It Specialist entarch

NAVWAR; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

NAVWAR is seeking a senior hardware program lead to direct information technology and hardware life-cycle activities for MLS and Cross-Domain Solution projects. You will guide requirements, design, procurement, verification, and maintenance across the system lifecycle, ensuring rigorous adherence to standards and robust risk management.

You will manage hardware strategy, complex installations, and cross-functional team alignment, providing technical authority on hardware architectures while

Qualifications

• Specialized hardware life-cycle management experience required.
• Experience coordinating plans, schedules, cost, and performance for hardware initiatives.
• Familiarity with system environments like SELinux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Adherence to technical guidelines and standards is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide overarching IT direction for MLS and CDS hardware.
• Lead hardware strategy, capability integration, and complex installations.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for hardware architectures across life cycles.
• Identify and mitigate hardware risks within the program lifecycle.
• Coordinate and integrate multiple functional groups to enable hardware success.
• Oversee System Operational Verification Tests during hardware installations.
• Utilize MBSE/DE processes for engineering reviews and change boards.
• Direct procurement, allocation, and renewals of COTS hardware and software licenses.

Skills

Hardware lifecycle management

Procurement & integration

RHEL/SELinux familiarity

Job description

Major Duties (Job Description)

• You will exercise expertise in information technology, provide overarching technical direction regarding requirements, design, procurement, verification, validation, and life cycle maintenance of critical MLS and Cross-Domain Solution (CDS).
• You will lead the hardware strategy, manage capability integration, and oversee complex installations while navigating supply chain challenges and technology refresh cycles.
• You will serve as the primary technical authority for hardware architectures, overseeing all hardware aspects of producing and maintaining critical information warfare systems throughout their life cycle.
• You will proactively identify, mitigate, and escape technical and hardware risks through the proper chai.
• You will effectively lead, integrate, and coordinate disparate functional groups, fostering a cohesive hardware team capable of overcoming complex integration challenges.
• You will oversee and execute System Operational Verification Tests (SOVT) during hardware installations.
• You will provide system models utilizing Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Digital Engineering (DE) processes as inputs for engineering change reviews and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs).
• You will direct the procurement, allocation, and tracking of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software licenses, proactively managing renewals to prevent lapses in vendor support or operational capability.

Qualification Summary

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band NO-04 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Managing design, procurement, integration, deployment, and/or life-cycle maintenance of hardware components; coordinating project activities related to plans, schedules, cost, or performance; utilizing system environments (e.g., SELinux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux [RHEL]); ensuring adherence to technical guidelines/standards. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/competency-based-policy/general-schedule/2200/2210-competency-based-policy/competency-based-qualification-standard/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Compensation:

$121,585-$158,062 per year