Cloud & Server Systems Infrastructure Manager

Washington, DC, US • Posted 6 hours ago • Updated 6 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
USD $160,001.00 - 200,000.00 per year
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Skills

  • Security Clearance
  • Data Centers
  • High Availability
  • Team Leadership
  • Operations Management
  • Mentorship
  • Cloud Storage
  • SLA
  • Resource Allocation
  • IT Management
  • IaaS
  • PaaS
  • SaaS
  • SAN
  • Replication
  • Database
  • Roadmaps
  • Microsoft Windows Server
  • Microsoft Operating Systems
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Unix
  • Enterprise Storage
  • NetBackup
  • Patch Management
  • Capacity Management
  • Firmware
  • Lifecycle Management
  • Security Controls
  • RBAC
  • Cost Management
  • DMZ
  • Firewall
  • Network Design
  • Network
  • Incident Management
  • Analytics
  • Dashboard
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Recovery
  • Performance Metrics
  • Leadership
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Documentation
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Performance Tuning
  • Optimization
  • Computer Science
  • Servers
  • Backup
  • Computer Networking
  • Management
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Cloud Computing
  • Migration
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Reporting
  • Problem Solving
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Crisis Management
  • Decision-making
  • Microsoft
  • Microsoft Azure
  • ITIL
  • IT Service Management
  • Storage
  • Linux
  • Red Hat Linux
  • RHCSA
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer
  • Hitachi
  • VSP
  • Information Technology
  • Systems Engineering
  • FOCUS

Summary

Job ID: 2615878

Location: Washington, DC, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-19

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Cloud Comp Engr

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC is looking for a Cloud & Server Systems Infrastructure Manager who will be responsible for leading the enterprise server, storage, networking, and cloud engineering functions during a major modernization effort, including the full shutdown of legacy data centers and transition to a 100% Azure Government cloud environment. This role oversees a team of multi-disciplinary engineers supporting mission-critical infrastructure, ensuring compliance with federal security standards, continuity of operations, and high availability across hybrid platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Operational Management
  • Lead, mentor, and manage a technical team of server, cloud, storage, and networking engineers.
  • Oversee daily operations ensuring 24/7/365 system availability, SLA adherence, and infrastructure stability.
  • Manage engineering workload and resource allocation for migration, modernization, and operational priorities.
  • Drive root-cause analysis (RCA), incident response, and major incident management and on-call rotations.

Data Center Closure & Azure Government Migration
  • Serve as the technical lead for Data Center Closure Program, including assessment, planning, and execution of server, storage, networking, and application migrations to Azure.
  • Develop target-state architectures for Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS replacements based on modernization goals.
  • Coordinate across workstreams (Applications, Databases, Storage, Networking, Security, DR/COOP) to ensure end-to-end migration readiness.
  • Lead migration activities using Azure Migrate, Data Box, replication tools, and database modernization techniques.
  • Ensure alignment with Azure capabilities, constraints, and roadmap dependencies.

On-Premises Infrastructure & Platform Support
  • Oversee Windows Server, Linux (RHEL), and Unix server platforms during migration and decommissioning phases
  • Maintain and operate enterprise storage systems (Hitachi SAN/NAS) until retirement
  • Manage enterprise backup systems (Veritas NetBackup, Cohesity) including Azure-integrated backup and long-term retention strategies
  • Conduct patch management, tuning, capacity planning, firmware upgrades, and lifecycle management for legacy infrastructure.

Azure Cloud Operations & Governance
  • Manage and operate Azure resources including VNets, ExpressRoute, storage, compute, identity, and security controls
  • Implement and maintain Azure governance including RBAC, Entra ID, conditional access, resource policies, cost management, tagging, and FinOps.
  • Architect secure landing zones, DMZ environments, firewall policies, and segmentation for workloads.
  • Oversee integration of on-prem and cloud network infrastructure, including redesign of network topology during data center shutdown.

Monitoring, Logging & Incident Response
  • Implement Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Sentinel, dashboards, and automated alerting for complete infrastructure visibility
  • Lead post-incident RCA, develop corrective actions, and enforce operational improvements for reliability and rapid recovery
  • Maintain configuration baselines, performance metrics, and operational health reporting for leadership and compliance teams.

Process Modernization, Automation & Documentation
  • Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, cloud adoption, performance tuning, and service optimization.
  • Maintain migration runbooks, SOPs, architectural diagrams, DR plans, and datacenter shutdown documentation.
  • Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, cloud adoption, performance tuning, and service optimization.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience (4 years experience in lieu of degree)
  • 8+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure (servers, storage, backup, networking)
  • 5+ years of experience managing and leading technical engineering teams
  • 5+ years of hands-on Azure (preferably Azure Government) architecture and operations experience
  • Proven success leading cloud migrations or data center shutdowns in a regulated environment.
  • Strategic leadership of large-scale cloud migrations and data center transformations
  • Strong communication skills for cross-team collaboration and executive reporting
  • Proactive problem-solving, crisis management, and operational decision-making
  • Ability to lead technical teams through modernization while maintaining daily operational stability

Desired:
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Administrator Associate
  • ITIL v4 Foundation (or practical knowledge of IT Service Management principles)
  • Storage or Linux Certifications (e.g., Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE, Hitachi VSP)


Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.


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  • Dice Id: 10111346
  • Position Id: 2615878
  • Posted 6 hours ago

Company Info

About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion.​​​ For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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