CTF Assistant Lab Manager IRES - SSFB

Amentum•Colorado Springs, CO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The CTF Assistant Lab Manager is the senior-level technical lead of a 25-person highly specialized IT team supporting the C2BMC Test Facility (CTF) and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The candidate will assist the CTF manager in the day-to-day supervision, oversight, planning and day-to-day execution of the IT testbed supporting MDA and program level activities and testing. They will be the technical lead for all Delivery Team activities in the C2BMC Test Facility, identifying challenges, creating strategies and courses of action, and executing them to create a more mature and robust program for customers and the MDA mission. The role ensures technical teams are performing contractual duties within the boundaries of the Performance Work Statement, testbed baselines and developer documentation. The candidate will collaborate with system administrators, network engineers and cyber experts to identify, analyze, define and solve complex technical problems, and provide technical and system engineering direction to team members. They will establish and implement appropriate processes or improve current processes to achieve efficient IT operations, and make recommendations and advise on system development, process development, process improvements, optimization, or support efforts. Ensuring proper configuration management practices are followed in coordination with the configuration management team, and providing engineering and technical expertise for the implementation of complex systems to meet operational and testing requirements are key. Evaluating the proficiency and skills of team members to make training recommendations to the CTF manager as needed to improve team performance, and participating in planning, scheduling and technical interchange meetings with developers, system engineers, customers, stakeholders and technical experts are also part of the role. The candidate will develop and present readiness and status briefs to internal/external teams, stakeholders and senior government officials, and be able to act as the Lab Manager when required. The successful candidate will be able to effectively communicate with a diverse group of external and internal associates within the organization and explain detailed technical concepts to senior leadership.

Requirements

Must have 10 , or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
Must have 5 , or more, years of directly related experience
Must have 6 , or more, months of experience working in a management or leadership role
Must have knowledge of basic systems engineering processes, risk management, trade studies/analysis, and verification & validation
Must have experience supervising IT and technical professionals
Must have experience with information technology platforms and concepts (networks, workstations, servers, operating systems, virtualization, maintenance and administration)
Must have experience in development and implementation of IT systems
Must have at least 8 years of directly related IT experience
Must have at least 2 years in a leadership or management role
Must have a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE, CySA, etc.) or higher
Must have an active DoW Secret Security Clearance
Be able to effectively communicate with a diverse group of external and internal associates within the organization
Be able to explain detailed technical concepts to senior leadership

Nice To Haves

May be reduced with completion of advanced education
Be familiar with Life Cycle management
Be familiar with Project Management or have a PMI certification
Have experience performing duties as a Hiring Manager
Be familiar with the Remedy ticketing system
Have experience in Systems Administration, Network Administration, and/or Network Engineer

Responsibilities

Assist the CTF manager in the day-to-day supervision, oversight, planning and day-to-day execution of the IT testbed supporting MDA and program level activities and testing
Be the technical lead for all Delivery Team activities in the C2BMC Test Facility.
Identify challenges, create strategies and courses of action, and execute them to create a more mature and robust program for our customers and the MDA mission.
Ensure technical teams are performing contractual duties within the boundaries of the Performance Work Statement, testbed baselines and developer documentation.
Collaborate with system administrators, network engineers and cyber experts to identify, analyze, define and solve complex technical problems.
Provide technical and system engineering direction to team members as needed.
Establish and implement appropriate processes or improve current processes to achieve efficient IT operations.
Make recommendations and advise on system development, process development, process improvements, optimization, or support efforts.
Ensure proper configuration management practices are followed in coordination with the configuration management team.
Provide engineering and technical expertise for the implementation of complex systems to meet operational and testing requirements
Evaluate proficiency and skills of team members to make training recommendations to the CTF manager as needed to improve team performance.
Participate in planning, scheduling and technical interchange meetings with developers, system engineers, customers, stakeholders and technical experts
Develop and present readiness and status briefs to internal/external teams, stakeholders and senior government officials.
Be able to act as the Lab Manager when required.