Site Deployment Lead

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly effective, outcome-driven Site Deployment Lead for the Department of Veterans Affairs Supply Chain Modernization program. VA requires a modern, comprehensive supply chain, equipment, and facilities management capability which is easy to use, integrated and intelligent. The cloud-based supply chain modernization and management solution will be used by ~50K users across the agency, securely integrated with enterprise VA IT systems, and deployed to 1000s of sites.  

The candidate for this position may work anywhere in the United States. There is no requirement to work at a SAIC or customer site to support VA SCM. 

This opportunity is pending award

The candidate for this position will

• Work collaboratively in a product-centric scaled Agile DevSecOps environment to plan and oversee the deployment of new and updated VA SCM systems. 
• Plan and manage the deployment activities and teams with focus on successful deployment and site testing. 
• Confirm production environment configuration 
• Work collaboratively to plan and engineer go-live events. 
• Establish and follow release delivery processes based on VA guidelines. 
• Develop release schedules, provide support during the technical release process, and verify production systems are functional following a successful release.
• Work with VA SCM program and facility leads to plan access, survey, and resolve facility related issues. 
• Work with the PM to proactively identify and mitigate implementation risks.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelors in Engineering or Computer Science related field and 18 years or more experience in related field, Masters and 16 years or more experience; PhD or JD and 15 years or more experience.
• Excellent analytical skills, problem solving and troubleshooting ability
• Hands on experience with Red Hat OpenShift continuous delivery automated pipeline 
• Experience deploying services or APIs to facilitate integration with legacy systems 
• Experience managing and deploying products within a microservices architecture 
• Experience implementing instrumentation to monitor application health in the production environment

Required Clearance

• Ability to obtain a VA Position of Public Trust

 
Desired Skills

• Experience with Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps, SAFe® or other modern software development methods/practices
• Experience leading and overseeing teams of software and systems engineers
• Working knowledge of and experience delivering products to the VAEC production environment using VAPO
• Experience delivering Infor solutions for customers of similar size, scope, and complexity as the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
• Holds a SAFe certification or has completed SAFe training

Target salary range: $165,001 - $175,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.