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This is an exciting opportunity to apply your experience to support our customer’s mission. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting best-in-class Data Center Systems Engineering operations in a dynamic enterprise environment for a variety of customer driven emphasis items.\nQualified applicants must be self-motivated and able to perform expertly given consistently evolving priorities. The candidate will be required to work independently to collaboratively and constructively influence both internal and external organizations for strategic and operational decisions for program entities, Directorate Customers, and Industry Partners to achieve positive results.\nConfiguration Management:\nLead and facilitate Data Center Systems Engineering support\nDevelop, maintain, and distribute required configuration management documentation and tools\nDevelop, maintain, and distribute required equipment metrics from Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) and other site data center configuration management data sources in support of site planning and integration activities\nCollect and manage “rack level” power and environmental data, and distribute to site and enterprise stakeholders when required\nAdvise and support System Engineering transition requirements of large-scale systems, major system elements, and interfacing systems that are part of complex network environments with geographically distributed components\nImplement community policies and guidance consistent with information system requirement analysis, transition planning, and research and assistance\nMaintain data storage requirements within the data center and cloud to meet or exceed customer requirements\nCoordinate, facilitate, and verify Data Center Management and Control/Facility Management/Electrical and Mechanical Systems\nCollect and maintain the Original Equipment Manufacturer unique equipment specification sheets and distribute to DMD to support development of enterprise DCIM templates\nSupport business process improvement and proposal development activities\nPerform Quality Assurance inspections for equipment rack integration activities (site integration standard compliance, installation, and removal, etc.) and assignment of system level liens with site DC impacts\nOther related supporting duties as required\nAccess Control Management:\nManage the sites’ Data Center Access Control program on behalf of the site DCM\nDevelop and implement workflow processes to manage all access requests in compliance with NRO or host agency policies and procedures\nDevelop and maintain access control processes and procedures in coordination with stakeholders\nDevelop and maintain the sites’ data center training programs\nImplement security badge updates\nCoordinate and resolve access request issues\nDevelop and manage site rack access control program as necessary\nDevelop and distribute data center access metrics as required\nBasic Qualifications:\nU.S. citizen with Current TS/SCI access and Polygraph\nExperience with Enterprise Data Center Management and Operations\nKnowledge of data center standards and best practices.\nRequires BS degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.\nMission-specific technical knowledge and operations experience\nThree or more years of Data Center experience managing large and complex projects in the customer environment\nRequires ability to communicate with executive leadership (internally or client) regarding matters of significant importance to the organization/project.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExpert knowledge of and ability to apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts in support of the ITIL Framework Service Transition process\nAbility to work independently or under generalized supervision with strong interpersonal and analytical skills\nMust be comfortable working on multiple systems and components simultaneously in various configurations.\nPossess a solid understanding of systems engineering and development.\nBe able to effectively plan and prioritize tasking and communicate clearly regarding technical options and trade-offs.\n#NSBA\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nFor U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\nThe Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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