Manager, Systems Engineering

Leadout Capital; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is hiring a Manager of Systems Engineering for the Build and Automation team. The role focuses on coordinating build activities in restricted regions, acting as the liaison between build engineers and commercial service teams, and driving automation and compliance in classified environments.

You will collaborate to resolve complex issues, conduct RCAs, and transition findings to the Global Solutions team, while automating recurring build issue detection and resolution and improving

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• 2+ years of experience managing a team in a restricted environment.
• Systems engineering experience in enterprise-scale internet service engineering or related support role.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate build activities in restricted regions and liaise between build engineers and commercial service teams.
• Collaborate to resolve complex issues, drive RCAs, and transition findings to the Global Solutions team.
• Automate detection and resolution of recurring build issues and identify opportunities to improve processes in restricted environments.
• Ensure all work aligns with internal compliance policies and assist with technical proposals for new opportunities.

Skills

Team leadership

Automation

Root Cause Analysis

Kubernetes deployments

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes deployments

AWS CLI/SDKs

Job description

Overview of the Role:

The Build and Automation team is a critical part of Salesforce's infrastructure engineering organization, responsible for coordinating and securing build activities in restricted environments. We are looking for a Manager of Systems Engineering to serve as the key liaison between build engineers and commercial service teams, driving compliance, automation, and operational excellence in classified environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate build activities in restricted regions, serving as the liaison between build engineers and the commercial service teams that own and operate services.
• Collaborate with technical staff to resolve complex issues, drive Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), and transition findings to the Global Solutions team.
• Automate the detection and resolution of recurring build issues, and identify new opportunities to improve processes within the restricted environment.
• Ensure all work aligns with internal compliance policies and prepare or assist with technical proposals for new work opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph required.
• 2+ years of proven experience managing a team of developers or engineers in a restricted environment.
• Systems engineering experience in enterprise-scale internet service engineering or a related support role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS) or higher degree in Computer Science plus relevant job-related experience.
• Expertise in Kubernetes-based deployments and development.
• Hands-on experience configuring and running Amazon Web Services (AWS) using the Command Line Interface (CLI) / Software Development Kits (SDKs).
• Experience within both the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DOD) environments, and with distributed systems at scale.