Senior Systems Engineer

Leidos Holdings Inc.•Piketon, OH

47d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Systems Engineer will provide technical leadership and systems engineering expertise. This role is responsible for system administration team leadership and the full lifecycle of systems engineering activities, ensuring robust, secure, and compliant solutions that meet mission-critical requirements. The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible to lead all technical execution, including ensuring effective operations, modernizing IT infrastructure and services, and improving customer support/end user experience. Specific technical domains include technical support (Tier 3 and 4), on-premises infrastructure O&M, enterprise business and mission application support, and telephony support. The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for driving technical execution on the program. The individual selected for this position should have a broad technical background and exposure spanning many of the technical areas supported by the program. The candidate should have the ability to multitask and juggle numerous priorities and customers. The ability to clearly articulate technical messages for a variety of audiences including CIOs, CTOs, both through written and verbal means, will be a critical skill necessary for success in this position. The individual selected for this position will be able to operate independently. Being able to take the initiative in driving technical execution and is critical.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology or a related field from an accredited college or university and ten years' experience or fourteen years' experience in systems engineering
Have in-depth technical experience in infrastructure architecture
Experience in leading IT teams or programs in a 24x7 operational environment
Experience in modernizing IT systems technologies and processes
Experience in delivering and operating secure IT solutions in a large enterprise
Experience in project management with a strong ability to execute
US Citizenship
Ability to obtain DOE Q security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience in leading teams delivering:
Architecture and design of various solutions (e.g., networking, SAN, backup, virtual machines, VDI)
Data Center management (e.g.. network devices, server, storage support)
IT infrastructure components (e.g., Active Directory, DNS)
Windows operating system (e.g.. Windows 10, Windows Server 2016/2019)
ITSM systems (such as SolarWinds, ServiceNow, Remedy, or other ITSM) and integrations with key infrastructure components
Database Knowledge/Experience (e.g., Microsoft SQL)

Responsibilities

Responsible for the technical direction of the program. This includes on-going operations and maintenance, system updates and modernization, and continuous assessment of risks and opportunities for modernization
Evaluating technologies, creating a strategy for modernization, developing roadmaps to establish the vision for the organization
Execute IT projects in accordance with the roadmap and convey the impact of technologies, tools, and processes with stakeholders
Work the key customer contacts to help drive technology introduction and advise them on technical directions, communicate risk with associated decisions
Develop/review technical deliverables including status reports, collect operational metrics to meet the required service levels
Chair the program's Change Control Board / Engineering Review Board
Ensure the system meets all required security requirements
Support proposals and other new business activities, and other duties as required.

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