Leidos seeks a Data Center Manager to support the National Digital Exploitation Center (NDOC) in Bethesda, overseeing all data center operations on-site. This senior-level role involves collaborating with government stakeholders to establish and enforce operational standards, monitoring compliance, and tracking resource consumption such as power, cooling, and rack space. The manager will coordinate maintenance schedules, manage vendor relationships, and ensure adherence to security protocols while maintaining comprehensive documentation. Key responsibilities include designing server technologies for diverse configurations, conducting root cause analysis, and providing 24/7 support during emergencies. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in agile environments, managing hardware baselines, and data center strategy, along with relevant certifications like Security+ or CCNA-Security. Knowledge of power infrastructure and environmental monitoring is essential, as is a TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly.
Skills
AGILE
Data Center Strategy
Cloud Environment Transition
Power Infrastructure Layout
Rack Standards
Environmental Sensors Monitoring
DoD 8570.11-IAT Level II Certification
Windows Environment
SAN Storage Administration
Hyper Converged Infrastructure
Troubleshooting in Security Environment
Backup and Restore Procedures
What you'll do
Define and enforce data center processes and standards.
Monitor compliance with established data center protocols.
Track and report resource consumption for power, cooling, and space.
Coordinate access control and logistics support for the facility.
Manage installation and maintenance of data center equipment.
What we're looking for
Experience managing hardware configuration baselines and data center strategy.
Knowledge of power infrastructure layout, redundancy levels, rack standards, and environmental monitoring.
Strong oral and written communication skills with a track record of effective teamwork.
DoD 8570.11-IAT Level II certification (Security+, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, or SSCP).
Experience in an Agile environment and supervising others.
Familiarity with Hyper Converged Infrastructure concepts and troubleshooting within a security environment.
Market check
Salary context
Competitive pay
How this pay compares to similar roles
Similar $172k
This role $163k
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This role pays more than
52%
of similar roles. Most pay
$132,550–$211,200
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$163k
versus about
$172k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
Leidos currently has
214 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$107,900–$195,050
across 204 roles with salary data.
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