Platforms & Management Technologies Lead Subject… at CACI · Stuttgart

Platforms & Management Technologies Lead Subject Matter Expert Location: BKO GERMANY STUTTGART 70569 Job Title: Platforms & Management Technologies Lead Subject Matter Expert Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI Employee Type: Regular-Long Term Assignment Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10% Type of Travel: Local * * * The Opportunity: The Platforms & Management Technologies Lead & Subject Matter Expert serves as the senior technical authority for enterprise infrastructure platforms supporting U.S. European Command (EUCOM) J6 Operations. This role leads a multi-disciplinary team of administrators and engineers responsible for the design, engineering, operations, and sustainment of Windows and Linux enterprise services across a mission-critical, STIG-compliant environment. The Lead drives platform architecture decisions, manages competing operational and project priorities, and ensures alignment between engineering execution and program-level objectives and operations. This position requires a proven ability to operate independently in a high-visibility environment, translate strategic requirements into actionable engineering & operational work, and serve as the primary escalation point for complex cross-domain infrastructure issues. Responsibilities: • Lead and manage a team of infrastructure administrators and engineers responsible for Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, MECM/SCCM, SCOM, ADFS, PKI/OCSP, CyberArk Privileged Access Management, SQL Services, and Enterprise Linux platforms. • Serve as the technical authority and escalation point for enterprise platform architecture decisions, system integrations, and cross-domain troubleshooting across a multi-site ACI network environment. • Translate program, project, and PI-level objectives into clearly scoped, executable engineering tasks; challenge ambiguous requirements and refine delivery expectations with Project Managers, Product Owners, and government stakeholders. • Own the operational health and availability of core identity, security, and endpoint management services across classified and unclassified enclaves. • Drive adoption of engineering-first workflows including GitLab-based merge requests, peer review, infrastructure-as-code practices, and Git-backed change governance (AGPM integration) to improve auditability and reduce configuration drift. • Plan and execute enterprise initiatives including OS migrations (Windows 11/RHEL9), endpoint management strategy (MECM for thick clients, GPO for VDI), monitoring modernization, and automation efforts using Ansible and GitLab CI. • Manage privileged account lifecycle policies across SA/WA/DA tiers, including periodic access reviews, STIG compliance enforcement, and coordination with CyberArk vault infrastructure. • Coordinate with cybersecurity, networking, and architecture teams to ensure platform configurations meet DoD security requirements, STIG baselines, and mission resilience standards, including NIST SP 800-53 security controls, Risk Management Framework (RMF) authorization processes, FIPS 140-2/140-3 cryptographic requirements, CNSS policies for national security systems, CCRI readiness criteria, DoD 8570/8140 workforce compliance, USCYBERCOM directives and TASKORDs, and alignment with the DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture • Conduct capacity planning, sprint and backlog management, and resource allocation across concurrent project deliverables, operational sustainment, and unplanned incident response. • Mentor and develop team members through structured training programs (Learn-Friday sessions), certification planning (CompTIA SecurityX, Red Hat), cross-training initiatives, and quarterly performance touchpoints. • Interface with government leadership and senior military stakeholders to provide technical briefings, privileged account summaries, and architecture recommendations. • Evaluate impacts of enterprise-level changes such as cloud migration initiatives, tooling ownership transitions, and evolving service architectures on platform operations and team workload. Qualifications: Required: • Active TS/SCI security clearance. • 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, systems administration, and platform engineering within Department of Defense or Intelligence Community - What You Can Expect: A culture of integrity. At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation. An environment of trust. CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality. A focus on continuous growth. Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy. Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. The proposed salary range for this position is: $90,300 - 189,600 USD CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.