System Integration Lab Manager

About the role

Leidos seeks highly qualified Systems Integration Lab Manager with a strong working knowledge of network engineering to provide expert guidance and direction underpinning Leidos on-site support to Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/Cyber and Networks Directorate.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the systems integration lab to ensure efficient operation and maintenance of lab facilities.
• Manage lab resources, including budgeting and equipment/material procurement.
• Provide expert full system engineering lifecycle support on complex data systems and networks.
• Assign tasks, manage workloads, and provide performance execution leadership and guidance.
• Responsible for the surveying, engineering, installing, configuring, and reliably operating computer systems, servers, and networks.
• Provide strategic leadership on complex policy issues involving technology such as Data Analytics, Autonomous Systems, and Cybersecurity.
• Integrate hardware, software, and network solutions to enhance the Air Force’s HNCD operational capabilities, with focus on ensuring interoperability between different systems and platforms.
• System engineering expertise required for some or all the following areas: system architecture and design; requirements analysis and development; data flow analysis; network design and implementation; and testing and documentation.
• Provide guidance for system development and implementation through plans assessment.
• Develop system configuration documentation, to include designs for capacity and performance planning; performing risk assessments; and analyses of alternatives for a variety of system related issues and concerns.
• Supervise or coordinate the work of other contractor engineers or technicians on various projects.
• Analyze and propose appropriate engineering standards and processes and assist in conducting evaluations to determine suitability for project implementation and develop new or innovative approaches to technical or engineering issues.
• Support rigorous testing and validation of systems in simulated and real-world environments.
• Mentor junior systems engineers to build technical expertise within the organization and foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means.
• Prepare and perform briefings appropriate for senior leadership (i.e., general officer or flag officer).
• Support development of standards, metrics and measures to support assessments, process improvements and operational efficiencies across HNCD.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of related experience or a Masters and 3+ years of related experience. A combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• US Citizen with at least a Secret security clearance eligible to upgrade to Top Secret for access to SCI.
• DoD 8570 certifications.
• IAT II, OS.
• Demonstrated technical team leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience working within the Agile framework.
• Prior experience with designing, deploying, testing, implementing, and migrating network infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with SD-WAN technologies (e.g. Cisco, VERSA, Juniper, etc.).
• Extensive knowledge/experience of large-scale WAN, MPLS, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, ISIS), and internet technologies.
• Strong campus/enterprise networking experience.
• Able to conduct research into networking issues and products as required.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Visio.
• Must have an active Secret security clearance and eligible to upgrade.

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