Sustainment Lead / O&S Manager - ACWS
About this role
All hired employees are expected to have experience with Microsoft Copilot and / or an approved equivalent AI solution.
Operations & Sustainment Lead Summary: Leads Operations and Sustainment activities by overseeing production environment operations, Tier 3 incident and defect resolution, system health monitoring, release coordination, security patching, and SLA performance reporting to sustain reliable mission operations.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
- ITIL Foundation or higher, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate, Certified SAFe® DevOps Practitioner (SDP).
- 8+ years of experience leading IT operations and sustainment for enterprise mission systems, preferably within large-scale DoD environments
- Strong experience managing Tier 3 technical support, incident and defect resolution, SLA/SLO tracking, and root cause analysis using tools such as Jira and AESMP, with knowledge of AWS environments and the Appian platform
- Ability to monitor system health, maintain operational SOPs, and coordinate production communications
- Experience supporting release coordination, outage scheduling, security patching, and operational readiness activities
- Ability to brief system health, performance metrics, SLA compliance, and operational risks to stakeholders
- Working knowledge of AI concepts and practical applications
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience supporting Army or DoD production systems, Appian or low-code applications, COOP/DR planning, and secure cloud environments is highly desired
Responsibilities:
- Oversee ACWS production environment operations and sustainment activities
- Manage Tier 3 incident and defect resolution in accordance with SLAs
- Monitor system health, maintain SOPs, and conduct root cause analysis for operational issues
- Coordinate system communications, outage scheduling, traditional releases, and security patching
- Provide defect prioritization recommendations and support COOP/DR planning
- Participate in recurring Production Status Meetings to report system health, performance metrics, and SLA compliance
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The posted salary range is a good-faith estimate. Actual compensation will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and other job-related factors.
Many of DSA's positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. DSA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. DSA is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. DSA requires background checks , where permitted , by law. DSA is an E-Verify Employer.
Company at a glance
Data Systems Analysts, Inc. (DSA) has been providing mission essential solutions for Defense, Federal Government, Academia, and Commercial customers since 1963. DSA's employees excel in helping our customers achieve sensitive, mission-critical business goals and objectives. DSA is a 100 percent employee-owned company: every employee has a stake in the success of our company. Since its inception, DSA has played an important role in supporting the U.S. Government. As one of its first major programs, DSA partnered with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide a secure and reliable messaging system for America's fighting forces and our allies. Today, we provide high-end solutions across the Federal customer spectrum, including DoD and Civil agencies. We have expanded our customer base to include Universities and private industry partners as we provide Critical Infrastructure support and monitoring.
DSA has deep expertise and comprehensive understanding of the operational, security, collaboration, and identity management challenges our customers must address. We are CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO), ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 registered and appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 3 for Service Projects and for Development. DSA’s service offerings include Systems Engineering and Integration, Software Development, Data Analytics, Cyber Operations and Security, Systems Modernization, Cloud Solutions, Enterprise Collaboration and Knowledge Management, and Critical Infrastructure Intelligence Systems. DSA is headquartered in Trevose, PA and has major operations in the United States and support over 60 various locations across the country.
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