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Sealing Technologies, a Parsons Company•Columbia, MD

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About The Position

Sealing Technologies, a Parsons company, is seeking an IT Manager to join their Corporate IT team in Columbia, MD. This is a hands-on management role focused on leading the IT team in executing objectives, priorities, and project portfolios established by the Director of IT. The IT Manager will provide technical direction, unblock the team, own escalations, and perform technical work directly when needed. The role requires a broad technical skill set across infrastructure and enterprise technology, including Microsoft 365, AWS, Azure, VMware, networking, and systems administration. The ideal candidate can manage project plans, advise the team, solve problems personally, and communicate effectively with leadership, engineers, and non-technical users. This is a hybrid position based in Columbia, MD, requiring three days per week in the office and two days remote. Occasional travel may be necessary.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship.
Must hold or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
6-8 years of experience in IT operations or systems administration.
At least 2 years directly supervising or leading a team.
Demonstrated ownership of IT projects from planning through completion.
Ability to work in-office from the Columbia, MD headquarters three days per week, with two days remote.
Experience administering Microsoft 365 services, including Entra ID and Active Directory.
Experience with Intune and endpoint management across Windows and macOS.
Experience providing escalation-level desktop support across Windows and macOS.
Working knowledge of Windows Server administration and networking fundamentals, including switching, routing, VLANs, Wi-Fi, firewalls, and VPN technologies.
Working knowledge of cloud and virtualization platforms such as AWS, Azure, or VMware.
Experience managing IT asset lifecycle, procurement, vendor relationships, and software licensing.
Experience with a ticketing or ITSM platform, and with tracking spend against a departmental budget.
Experience writing and enforcing corporate IT policies and creating technical and non-technical procedures.
Familiarity with DoD STIGs and their implementation on workstations and servers.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong customer service orientation.

Nice To Haves

ITIL, CompTIA Security+ or Network+, Microsoft MS-102 or AZ-104, or PMP certification.
Experience in a DoD, federal contracting, or cleared environment.
Experience with VMware vSphere and Red Hat Enterprise Linux or other Linux distributions.
Experience with AWS, including EC2 instance management.
Experience with JAMF for macOS management.
Familiarity with automation and scripting tools such as PowerShell, Bash, or Ansible.
Experience using JIRA or similar tools for sprint-based project planning.
Familiarity with NIST 800-171, CMMC, or similar compliance frameworks.
Experience supporting lab, engineering, or hardware integration environments in addition to standard corporate offices.

Responsibilities

Lead execution of IT objectives, priorities, and project portfolio, driving projects and operational initiatives to completion.
Provide day-to-day technical direction to the IT team (no direct reports; all IT staff report to the Director of IT).
Define project scope, schedule, and task breakdown; track milestones and risks; provide bi-weekly status reporting.
Serve as a senior escalation point for complex technical issues across Windows and macOS workstations, business applications, identity, and network connectivity.
Administer and maintain the Microsoft 365 environment, including Entra ID, Active Directory, Intune, and endpoint management.
Support corporate network infrastructure, including Wi-Fi, VPN, VLANs, switching, routing, and firewalls.
Support cloud and virtualization platforms (AWS, Azure, VMware) along with Windows Server and supporting infrastructure services.
Support day-to-day IT operations, monitoring ticket queue health and stepping in directly when needed.
Support onboarding and offboarding execution, including account provisioning, equipment issuance, and access management.
Maintain IT asset lifecycle activities, including inventory accuracy, imaging standards, refresh planning, and equipment disposal.
Coordinate with vendors and resellers on quotes, renewals, licensing, and support cases.
Track IT spend against the budget and provide input for planned purchases.
Implement and enforce corporate IT policies, endpoint standards, and access control procedures.
Support compliance efforts, including DoD STIG implementation, NIST 800-171, CMMC, and internal audit requirements.
Administer the ticketing and ITSM function, including intake, prioritization, service levels, and metrics reporting.
Support conference room and AV technology.
Maintain accurate technical documentation, runbooks, user guides, and standard operating procedures.
Plan and execute upgrades, migrations, and office build-out or reconfiguration work.
Support backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery execution and testing.
Serve as a primary IT point of contact when the Director of IT is unavailable.
Perform other duties as assigned.