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Systems Development Manager, Security Tooling, US ADC Security

Herndon, Virginia, United StatesFull-time$166k–$225k2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10
Citizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Lead a team of systems development engineers to run and automate the infrastructure behind security tooling for a U.S. Government classified program.

Role type

Senior IC systems development manager (security infrastructure)

Builds

Secure, available, and scalable security tooling infrastructure and automation pipelines

Domain

U.S. Government classified environment / Security operations

Required skills

Engineering team management, Infrastructure as code, Ops automation, Configuration management, Large-scale infrastructure support, Stakeholder partnership

Preferred skills

AWS products and services, Security tooling operations, Classified environment leadership

Technologies

Chef, Puppet, Ansible, AWS

Responsibilities

Lead, hire, and develop a team of systems development engineers, and set clear goals and performance expectations. Own the infrastructure and operations roadmap for security tooling, from design through deployment and sustainment. Drive automation of infrastructure as code, configuration management, and deployment to reduce manual operational work. Set operational excellence standards, including availability and health metrics, monitoring, alerting, and on-call health. Partner with software development, security engineering, TPM, and Government stakeholders to prioritize work and remove blockers. Report operational performance, risks, and results clearly to senior leadership.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership