Regional Deployment Manager

Minimum Clearance Required

None

2615224

Sterling, VA, US

Engineering and Sciences

Specialty Engr

Full-Time

Day Job

Yes - 75% of the time

Public Trust

SAIC is looking for an experienced, energetic and motivated Regional Deployment Technician/Manager in the Sterling, VA area to join our Land Border Integration team supporting a DHS program. As a Deployment Manager working for SAIC, you will have a fast-moving, challenging, and highly rewarding position installing IT infrastructure on our nation’s Northern and Southern borders to support Customs and Border Protection.

This position requires 2-3 days on-site in Sterling, VA per week. The employee may also be required to come in additional days, depending on the need, to support hardware and deployment. This position also requires the employee to travel at least 75% of the time to either the Southern or Northern US borders. It is preferred for the employee to live within one hour of a major International Airport to ease travel requirements.

• Travel to US Customs Ports of Entry and Border Patrol locations in the DC Metro region.
• Daily area coverage could include sites up to 150 miles from home base.
• Mileage will be reimbursed at the prevailing government rate.
• Reliable transportation with insurance.
• Substantial toolkit to support installation and maintenance activities will be provided.

• Manage and perform equipment installations at Land Ports of Entry, Airports, and Border Patrol locations.
• Manage electrical contractors to support inside/outside plant site modifications.
• Track and document the progression of the work.
• Perform troubleshooting through to resolution.
• Identify problems and risks during installations and create resolutions to solve difficult problems.
• Maintain a high degree of technical understanding of deployed solutions.
• Adhere to all IT Security, physical security, and operations security policies.
• Work in field environment in all-weather without on-site supervision.
• Surge support for non-deployment break fix work, while not on deployments. Surge support would encompass DC Metro.
• Build relationships and trust with Customs and Border Protection officers and Border Patrol Agents at work locations.

We are looking for candidates who meet the following qualifications.

• Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of experience as a Deployment Manager or similar role. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust clearance.
• Must be currently residing in the Northern Virginia area.
• Understanding of basic construction techniques involving inside/outside plant cabling and the ability to read construction documents.
• Solid understanding of basic Project Management principles.
• Good time-management skills.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Accustomed to using mobile tools and applications.
• Understands basic electrical wiring principles (low voltage only).
• Technically proficient with signal cabling such as CAT 6 and coaxial to include testing and termination.
• Technically proficient with Fiber cabling such as Single-mode and Multi-mode Fiber to include testing, termination, and splicing.
• Experience with LED video displays and digital billboards.
• Management experience with subcontractors.

• Understanding of multimode fiber installation and troubleshooting is strongly desired.
• Active DHS Public Trust highly desired.

• US Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain DHS Public Trust prior to starting with our team.
• CBP Background Investigation requires drug screen prior to starting.

Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.