OPERATIONS MANAGER

Own your opportunity. Make your impact

As an Operations Manager supporting the CIO Infrastructure Services (CIS) program, you will lead enterprisewide operational service delivery across one of the Intelligence Communitys largest, most complex IT infrastructures. You will manage operational performance across 250+ global sites, ensuring the reliability, security, and availability of missioncritical systems that power intelligence production and global defense operations.

You will partner closely with the Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager, service leads, and Government counterparts to ensure seamless execution of enterprise operationsincluding server compute, storage, virtualization, network services, enduser environments, data center operations, identity and access management, patching, monitoring, and incident response. Your leadership ensures the Defense Intelligence Enterprise remains connected, resilient, and missionready.

HOW AN OPERATIONS MANAGER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Lead daytoday IT operations for the DoDIIS Enterprise, ensuring 24/7/365 availability, performance, and reliability across all CIS service towers
• Oversee global Tier 2/Tier 3 operational teams supporting server compute, storage systems, load balancing, virtualization, PKI, patching, monitoring, database services, endpoint services, and data center operations
• Direct the response to highvisibility outages and critical incidents, including triage, escalation, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate new technologies, upgrades, and enhancements into steadystate operations with minimal disruption
• Drive alignment with ITIL/ITSM processesincluding Incident, Problem, Change, and Configuration Management
• Maintain operational dashboards, metrics, and reporting to Government leadership; ensure compliance with SLAs, KPIs, and performance objectives
• Manage operational documentation, SOPs, work instructions, configuration baselines, and runbooks to ensure consistent and repeatable service delivery
• Coordinate across CONUS and OCONUS sites to maintain enterprise operational readiness, service continuity, and security posture
• Ensure adherence to the client, DoW, and IC policiesincluding cybersecurity (RMF), vulnerability management, policies, supply chain security, and audit requirements
• Lead continuous service improvement initiatives, leveraging automation, monitoring, analytics, and operational best practices
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and direction to geographically dispersed teams supporting missioncritical operations
• Support planning, scheduling, and coordination of upgrades, maintenance windows, and enterprise service changes

WHAT YOULL NEED TO SUCCEED

Required:

• CLEARANCE: Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
• EDUCATION: Bachelors degree in IT, engineering, cybersecurity, management, or related field
  (Additional years of experience may be substituted for degree)
• 8+ years of experience managing enterprise IT operations or missioncritical IT service delivery
• 5+ years of experience leading operations teams within the DoW, Intelligence Community, or federal environments
• Proven experience managing largescale, multisite operations environments
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT domains: server compute, storage, networking, virtualization, monitoring, patching, identity services, and data center operations
• Handson experience with ITIL/ITSM practices and operational governance
• Strong communication, crisis management, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage distributed technical teams across dispersed locations
• US citizenship required
• LOCATION: Onsite

Preferred:

• ITIL v4 Foundations certification
• Experience supporting the client, DoDIIS, or IC enterprise operations
• Familiarity with CMMC, NIST 80053, policies, and RMF processes
• Experience using ServiceNow/Service Central, SolarWinds, SCOM, or similar enterprise monitoring and workflow systems

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
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Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and youll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

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