Infrastructure & Operations Manager

Leidos•Odenton, MD

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an Infrastructure & Operations Manager to join our team at Ft Meade in Maryland. This is a hybrid position that is primarily on-site, with potential for 1-2 days/week telework depending on mission needs. The Infrastructure & Operations Manager is a hands-on technical leader responsible for enterprise infrastructure operations, Tier III support, virtualization platforms, laboratory modernization, cybersecurity compliance, Cross Domain Solution (CDS) support, logistics operations, contractual deliverables, and operational sustainment. The role blends technical leadership, people management, and direct engineering work to ensure reliability, security, and modernization of mission‑critical systems. This manager leads a multidisciplinary team—engineers, systems administrators, network engineers, cybersecurity staff, logistics personnel, and Tier III support—while remaining actively engaged in troubleshooting, implementation, and operational decision-making. The role requires deep expertise in virtualization, networking, systems administration, cybersecurity compliance, and enterprise operations, serving as the senior escalation point for complex technical issues. Success requires an exceptionally organized, execution‑focused leader capable of managing technical operations, modernization initiatives, compliance activities, logistics functions, customer needs, and mission priorities across multiple parallel workstreams.

Requirements

Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI preferred
Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field. Additional directly relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
8+ years supporting enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, networking, systems admin, cybersecurity, or operations
3+ years managing technical teams
Security+, CISSP, CISM, CASP+, VCP, CCNA/CCNP, or equivalent certification for 8140 compliance
Experience in classified environments, CDS/MLS, NCDSMO/RTB, secure transfer technologies, hybrid cloud, and automation/orchestration
Experience with Tier III operations, VMware, enterprise networking, cybersecurity frameworks (RMF, NIST 800‑53, STIGs), laboratory/test environments, logistics, contractual deliverables, and modernization efforts
Experience supporting DoD, Federal, or highly regulated environments
Demonstrated ability to manage complex multidisciplinary operations
VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter; enterprise networking; Windows/Linux admin; AD/DNS/DHCP; storage/backup; monitoring tools; vulnerability management; RMF/NIST/STIG compliance; CDS concepts; DR/BCP; ITIL; automation (PowerShell/Python/Ansible)

Responsibilities

Oversee daily operations of servers, storage, virtualization, networking, cloud, and lab environments
Ensure availability, reliability, security, and performance
Lead modernization, lifecycle management, migrations, and capacity planning
Maintain security and operational compliance
Serve as highest technical escalation point
Engage in troubleshooting, deployment, architecture reviews, and root cause analysis
Lead virtualization, networking, storage, cybersecurity, cloud, enterprise services, and CDS efforts
Establish engineering standards and best practices
Manage advanced troubleshooting, incident response, service restoration, and sustainment
Oversee maintenance windows, patching, upgrades, change management, SLAs, metrics, dashboards, and major incidents
Lead design, modernization, deployment, and sustainment of lab and test environments
Oversee infrastructure refresh, cybersecurity controls, and cross-domain capabilities
Manage and develop a multidisciplinary technical team
Oversee staffing, evaluations, mentoring, and professional development
Promote accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Support RMF, A&A packages, POA&M, continuous monitoring, and vulnerability management
Ensure compliance with NIST 800‑53, STIGs, and organizational policies
Support CDS accreditation and secure information exchange
Oversee inventory, asset management, shipping/receiving, and GFE accountability
Support equipment deployments, refreshes, procurement, and program documentation
Manage and submit CDRLs and program documentation
Track obligations, compliance requirements, customer actions, and engineering efforts
Support audits, reviews, TIMs, and vendor/government coordination
Maintain visibility across operational, engineering, cybersecurity, logistics, and contractual activities
Enforce processes ensuring schedule adherence, quality, configuration control, and accountability
Track risks, milestones, dependencies, action items, and customer requirements