Collaboration Principal (Microsoft and Google Workspace)

SAIC•Washington, DC

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Collaboration Principal to provide technical, managerial, and administrative direction for operational tasks and strategic initiatives across the enterprise. The role leads two teams responsible for the strategy, design, implementation, and maintenance of the Department of Transportation’s Google Workspace and Microsoft infrastructure. The position is hybrid, with onsite work two days per week; it could potentially become five days onsite per week going forward. The Collaboration Principal works with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and develop solutions that meet the DOT mission. The role keeps current with computing technologies and trends, mentors and develops engineers, and communicates status to agency senior leadership. It also collaborates with infrastructure teams and vendors to identify approaches and rationalize solutions that improve operational efficiency within the agency’s cloud offering. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or green card holders who have resided in the U.S. for at least three years and be able to obtain a public trust.

Requirements

15 or more years of experience in information technology architecting and implementing solutions, including business application and enterprise tool deployments.
10 or more years of related experience managing cloud environments.
Extensive skills and knowledge in Microsoft Exchange and Google Workspace.
Knowledge of cloud service provider selection, implementation techniques, application data migration techniques and tools, and capacity requirements.
Bachelor’s degree required; the degree may be substituted with six additional years of related experience.
Demonstrated understanding of compute, network, and storage principles and their application in cloud environments, including AWS, Google Workspace, and/or Azure.
Demonstrated understanding of application architectures, including web, application, and database tiers, and their implementation in the cloud.
Deep understanding of cloud engineering methods, applications, and best practices for sustaining an enterprise cloud environment.
Demonstrated understanding of security best practices for cloud environments and workloads, including access management, monitoring, and configuration management.
Understanding of DevSecOps pipelines and toolsets and how they can support an enterprise shared service.
Deep understanding of enterprise architecture principles and practices, with the ability to identify, rationalize, and design improvement opportunities.
Ability to prioritize, balance, and direct team member activities across ad hoc tasking and planned initiatives.
Experience developing, planning, and implementing strategic initiatives within a roadmap.
Must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least three years and be able to obtain a public trust.

Nice To Haves

ITIL v3 or v4 certification.
Demonstrated experience leading a team.
Familiarity with agile planning methodologies.

Responsibilities

Lead two teams in the strategy, design, implementation, and maintenance of DOT’s Google Workspace and Microsoft infrastructure.
Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and define project scope.
Develop and implement solutions that meet the needs of the DOT mission.
Stay up to date on computing technologies and trends.
Mentor and develop engineers to ensure the team is equipped to meet DOT’s needs.
Communicate status to agency senior leadership.
Collaborate with infrastructure teams to realize operational efficiencies within the agency cloud offering.
Work with vendors to identify potential approaches and rationalize solutions suited to the agency environment.
Prioritize, balance, and direct team member activities between ad hoc tasks and planned initiatives.
Develop, plan, and implement strategic initiatives within a roadmap.