Deployment/Availability Coordinator

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$79K — $106K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree (or additional years of experience as substitute)
  • 3+ years of IT/DoW administration or service management experience
  • Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
  • ITIL 4 Foundation certification required within 9 months
  • Strong experience with ITIL framework, particularly in Deployment and Availability Management
  • Familiarity with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow
  • Proficiency in data analysis for actionable insights

Responsibilities

  • Manage deployment of IT systems, applications, and solutions
  • Collaborate with change management to ensure smooth transitions
  • Oversee creation and documentation of deployment plans
  • Monitor and resolve deployment issues while capturing lessons learned
  • Implement availability management processes to meet SLAs
  • Conduct risk assessments and report on service availability
  • Work with incident management to quickly resolve performance issues

Benefits

  • 401K with company match
  • Educational Assistance and eLearning
  • Flexible work week
  • Dedicated internal mobility team for career advancement
  • Rewards and Recognition programs
  • Collaborative environment focusing on motivated critical thinking
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Data Analysis, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), IT Service Management (ITSM)
Certifications:
None
Experience:
3 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Deployment/Availability Coordinator

Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a Deployment/Availability Coordinator for a career where your growth is just as important as the mission you support.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:

As a Deployment/Availability Coordinator, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USSTRATCOM. USSTRATCOM is a Combatant Command responsible for strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, and enterprise IT services essential to national security. It oversees Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO), Global Strike, and Missile Threat Assessments, working closely with other Combatant Commands, Services, and defense agencies. SCITLS will be a key component that will ensure mission success and the safety of the U.S. and its allies by providing 24/7 IT services and network support for NIPRNet, SIPRNet, JWICS, and SAP/SAR environment.

You will play a crucial role in providing administration support in the following areas:
  • Deployment Management:
    • Manage and coordinate the planning, scheduling, and successful deployment of IT systems, applications, and solutions.
    • Collaborate with change management, release management, and development teams to ensure smooth transitions of changes from development into production environments.
    • Oversee the development and documentation of deployment plans, schedules, and rollback strategies.
    • Monitor and analyze deployment issues, ensuring swift resolution and capturing lessons learned for future improvements.
  • Availability Management:
    • Create, implement, and monitor availability management processes to ensure IT services meet and exceed agreed-upon service level agreements (SLAs).
    • Develop and maintain availability and reliability plans for critical IT services, driving improvements where needed.
    • Conduct availability risk assessments and report on service availability trends, vulnerabilities, and potential performance improvements.
    • Work closely with infrastructure, operations, and incident management teams to resolve performance and availability issues quickly.
    • Make recommendations for Key Performance Indicator additions or modifications to improve the accuracy of SLA reporting.
    • Assist the Task Manager in collection and calculation of SLA metrics


WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
  • BS degree; may be substituted for additional years of experience
  • 3+ years of IT/DoW administration or service management experience
  • Security Clearance Level: Top Secret with SCI
  • Required Certifications: ITIL 4 Foundation certified within 9 months of start; GFACT or CND or Security+ or GSEC
  • Location: Offutt AFB, NE
  • Strong experience in ITIL framework, specifically ITIL 4, with preference for holding ITIL certifications (e.g., ITIL 4 Foundation, ITIL 4 Specialist or equivalent) with a deep understanding of ITIL 4 Deployment Management and Availability Management processes.
  • Familiarity with ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow).
  • Proficiency in analyzing data and producing actionable insights to improve IT services.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
  • Incident response and root-cause analysis
  • Ability to escalate and collaborate with networking, storage, and security teams


GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
  • 401K with company match
  • Educational Assistance and eLearning
  • Flexible work week
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
  • Rewards and Recognition programs
  • Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging highly motivated critical thinking


#SCITLS

The likely salary range for this position is $79,050 - $106,950. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA NE Offutt AFB

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
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.

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