Site Lead_TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology • Aurora, CO

11d • $144,500 - $195,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Site Lead has overall responsibility for successful day-to-day operations at GDIT’s Aurora, Colorado site. The role implements procedures and controls, plans and directs program execution, and monitors and reports progress. The Site Lead is responsible for the quality and efficiency of daily operations, deliverables, and customer support, including technical issues and business processes. The position supervises program operations and directs execution of technical requirements, including Tier 3 (T3) Ground Terminal (GT) and IT engineering sustainment work.

The Site Lead performs and coordinates GT antenna sustainment, troubleshooting, configuration control, maintenance, calibration, analysis, documentation, procurement recommendations, and escalation to vendors or higher-tier support as needed. The role also supports GT software and hardware anomaly resolution, maintains continuity-of-operations readiness, provides input to systems engineering and integration activities, and communicates with the customer, program leadership, other sites, and technical stakeholders. The position is full-time and onsite at a government facility in Aurora, Colorado, with 10–25% travel required.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of relevant experience.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent technical education, training, or expertise.
• Current Top Secret SCI clearance with polygraph; the position also requires the ability to possess this clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Site leadership and supervisory skills, including planning and directing program execution and monitoring and reporting progress.
• Experience managing programs of similar scope and complexity.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary personnel and coordinating day-to-day site operations, maintenance priorities, and mission support requirements.
• Strong knowledge of antenna/RF systems, signal paths, communications equipment, Ground Terminal interfaces, test equipment, and preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Experience with advanced fault isolation, failure analysis, root-cause analysis, and resolving complex or recurring equipment and system problems.
• Experience with non-routine maintenance, equipment modifications, installation, integration, checkout, testing, verification, and restoration.
• Experience with configuration management, technical baseline control, approved configuration changes, maintenance and configuration documentation, and technical procedure updates.
• Ability to analyze equipment condition, maintenance history, performance information, and recurring failures to identify trends and sustainment risks.
• Experience supporting Tier 2 escalations and coordinating complex technical resolution with technicians, engineers, software/IT personnel, network administrators, vendors, and Tier 4 support providers.
• Ability to provide technical guidance to less experienced personnel.
• Experience supporting 8x5 operational environments.
• Ability to work full-time onsite at a government facility.
• Availability for 10–25% travel.

Nice To Haves

• Experience interacting daily with Aurora, Colorado, and other OCONUS sites.
• Experience participating in special metrology projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead successful day-to-day operations at the Aurora, Colorado site, including implementing procedures and controls, planning and directing program execution, and monitoring and reporting progress.
• Oversee the quality and efficiency of daily operations, deliverables, and customer support, including technical issues and business processes.
• Direct execution of technical requirements, including Tier 3 Ground Terminal and IT engineering tasks.
• Perform Tier 3 sustainment of Ground Terminal antennas, including root-cause analysis, fixes, and documentation updates.
• Develop, test, verify, and distribute configuration changes to the Ground Terminal operational baseline.
• Coordinate with the client and obtain approval for timelines to insert changes into the Ground Terminal operational baseline.
• Maintain and update B-level and C-level system specifications, intra-group Interface Control Documents, and other Ground Terminal baseline documentation.
• Replenish Ground Terminal antenna spares not covered by the Control and Status Subsystem or equivalent subsystem.
• Support maintenance of Ground Terminal antenna configuration items designated for Tier 3/4 sustainment support.
• Identify obsolete Ground Terminal antenna equipment and recommend suitable replacements to the Government.
• Replace failed Ground Terminal antenna hardware and return repaired items to Tier 2.
• Perform Ground Terminal antenna calibrations and analyses outside the scope of Tier 2 functions, document calibrations, and report results, performance degradation, and missing data.
• Conduct long-term Ground Terminal antenna trend analyses in support of operations and development programs.
• Identify, prioritize, and justify Ground Terminal antenna parts and materials procurement requirements for Government review and approval; obtain client approval before purchases.
• Escalate issues to vendors providing Tier 4-equivalent services when necessary to maintain Ground Terminal antennas.
• Augment Tier 2 sustainment support for Ground Terminal software and hardware anomaly resolution and failure analysis.
• Maintain continuity-of-operations readiness for Ground Terminal operations and provide input to systems engineering and systems integration activities related to Ground Terminal operations and sustainment.
• Lead multidisciplinary personnel and coordinate daily site operations, maintenance priorities, and mission support requirements.
• Coordinate with Government personnel, program leadership, technicians, engineers, vendors, and higher-tier support, and communicate site status.
• Perform advanced fault isolation, failure analysis, root-cause analysis, and resolution of complex or recurring equipment and system problems.
• Perform non-routine maintenance, equipment modifications, installation, integration, checkout, testing, verification, and restoration activities.
• Maintain configuration management, technical baseline control, approved configuration changes, maintenance and configuration documentation, and technical procedures and troubleshooting guidance.
• Analyze equipment condition, maintenance history, performance information, and recurring failures to identify trends, sustainment risks, and appropriate corrective and escalation actions.
• Provide technical guidance to less experienced personnel and support Tier 2 escalations and complex technical resolution with relevant technical teams, vendors, and Tier 4 providers.
• Participate in special metrology projects as required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Competitive pay and paid time off.
• Medical plan options, including options with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental and vision plan options.
• Flexible work weeks where possible.
• Paid vacation, sick and personal time, holiday, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager