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 work 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. It works with stakeholders to define project requirements and scope, develops solutions supporting the DOT mission, and keeps current with computing technologies and trends. The position also mentors engineers, communicates status to agency senior leadership, and collaborates with infrastructure teams and vendors to improve operational efficiency and identify solutions suited to the agency’s cloud environment. The work is hybrid, with two onsite days per week; the posting notes that this could become five onsite days per week. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or green card holders who have resided in the United States for at least three years, and must be able to obtain a public trust.

Requirements

15 or more years of information technology experience architecting and implementing solutions, such as business applications and enterprise tools.
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 selecting efficient solutions that meet current and future capacity needs.
A bachelor’s degree, or six additional years of related experience in substitution.
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-based 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, including identifying, rationalizing, and developing solutions for improvement opportunities.
Ability to prioritize, balance, and direct team-member activities between ad hoc tasks and planned initiatives.
Must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least three years.
Must 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 DOT mission needs.
Stay current on computing technologies and trends.
Mentor and develop engineers to prepare the team 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 that best fit the agency environment.
Prioritize, balance, and direct team-member activities across ad hoc tasks and planned initiatives.
Develop, plan, and implement strategic initiatives within a roadmap.