Infrastructure Operations Site Lead

Job overview

The Infrastructure Operations Site Lead is an onsite role in Chantilly, VA, with regular travel to Ashburn, VA. Compensation is $130,000–$140,000 per year. The role supports a health IT program’s VMware-based test infrastructure and leads the on-site technical operations team. The position exists to keep critical test environments available, secure, and ready for scheduled test events. The lead supervises and mentors systems, network, storage, VDI, and data center staff; coordinates operational priorities and escalations; ensures patching, vulnerability remediation, and STIG compliance; and leads incident response through restoration and root cause analysis.

What you'll do

• Serve as the on-site operations lead and primary contact for the Chantilly test center and Ashburn data center
• supervise, schedule, and mentor technical staff across staggered shifts covering 6:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. ET
• run the infrastructure on-call rotation and lead critical outage incidents through restoration and root cause analysis
• coordinate with contractor, facility, cybersecurity, and Government stakeholders
• track patching, vulnerability remediation, and STIG compliance
• plan maintenance around test calendars and change freezes
• escalate complex service desk tickets
• maintain cross-training, coverage plans, and runbooks
• lead new-staff onboarding.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

infrastructure operations site lead

chantilly va

ashburn va

louisiana technology group

full-time

on-site

$130,000–$140,000 per year

vmware

data center operations

stig compliance

incident leadership

on-call rotation

health it

u.s. citizenship required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical and prescription coverage, health savings account option, company-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance, voluntary vision and dental coverage, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with company match, and financial advisory resources.

Why this role

Requires 8+ years of IT infrastructure operations experience and 3+ years leading technical staff. U.S. citizenship, eligibility for a Common Access Card, and ability to support an after-hours on-call rotation are required. A bachelor’s degree is required, with four additional years of relevant experience accepted as a substitute.

About the employer

Louisiana Technology Group Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.