Unix and Linux Team Lead

Job Description :

Type of

Requisition :
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain:
None
Public Trust/Other

Required:

NACI (T1)
Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations
Skills:

Job Qualifications:
Configuration Management (CM), ITIL Practices, Linux, People Management, Unix Systems
Certifications:
None
Experience:
6 + years of related experience
US Citizenship

Required:

No


Job Description :
GDIT is looking for a Unix and Linux Team Lead to join our National Institutes of Health (NIH)
CIT Hosting and Storage Services Program.
Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day oversight for your team by delegating and prioritizing task execution, resolving roadblocks, and ensuring execution is efficient and timely for the delivery of all Unix and Linux services.
• In partnership with federal and program leadership, be a subject matter expert and oversee your team’s service catalog; to include identifying customer demands, owning and developing the technical strategy and vision, and rallying your team to turn the vision into reality.
• Work closely with Project Managers/Scrum Masters to ensure transparent communications on project timelines, project execution, resource requirements, risk management, and status reporting. Occasionally step into project manager role you’re your team’s strategic projects based on need.
• Drive innovation and incorporate continuous improvement activities into your team’s execution to deliver new services and new ways of working to keep pace with future customer demands.
• Oversee personnel management including staff recruitment, hiring, performance management, training, and mentoring for all team members.
• Provide oversight for incidents, coordinating with resolution parties and establishing effective communication between stakeholders during and after closure of the incident to include after-action reporting.

• BS/BA and 6+ years of experience, or equivalent experience, in an IT-related discipline.
• Experience overseeing a portfolio of technology services and leading a technical team’s day-to-day execution, including operations and maintenance, service delivery, and project activities.
• People management experience, including recruiting, hiring, performance management, professional development, training, and mentoring a team of engineers.
• Experience leading technical projects and initiatives from planning through successful delivery.

• Broad hands-on experience and technical knowledge across infrastructure technologies, including Unix and Linux variants and associated supporting infrastructure services such as configuration management to include experience designing, operating, troubleshooting, and optimizing complex enterprise environments.
• Experience modernizing a team’s technology services and delivery practices to improve efficiency, accelerate delivery, enhance customer experience, and reduce manual effort through standardization, automation, and emerging technologies such as AI.
• Experience applying Agile and project management practices to manage priorities and backlogs, facilitate Scrum or similar delivery processes, and drive technical initiatives through completion.
• Working knowledge of ITIL principles and practices, including incident, problem, service request, change, and service level management.
• Ability to analyze complex technical and operational issues, provide technical guidance, and lead teams through problem resolution.
• Strong customer and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate technical issues, risks, and recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Relevant industry certifications in RHEL, Solaris, Unix, cloud technologies,…