Data Center Systems Engineer (TS/SCI with Polygraph)

About the role

The National Solutions Sector at Leidos is seeking an experienced professional to hold two roles at once: Configuration Manager and Access Control Manager, supporting a customer's mission in Australia. The position covers best-in-class Data Center Systems Engineering operations in a dynamic enterprise environment, with work done independently and collaboratively to influence internal and external organizations.

Key responsibilities

• Configuration management: lead and facilitate Data Center Systems Engineering support, and develop, maintain and distribute configuration management documentation and tools.
• Maintain equipment metrics from DCIM and other data center sources, and collect and distribute rack-level power and environmental data to stakeholders.
• Support system engineering transition requirements for large-scale systems and advise on community policies for information system transition planning.
• Coordinate, facilitate and verify Data Center Management and Control, Facility Management and Electrical and Mechanical Systems, and maintain OEM equipment specification sheets.
• Perform quality assurance inspections of equipment rack integration and assign system-level liens with site impacts.
• Access control management: run the site's access control program, build workflows for access requests in line with NRO or host agency policy, coordinate badge updates and rack access control, and develop and distribute access metrics.
• Develop and maintain access control procedures and data center training programs, and support business process improvement and proposals.

Required profile

• U.S. citizen with current TS/SCI access and polygraph clearance.
• BS degree and 8-12 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree and 6-10 years of relevant experience.
• Three or more years of data center experience managing large and complex projects in the customer environment.
• Ability to communicate with executive leadership internally or with clients.
• Preferred: ability to work independently or under generalized supervision, strong interpersonal and analytical skills, and comfort working across multiple systems and components.

Required skills

• Enterprise data center management and operations experience.
• Knowledge of data center standards and best practices.
• Preferred: advanced technical knowledge applied to the ITIL Service Transition process, and a solid understanding of systems engineering and development.