Data Center Operations Team Lead

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Arlington, VA
Salary
$128,039–$173,229 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Below market

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This role $151k
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This role pays less than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $155,900–$223,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $151k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Data Center Operations Team Lead

Data Center Operations Team Lead will join the Infrastructure team to manage a large, complex data center environment supporting a national service. The role involves overseeing 24/7 operations, managing physical and logical security for mainframes and servers, and handling disaster recovery failover, business continuity, and batch job scheduling. You will lead server consolidation and virtualization efforts across Windows, Solaris, and Red Hat Linux platforms while managing enterprise-class storage systems and migrations. Key responsibilities include implementing ITIL standards and translating business requirements into technical implementations within a high-availability environment. The position requires expertise in IBM Z10 mainframes with z/OS operating systems and experience managing over 2,000 physical servers. Essential skills include infrastructure management, systems engineering, and proficiency in Windows, Solaris, Red Hat Linux, and VMware technologies to ensure proactive fault management and operational excellence.

What you'll do

  • Manage daily operations for a large-scale data center with over 2,000 physical servers.
  • Oversee the physical and logical security of mainframe and server environments.
  • Execute disaster recovery failover, business continuity plans, and batch job scheduling.
  • Plan and execute server consolidation and virtualization across Windows, Solaris, and Red Hat Linux platforms.
  • Manage enterprise-class storage systems including provisioning, migrations, and optimizations.
  • Implement ITIL standards and processes within a high-availability data center environment.
  • Monitor national services to proactively and reactively manage faults and failures in a 24/7 operation.
  • Translate complex business requirements into technical implementations for infrastructure projects.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. Citizenship and a clean financial background are required.
  • Must have 10+ years of experience managing server and support services.
  • Must have at least 3 years of experience in an IT outsourcing environment to manage contractor personnel performance.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related technical or scientific field is required, or equivalent experience.
  • ITIL v3 or v4 Foundation Certification is required.
  • Experience managing large-scale data center operations including mainframe and distributed operating systems (Windows, UNIX) is required.
  • Experience with enterprise storage management, server consolidation, and virtualization across multiple platforms is required.
  • Project management experience is preferred.

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