**Req ID:** RQ194764 **Type of Requisition:** Regular **Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** Top Secret/SCI **Public Trust/Other Required:** None **Job Family:** Project/Task Management **Skills:** Leading Project Teams,People Management,Program Management,Project Planning,Strategic Planning **Certifications:** Security+, CE - Sec+ CE - CompTIA **Experience:** 10 + years of related experience **US Citizenship Required:** Yes **Job Description:** GDIT is looking for a Strategic Engineering Design Lead to guide and direct alignment of all engineering activities and projects with IT modernization objectives for the USCENTCOM Information Technology Services (CITS) Program in support of the USCENTCOM J6 in Tampa, FL. **Duties and Responsibilities:** As the Strategic Engineering Design Lead for the CITS Program, leads the development, delivery and amendment of the IT Modernization Strategy for the USCENTCOM J6 and the command. Guides execution of network, cyber security, systems engineering, software development, test and integration, project and program management and database administration to align with strategic objectives.. Provides subject matter expertise on improving theater and HQ enterprise network operational capabilities in support of the USCENTCOM Commander priorities though implementation of disciplined program, project, and engineering processes. Additionally, ensures that all IT engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with the organization's established policies, procedures, and objectives. Supports Service Design and Transition actions and implements Continual Service Improvement and Innovation (CSI2) tasks across the scope of the contract. Drives new technology assessments and technology innovation analysis to best inform future enterprise consideration. **Additional Responsibilities:** - Lead development and guide implementation of the USCENTCOM IT Modernization Roadmap - Work with the CSI2 Lead to 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 - Actively track risks and impacts to ongoing Roadmap activities, particularly focusing on keeping projects on track through cross functional efforts across the contract and with the customer - 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 - Partner with the quality team to implement an effective quality management program that covers all elements of technical delivery to measure and provide insights into customer experience - 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 **Education and/or Certifications:** **Required:** - Bachelor’s Degree with a focus in computer science, engineering, or a related field of study and at least 10 years of experience - ITIL 4 Foundation Certification - Applicable DoD 8140 or DoD 8570 Certification **Desired:** - Master’s Degree with a focus in computer science, engineering, or a related field of study - ITIL Expert or ITIL Managing Professional Certification **Required Skills:** - 5 to 10 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:** - Extensive experience with USCENTCOM and familiarity with its mission - Knowledge and familiarity with USCENTCOM’s IT environment **Clearance Requirement:** - Active TS/SCI **WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:** + 401K with company match + Comprehensive health and wellness packages + Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career + Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications + Cutting-edge technology and the ability to make a real impact on the world around you. Not sure this job’s the one for you? Check out our other openings at gdit.com/careers. Do you have a friend or colleague this posting describes? Let them know about the opportunity by clicking “Share.” \#OpportunityOwned \#GDITCareers \#GDITLife, \#WeAreGDIT \#ARMA \#CENTCOMCITS \#GDITPRIORITY The likely salary range for this position is $110,614 - $149,500. 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. Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most. 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. We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real. Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans