Job#: 3054577 Job Description:Role Overview
This position serves as the senior technical advisor for enterprise infrastructure modernization and technology strategy. The role involves evaluating existing technologies, researching emerging solutions, and developing recommendations to improve operational efficiency, automation, cybersecurity, resilience, and mission effectiveness. Working across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments, as well as networking, storage, virtualization, and cloud technologies, this role provides technical analysis, modernization strategies, and guidance to leadership and engineering teams.
Location: Adelphi, Maryland (Onsite) w/ travel to Aberdeen Proving Ground
Salary: $135k - $175k
If interested, please submit up to date resume + any IAT II or IAM III certifications to Rich at Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior technical advisor on enterprise infrastructure modernization, engineering, and technology strategy initiatives.
- Evaluate existing infrastructure, operational processes, and technology implementations to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Research and assess emerging technologies, industry trends, and vendor solutions.
- Develop technical assessments, business cases, cost-benefit analyses, and technology recommendations for leadership.
- Analyze and evaluate technologies across Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms; identity services; networking; storage; virtualization; endpoint management; and cloud environments.
- Develop modernization roadmaps and strategic recommendations aligned with mission, security, operational, and budget requirements.
- Assist infrastructure and engineering teams in troubleshooting complex technical issues.
- Participate in architecture reviews, engineering assessments, and technology evaluation efforts.
- Review proposed technical solutions and provide recommendations regarding feasibility, scalability, security, and operational impact.
- Identify opportunities to leverage automation, orchestration, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
- Support cybersecurity initiatives by evaluating technologies against RMF, Continuous ATO, Zero Trust, and STIG requirements.
- Develop technical white papers, decision briefs, and executive presentations for stakeholders.
- Present findings, recommendations, and modernization strategies to leadership.
- Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and industry best practices.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizen.
- IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ CE or higher equivalent) in accordance with DoD 8570/8140 requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
- Twelve (12+) years of progressive experience supporting, engineering, architecting, or modernizing enterprise IT environments.
- Experience conducting technology assessments, architecture reviews, infrastructure analyses, and modernization planning activities.
- Knowledge of enterprise Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.
- Experience with Active Directory, identity and access management, networking, storage, virtualization, endpoint management, and cloud technologies.
- Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as Nutanix, VMware, Microsoft Intune, MECM/SCCM, Jamf Pro, Apple Business Manager, Microsoft Entra ID, or equivalent technologies.
- Experience developing technical recommendations, business cases, cost-benefit analyses, and executive-level briefings.
- Knowledge of automation, scripting, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) best practices.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and assist in resolving complex infrastructure and technology challenges.
- Developed analytical, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a role such as Chief Infrastructure Engineer, Infrastructure Architect, Enterprise Architect, or similar senior technical position.
- Experience supporting Federal, research, laboratory, or scientific computing environments.
- Experience developing technology roadmaps, modernization strategies, or digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience presenting technical analyses and investment strategies to senior leadership.
- Experience evaluating cloud, automation, AI-enabled operations, observability, and next-generation infrastructure technologies.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, Nutanix, VMware, Intune, MECM/SCCM, Jamf Pro, or similar enterprise technologies.
- Advanced certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, RHCE, Nutanix NCP, CCNP, VMware VCP, or ITIL.
- Experience with executive briefing, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement.
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