{"id":1402175,"url":"https://alion.io/job/covenant-it-manager","title":"IT Manager","company":{"id":3789852,"name":"Covenant","domain":"covenantindustries.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/covenantindustries","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Comeet","truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Leipzig, Germany"],"countries":["DE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":62000,"max_usd":123000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":25},"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Wi-Fi","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":true},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-09T15:36:44Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-09","last_verified_at":"2026-10-05T02:39:59Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":25,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":25},"description":"Description\nTitle: IT Manager\nLocation: Leipzig, Germany\nCOMPANY OVERVIEW\nCovenant is a global defense company headquartered in Washington, D.C., building long-range precision strike weapons for the United States and its allies. Its flagship munition, Anthem, combines heavy payload and long range at a fraction of the cost of comparable legacy systems, with production volumes designed to meet the demands of prolonged conflict. Designed as an end-to-end weapon system that is simple to store, transport, and field, Anthem is produced in the United States, Germany, and Israel. For more information, visit covenant.com\nTHE ROLE\nAs the IT Manager, you will own onsite IT operations for Covenant's new manufacturing facility in Leipzig. You will help build the site's IT environment from the ground up while providing day-to-day technical support to employees and ensuring our systems remain secure, reliable, and scalable.\nThis is a hands-on role covering infrastructure, networking, hardware, cloud systems, employee onboarding, and cybersecurity. You will work closely with our global IT organization while taking ownership of the technology environment at the Leipzig facility.\nWHAT YOU'LL DO\nOwn day-to-day IT operations and help desk support for the Leipzig facility.\nBuild and maintain onsite IT infrastructure, including servers, networking, Wi-Fi, workstations, and printers.\nInstall and troubleshoot network equipment and structured cabling.\nDeploy and manage laptops, desktops, phones, peripherals, and other employee hardware.\nManage employee onboarding and offboarding, including accounts, access, hardware, and equipment recovery.\nSupport cloud infrastructure, SaaS applications, and user accounts.\nTroubleshoot hardware, software, network, and connectivity issues.\nMaintain IT asset inventory, system documentation, and site procedures.\nSupport cybersecurity efforts including endpoint security, access controls, patching, backups, and incident response.\nIdentify and respond to cybersecurity threats and work with global security teams on remediation.\nManage local IT vendors, contractors, internet providers, and service providers.\nSupport IT requirements for manufacturing systems and production operations.\nHelp establish scalable IT processes as the Leipzig facility grows.\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\n8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, systems administration, help desk, or related roles.\nHands-on experience building and supporting networks, servers, endpoints, and physical IT infrastructure.\nExperience setting up IT systems and infrastructure for an office, facility, or manufacturing environment.\nExperience managing employee hardware, accounts, access, and onboarding/offboarding.\nWorking knowledge of cloud infrastructure and SaaS applications.\nPractical understanding of cybersecurity threats and security best practices.\nStrong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.\nProfessional proficiency in German and English.\nWillingness to work onsite in Leipzig, Germany.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience supporting a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, automotive, or industrial facility.\nExperience building IT infrastructure for a new facility from the ground up.\nExperience with Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Intune, or similar platforms.\nExperience with next generation firewalls, VPNs, VLANs, and network security.\nExperience supporting ERP, MES, or other manufacturing systems.\nExperience using Ruckas WIFI network equipment.\nIT or cybersecurity certifications.\nWHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL\nYou are a hands-on IT operator who can design and build IT infrastructure, run cable, troubleshoot systems, and support employees directly.\nYou take ownership of the entire onsite IT environment and don't wait for someone else to solve problems.\nYou understand that cybersecurity is part of everyday IT operations.\nYou are comfortable building systems and processes from scratch.\nYou are highly organized, responsive, and able to prioritize issues in a fast-moving environment.\nYou thrive in a manufacturing environment where reliable IT is critical to keeping the business and production moving.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4126,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"German","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Germany","iso":"DE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Information Security"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T16:09:34Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":39,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.709,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":24,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-04T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/covenant-it-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/covenant-it-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-05T02:40:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3620,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1380,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-06T00:00:00Z"}}}