Operations Lead

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Herndon, VA
Salary
$153,000–$207,000 / yr
Posted
91 days ago
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Above market

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This role pays more than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $130,000–$185,300 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $180k versus about $158k 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.

General Dynamics currently has 1377 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Operations Lead

Operations Lead - TS/SCI w/ Poly The Operations Lead joins the IT Infrastructure and Operations team to provide critical operational support for the Intelligence Community. This role involves overseeing all operations teams, including storage, systems admins, and monitoring, to ensure continuous service availability during regular and after-hours shifts. Key responsibilities include planning and mobilizing resources for mission operations, incidents, and outages, while hosting Technical Exchange Meetings with stakeholders to review mission schedules. The successful candidate will lead knowledge discovery, staffing, and onboarding for operations personnel. Required skills include operational leadership, strategic planning, and technical project management, with proficiency in the MS Office suite. The role requires expertise in IT disciplines such as analysis and virtual operations to solve complex mission support problems within a secure environment requiring a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

What you'll do

  • Oversee all operations teams including storage, systems admins, and monitoring to ensure continuous service availability.
  • Provide after-hours and weekend support to maintain critical operations.
  • Plan and mobilize resources to support mission operations, incidents, outages, or active operations.
  • Host Technical Exchange Meetings with stakeholders to review mission schedules and prevent release interference.
  • Lead knowledge discovery, transfer, staffing, and onboarding for all operations personnel.
  • Manage operational readiness and ensure the impact of technology on the business is recognized.
  • Develop and execute strategic planning and roadmaps for IT operations.
  • Communicate issues, impacts, and corrective actions clearly to the leadership team.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must currently possess a Top Secret SCI with Polygraph clearance.
  • Must have 8 years of related experience in IT disciplines.
  • Must have experience as a technical lead.
  • Must have a bachelor's degree in an IT or engineering related field, or 4 additional years of IT experience.
  • Must possess skills in operational leadership, strategic planning, and technical project management.
  • Must be proficient in the MS Office suite.
  • Master's degree in an IT or engineering related field (preferred).

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