• Regional Deployment Manager

    SAIC (MI)


    Description

    We are looking for an experienced, energetic and motivated Regional Deployment Technician/Manager in the Detroit area to join our Land Border Integration team supporting a DHS program. As a Deployment Manager working for SAIC, you will have a fast-moving, challenging, and highly rewarding position installing IT infrastructure on our nation’s Northern and Southern borders to support Customs and Border Protection.

     

    This position requires the employee to travel at least 50 **%** of the time to either the Southern or Northern US borders. It is preferred for the employee to live within one hour of a major International Airport to ease travel requirements.

    Travel Requirements:

    + Travel to US Customs Ports of Entry and Border Patrol locations in the Detroit region.

    + Daily area coverage could include sites up to 150 miles from home base.

    + Mileage will be reimbursed at the prevailing government rate.

    + Reliable transportation with insurance.

    + Substantial toolkit to support installation and maintenance activities will be provided.

    Responsibilities:

    + Manage and perform equipment installations at Land Ports of Entry, Airports, and Border Patrol locations.

    + Manage electrical contractors to support inside/outside plant site modifications.

    + Track and document the progression of the work.

    + Perform troubleshooting through to resolution.

    + Identify problems and risks during installations and create resolutions to solve difficult problems.

    + Maintain a high degree of technical understanding of deployed solutions.

    + Adhere to all IT Security, physical security, and operations security policies.

    + Work in field environment in all-weather without on-site supervision.

    + Surge support for non-deployment break fix work, while not on deployments. Surge support would encompass 5 local Detroit Ports of Entry.

    + Build relationships and trust with Customs and Border Protection officers and Border Patrol Agents at work locations.

    Qualifications

    Required Qualifications:

    + 5 years of experience as a Deployment Manager or similar role.

    + Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust clearance.

    + Must be currently residing in the Detroit area.

    + Understanding of basic construction techniques involving inside/outside plant cabling and the ability to read construction documents.

    + Solid understanding of basic Project Management principles.

    + Good time-management skills.

    + Great interpersonal and communication skills.

    + Accustomed to using mobile tools and applications.

    + Understands basic electrical wiring principles (low voltage only).

    + Technically proficient with signal cabling such as CAT 6 and coaxial to include testing and termination.

    + Technically proficient with Fiber cabling such as Single-mode and Multi-mode Fiber to include testing, termination, and splicing.

    + Experience with LED video displays and digital billboards.

    + Management experience with subcontractors.

    Desired Qualifications:

    + Understanding of multimode fiber installation and troubleshooting is strongly desired.

    + Active DHS Public Trust highly desired.

    Clearance / Citizenship Qualifications:

    + US Citizenship is required.

    + Must be able to obtain DHS Public Trust prior to starting with our team.

    + CBP Background Investigation requires drug screen prior to starting.

    Typical Education and Experience:

    + Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience.

     

    Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

    REQNUMBER: 2509715

    SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability