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SAIC

Chief of Platform Operations

SAIC, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079


Job ID: 2410810-3448

Location:

REMOTE WORK, CA, US

Date Posted:

2024-08-21

Category:

Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory:

Systems Engineer

Schedule:

Full-time

Shift:

Day Job

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required:

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

TS/SCI

Potential for Remote Work:

No

Description

SAIC is seeking a

Platform Operations Engineer

to serve as a subject matter expert (SME) to advise on a solution for DevSecOps Platform and Space C2 Enablement in support of Operational C2 Acquisition Delta priorities to deliver integrated Ops Space C2 capabilities. You will play a crucial role in providing recommendations to deliver integrated Ops Space Command and Control (C2) capabilities.

This position is based in

El Segundo, CA . Support from other locations may be considered based on candidate qualifications.

Fun stuff you will do on the job:

Develop and implement strategies to ensure the successful operation of the data and platform operations, including design, documentation, and briefings to senior leaders and stakeholders to drive stability, resiliency, scalability, and flexibility into the Space C2 systems architecture.

Maintain the cyber posture of the platform, mitigating critical vulnerabilities, and coordinating daily with numerous stakeholders, including troubleshooting the platform system for anomalies and maintaining communications with development teams on new versions of tools and services.

Provide expert advice to the Program Manager and Senior Space Force Leadership regarding acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and execution.

Drive innovative solutions to deliver results to the warfighters that establish operational best practices and processes to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.

Assist the government with transition from prototype software systems to scalable enterprise microservice-enabled applications ready for operational units.

Sustain the development and refinement of acquisition strategies and identify program execution issues, providing recommendations when possible.

Generate presentation materials, status briefings, and strategic communication products to assist the government customer in achieving favorable program outcomes.

Perform analyses of program business cases and risk assessments, offering actionable recommendations to the program manager.

Communicate technical strategy regarding infrastructure, platform, data, and application development to contractors, external stakeholders, program managers, and senior government leadership.

Qualifications

Required Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree and 14 years of experience; Master’s Degree and 12 years of experience; PhD and 9 years of experience with implementing large scale, highly-available, complex platform solutions.

Strong background with overseeing day-to-day operations of data and platform operations teams.

Knowledge of industry-standard data platforms.

Familiarity with Site Reliability practices for observability and uptime management.

Experience in supporting and/or managing technical programs throughout the software engineering life cycle.

Experience designing, developing, operationalizing, implementing, and maintaining complex cloud applications at enterprise scale.

Experience using containers and container management platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Online Services, and/or Active Directory.

Requires an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information and Special Program access, as well as a willingness to consent to a polygraph examination.

You will wow us even more if you have experience with the following:

Analyzing data sets and developing insights to inform business decisions.

Designing and implementing data-driven solutions to improve operational performance.

Leading and motivating cross-functional teams to deliver results.

Developing and managing information systems and architecture.

Analyzing trends and recommending strategies to optimize operations.

Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure alignment on objectives and strategy.

Proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and developing plans.

Monitoring performance and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and laws.

Understanding software changes and configuration management policies, implementing changes within pipeline development.

Management of system configuration and monitoring changes to increase effectiveness or efficiencies in the systems capabilities toward monitoring and implementing logical access controls to enforce policy.

Understanding of different levels of security controls, principles, and best-practices within commercial cloud offerings.

Managing systems to provide a secure computing environment, including delivery of relevant software, security patches, and providing detailed reporting on hardware and software assets.

Researching and evaluating capabilities, tools, and products against operational requirements.

Experience with Cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure.

Familiarity with Kubernetes, Online Services, and Active Directory.

Experience of setting up and leading Agile development.

Experience implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools.

Experience with Confluence, JIRA, and/or smart sheets.

Deployment Pipeline development.

Application Programming Interface (API) development/management.

Certifications in any of the following Cloud Service Providers (CSPs): MAW, Azure, GCP, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Salesforce, or Adobe Cloud.

Network design/administration experience.

Storage design/administration experience.

Target salary range:

$200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy:

SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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