Enterprise Services Chief Engineer

Enterprise Services Chief Engineer

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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The Opportunity:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Enterprise Service Chief Engineer to manage and optimize the Air Force Battle Lab Untethered Environment (AF BLUE), a critical component of our IT infrastructure. The successful candidate will lead a cross-functional team to integrate, sustain, and manage a system integration lab, ensuring that all technical and project management steps are executed effectively. Candidate is responsible for overseeing the design, deployment, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the environment, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of our development and testing teams. 

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact and authority for the AF BLUE, ensuring its availability, performance, and alignment with organizational objectives. 
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of the environment, ensuring it is configured and optimized for development, testing, and validation activities. 
• Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to understand their requirements and ensure the environment meets their needs. Ensure the environment adheres to all relevant security protocols and compliance requirements, including data protection, compliance, and access controls. 
• Continuously monitor the performance of the environment, identifying and addressing potential issues before they impact users. 
• Perform hands-on technical work, including coding, testing, and debugging, as well as installing and configuring multi-technical components, to ensure that the network stack meets functional and performance requirements. 
• Identify opportunities to enhance the environment, implementing new technologies and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. 
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation that governs the system integration lab, including project plans, resource allocation, risk management, and contingency plans, and create layout diagrams of the environment to ensure alignment with these controls. 
• Lead the resolution of any incidents or outages affecting the environment, conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures. 
• Collaborate with external vendors and partners to integrate their technologies into the network stack and ensure that all integration points are secure and compliant with relevant regulations. 

Qualifications:
Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus. 
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT infrastructure management, with a focus on virtual environments, sandboxing, exploration, or development/test environments. 
• Strong understanding of infrastructure technologies, including virtualization, networking, storage, and cloud services. Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools is highly desirable. 
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues and implement effective solutions in a timely manner. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders. 
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing projects with multiple stakeholders. 

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