Sustainment Lead / O&S Manager - ACWS

DSA, Inc.

$160K — $170K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 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 in IT operations and sustainment, preferably in large-scale DoD environments.
  • Strong management of Tier 3 support and incident resolution using tools like Jira and AESMP, with knowledge of AWS and Appian.
  • Ability to monitor system health and coordinate production communications.
  • Experience in release coordination, outage scheduling, and security patching.
  • Ability to present operational risks and performance metrics to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee production environment operations and sustainment activities.
  • Manage Tier 3 incident and defect resolution as per SLAs.
  • Monitor system health and conduct root cause analysis for operational issues.
  • Coordinate system communications, outage scheduling, and security patching.
  • Provide recommendations for defect prioritization and support COOP/DR planning.
  • Participate in Production Status Meetings to report on system health and SLA compliance.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career advancement within the company.
  • Exposure to advanced technologies including AI solutions.
  • Work in a critical mission environment with real-world impact.
  • Collaboration with a skilled, dedicated team focused on operational excellence.
Full Job Description
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.

DSA - Salary Pay Range

$160,000-$170,000 USD

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.

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