Solution Manager

More About the Role:
The Service Management Integration and Transport (SMIT) is the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under SMIT the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the Naval Enterprise Network (NEN) including cybersecurity services network operations service desk and data order to continually modernize these networks the Navy and Marine Corps will award project Task Orders onto the SMIT contract.

What Youll Get to Do:
-The Solution Manager will lead solution management activities across multiple Product Teams and Agile Release Trains defining and maintaining the solution vision roadmap capability backlog and delivery priorities. This role serves as the primary interface among business stakeholders customer representatives program leadership architecture teams engineering teams subcontractors and vendors to ensure coordinated execution across infrastructure application and cybersecurity domains.
-The Solution Manager is responsible for leading the planning execution delivery and operational transition of complex enterprise network services and infrastructure solutions. This role manages projects from initiation through final operational stage ensuring alignment with customer requirements mission priorities business objectives and enterprise technical roadmaps.
-Key responsibilities include translating customer and stakeholder requirements into actionable operational plans user stories backlogs schedules and delivery commitments. The Solution Manager will support Program Increment planning solution demos product status reporting and executive communications while ensuring user stories meet quality standards such as INVEST criteria. The role is accountable for scope schedule budget risks opportunities change management and performance metrics across assigned task order work.
-This position requires strong leadership in resource planning dependency management customer engagement subcontractor coordination and cross-functional team execution. The Solution Manager will monitor project economics staffing needs operational budgets risks and delivery progress; facilitate status reviews; support proposals bids estimates contracts and schedules; and recommend alternatives when project performance cost or schedule issues arise.
-The Solution Manager is also responsible for ensuring adherence to contractual and legally binding requirements maintaining alignment with internal and customer-facing solution management practices and establishing clear paths for ongoing operations vendor maintenance agreements decommissioning plans or follow-on contract efforts. This role requires the ability to build enduring customer relationships communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and coach teams to meet established objectives while resolving technical operational and delivery challenges.

Youll Bring These Qualifications:
-Requires B.S. Degree and 812 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 610 years of prior relevant experience (in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience in lieu of education). May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.
-8 years of experience in IT infrastructure network services enterprise IT delivery or related technology services.
-Must be a US Citizen and possess an active Secret Security Clearance.
-Demonstrated experience planning provisioning and delivering information technology services for large organizations.
-Experience supporting mission-critical DoD federal or government IT programs.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
-Masters degree in engineering computer science business management or other related field.
-Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments including Agile leadership facilitation planning and delivery coordination.
-Experience with Azure DevOps.
-SAFe certification such as SAFe Agilist SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner or SAFe Program Consultant.
-Experience managing large-scale contract transitions and associated transition of services.
-Ability to travel to customer site as needed.

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