Operations DevOps, Team Lead - TS/SCI - Sign-on Bonus! - Relocation assistance

General Dynamics IT; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics IT is seeking an Operations Team Lead for a high‑performing DevOps/Operations team that ensures security, resilience, and reliability of critical systems hosted in OpenShift. This role is a key personnel position supporting an intelligence customer.

You will guide deployment automation, Helm chart development, IaC practices, PKI management, and CI/CD workflows while collaborating directly with mission partners and government customers.

Qualifications

• Top Secret/SCI clearance required with Polygraph or ability to obtain
• Bachelor's degree in IT or STEM field
• 7+ years leading operations/DevOps teams
• 5+ years implementing DoD/IC cybersecurity requirements
• 3+ years working with cloud technologies
• IAT Level II (Security+) with IAT Level III preferred
• Experience in Agile/SAFe environments
• Strong communication with users and government customers
• Knowledge of containerization, monitoring, logging, networking, and security

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an Operations/DevOps team supporting multi-environment system sustainment and deployment
• Prioritize work across the team to ensure timely issue resolution
• Collaborate with users and government customers to understand requirements and communicate system status
• Perform system administration, troubleshooting, testing, and security operations
• Develop and maintain deployment automation and operational documentation
• Support and enhance CI/CD deployment workflows and security scans
• Manage PKI certificates and system configurations
• Develop Helm charts for OpenShift deployments and IaC practices
• Monitor performance and ensure reliability across environments

Skills

Cloud Architectures

DevOps

Testing Certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or STEM Field

Tools

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

GitLab

ArgoCD

Job description

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications: Skills: Cloud Architectures, DevOps, Testing Certifications: None Experience: 7 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description:

Make an impact on a mission that matters.

At GDIT, we advance the mission with every action-because what we do is bigger than ourselves. As an Operations Team Lead, you will guide a high‑performing DevOps/Operations team responsible for ensuring the security, resilience, and reliability of critical systems hosted in OpenShift. If you're energized by leading people, solving tough operational challenges, and collaborating directly with mission partners and government customers, this role is for you.

This is a Key Personnel position supporting an intelligence customer. We're looking for a leader who brings strong Operations and Systems Administration expertise, team management experience, excellent communication skills, and enough development/scripting background to help automate, configure, and enhance deployments.

What You'll Do

• Lead and mentor an Operations/DevOps team supporting multi‑environment system sustainment, administration, maintenance, and user support
• Prioritize and distribute work across the team, ensuring timely issue resolution and operational excellence
• Collaborate directly with users and government customers to understand requirements, communicate system status, and ensure mission outcomes
• Perform system administration, troubleshooting, testing, and security operations
• Maintain and update operational documentation including SOPs, SLAs, and system guides
• Receive code from development teams and complete system builds, hardening, configuration, and deployment automation
• Support and enhance CI/CD deployment workflows and security scans
• Manage PKI certificates, system configurations, and operational compliance
• Develop Helm charts for OpenShift deployments and support Infrastructure as Code practices
• Design and monitor user and system metrics to ensure performance, reliability, and readiness across all environments

What You'll Bring

Required:

• TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph
• Bachelor's degree in IT or STEM Field
• 7+ years leading teams in operations, sustainment, administration, security, or integration
• 5+ years implementing DoD/IC cybersecurity requirements
• 3+ years working with cloud technologies
• Minimum of IAT Level II certification (Security+) with IAT Level III certification preferred
• Experience supporting Agile/SAFe environments
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage users and government customers
• Knowledge of containerization, monitoring, logging, networking, and security

Desired:

• Experience with geospatial system operations
• CISSP or CISM
• Familiarity with configuration/change management processes
• Experience with integrated software delivery, CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, ArgoCD), and ticketing tools (ServiceNow, Jira)
• Knowledge of Kubernetes/OpenShift
• Background in system engineering or project management
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar IaC tools
• Ability to automate tasks using Python or Bash
• Experience enhancing existing code and contributing to system architecture

Why GDIT

• Mission‑focused work with real impact
• Opportunities to lead, innovate, and shape how critical systems operate
• Collaborative teams and a culture built on trust and empowerment
• Professional growth and continuous learning
• Competitive benefits and industry‑leading support

Lead the team that keeps the mission moving.

Help secure today and shape tomorrow.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• 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
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

#RoverGSS

The likely salary range for this position is $144,500 - $195,500. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: None

T elecommuting Options: Onsite

Work Location: USA VA Springfield

Additional Work Locations: USA MO St. Louis

Location: Company Site

US Citizenship Required