Manager, Systems Engineering (Cleared)

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

Job summary

Leadout Capital in Herndon, Virginia, is seeking a Manager, Systems Engineering to lead a team responsible for build and automation in restricted environments. This onsite role connects build engineers with commercial service teams and drives compliance, automation, and operational excellence.

You will collaborate with technical staff to resolve issues, perform RCAs, automate recurring build problems, and help prepare proposals for new work opportunities while maintaining TS/SCI clearance

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• 2+ years of experience leading a team of developers or engineers in a restricted environment.
• Systems engineering experience in enterprise-scale internet services.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate build activities in restricted regions and liaise between build engineers and service teams.
• Lead RCAs and hand findings to the Global Solutions team.
• Automate detection and resolution of recurring build issues in restricted environments.
• Ensure alignment with compliance policies and support technical proposals for new work opportunities.

Skills

Team management

Systems engineering

RCAs

Automation

Compliance

Kubernetes

AWS CLI/SDKs

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

AWS CLI

AWS SDKs

Kubernetes

Job description

Location: This role is onsite in Herndon, Virginia, five days per week.

The Experience

• Salesforce's Build and Automation team is part of our infrastructure engineering organization. We coordinate and secure build activities in restricted environments.
• As a Manager, Systems Engineering, you serve as the key liaison between build engineers and the commercial service teams that own and operate services. You help drive compliance, automation, and operational excellence in classified environments.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Coordinate build activities in restricted regions and act as the liaison between build engineers and the commercial service teams that operate each service.
• Partner with technical staff to resolve complex issues, lead Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), and hand findings to the Global Solutions team.
• Automate detection and resolution of recurring build issues, and identify new ways to improve processes in the restricted environment.
• Ensure all work aligns with internal compliance policies, and prepare or support technical proposals for new work opportunities.

You're Our Person If...

• You hold an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph.
• You have 2+ years of experience managing a team of developers or engineers in a restricted environment.
• You have systems engineering experience in enterprise-scale internet service engineering or a related support role.

Even Better If...

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