliable, secure, and high‑quality technology operations across the agency. This role leads IT teams and vendors, drives operational excellence, and ensures infrastructure, applications, and end‑user services support mission needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day IT operations across service desk, infrastructure, networks, cloud services, and business applications.
• Manage incident, problem, request, and change processes to maintain strong service performance.
• Guide IT staff and contractors, setting priorities and fostering accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure reliability of networks, servers, cloud environments, endpoints, and critical systems through proper monitoring, maintenance, upgrades, and lifecycle planning.
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to maintain secure operations, address vulnerabilities, manage access, and meet compliance requirements.
• Communicate outages, risks, and priorities to stakeholders while gathering feedback to enhance service quality.
• Manage vendor relationships, performance, procurement support, and contract execution.
• Track key metrics (service availability, incidents, satisfaction, lifecycle status, vulnerability compliance) and deliver regular operational reporting.
• Identify opportunities to modernize, automate, and improve IT operations while aligning to strategic goals and emerging mission needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive IT experience with operational leadership.
• Experience across multiple IT domains in government or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of IT service management, cloud services, cybersecurity operations, infrastructure, and end‑user support.
• Proven vendor and contractor management experience.
• Excellent communication skills, especially with non‑technical audiences.
• Experience with ITSM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow).

Company Culture

• 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
• Flexibility: Full‑flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• Community: Award‑winning culture of innovation and a military‑friendly workplace

Salary

The likely salary range for this position is $123,250 - $166,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduling & Travel

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: None

Telecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: Any Location / Remote Additional Work Locations:

Benefits

• Our benefits package for all US‑based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post‑tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
• The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long‑term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Accountability & Compliance

Identity Verification Process: As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About GDIT

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission‑ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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