CITS COOP Task Lead

CITS COOP Task Lead - General Dynamics Information Technology - Tampa, FL

Job Description:

GDIT is looking for COOP Planner to work with all applicable stakeholders to provide subject matter expertise on COOP events from the planning phase throughout execution of the event. Provides support acting as the designated representative for C4 equities within planning forums. Responsible for developing, documenting, and continuously contributing to COOP planning artifacts, including plans, orders, AARs, status reports, executive-level information papers, and briefings for the USCENTCOM Information Technology Services (CITS) Program supporting the USCENTCOM J6 in Tampa, FL.

Duties and Responsibilities: Manages operations to ensure communications compatibility. Develops, coordinates, and implements communications and data networks supporting corporate-level operations. Serves as key operations communication strategic planner. Performed multiple pre-deployment site surveys for potential COOP operations throughout USCENTCOM.

Additional Responsibilities:

- Work with the CSI Lead and evaluate impacts of recommended initiatives and projects and drive delivery of advanced ITSM processes and tooling solutions that meet the customers use cases

- Champion organizational change management efforts that impact internal engineering, operations, and service delivery operations within programs technical teams

- Directly support teams with unique Service Delivery related strategy and design, and partner with the operations team to bring designed capabilities online and deployed across the environment

- Implement best practices for the Enterprise to include ITIL, Agile, PMBOK frameworks for delivering IT Services work that include use of MS Project Scheduling, Detailed Resource Planning, performance tracking, and workload prioritization of the combined teams to effectively meet customer milestones

- Support the development of status work products, to include briefing materials that showcase accurate service delivery metrics and team performance to mission outcomes

- Maintain key customer relationships to support strategic tech insertion and lifecycle replacement of IT hardware for the entire IT Enterprise

- Plan for disaster recovery, emergency management, and contingency operations to ensure continuity of operations for key personnel to maintain warfighting functions.

- Lead and manage all efforts across engineering, systems, services, event monitoring, network operations, incident management, cybersecurity operations, executive communications, defensive cyberspace operations, PACE planning, COMSEC, INFOSEC, physical security, and ICS/SCADA support to critical essential assets.

Education and/or Certifications:

Required:

- Bachelor's Degree with a focus in computer science, engineering, or a related field of study and at least 6 years of COOP experience

- 10 plus years' experience in Government Continuity of Operations, Emergency Management, Disaster Recovery

- Security+ (CE) Certification

Desired:

- Master's Degree with a focus in computer science, engineering, or a related field of study

- ITIL 4 Foundation Certification

- PMP

- FEMA - Continuity of Operations / Emergency Management / Disaster Recovery / Contingency Planning

Required Skills:

- 6 years+ of progressive technical implementation, team leadership, and customer relationship experience

- Skilled in utilizing best practice engineering methods

- Experience leading program execution of service strategy, design, and transition to Operations and Sustainment for a large Defense customer

- Experience in strategic planning, including contributing recommendations with supporting data and preparing and executing action plans

- Proven proficiency in analyzing, evaluating, and overcoming program risks across multiple project teams

- Demonstrated knowledge of incident management, problem management, change management, Knowledge management as well as request fulfillment

- Possess a minimum of five years of experience supporting high-level and Senior Government Executive customers with IT requirements

Desired Skills:

- Experience with USCENTCOM and familiarity with its mission

- Knowledge and familiarity with USCENTCOM's IT environment

Clearance Requirement: - Active TS/SCI

Travel Requirements:

- Required USCENTCOM Exercise support of up to 10% travel during the year to CONUS/OCONUS locations.

Work Requirements

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Years of Experience
6 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

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Certification

Travel Required
Less than 10%

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Citizenship
U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information
The likely salary range for this position is $106,250 - $143,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
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About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.