IT Asset Operations Deputy Site Lead - Shipping

Chevron is accepting online applications for the position IT Asset Operations Deputy Site Lead, Shipping through August 12th, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:

• People Leadership & Team Development: Lead and coach a small team by setting direction, delegating work, clarifying ownership, supporting transitions and creating a pragmatic culture that balances accountability, flexibility and trust. Own PMP responsibility for the team.

• Stakeholder Engagement & Business Partnership: Partner with Shipping leaders, Fleet Technical, shipyard personnel, managed service providers, engineering and enterprise platform teams to align priorities, resolve blockers and maintain visibility on commitments and risks.

• Governance, Compliance & Risk Management: Translate enterprise requirements into vessel realities, represent Shipping in cross-functional discussions and ensure solutions account for operational safety, support models, vendor dependencies, shipboard cyber, access and compliance activities.

• Maritime Application & Service Reliability: Coordinate issue triage, validate ownership boundaries and ensure application migrations, upgrades and support transitions are planned with awareness of vessel operations and business impact.

• Shipboard IT Operations & Escalation Management: Lead operational support and escalation for shipboard server, storage, network connectivity, vessel communications, business-critical applications and troubleshooting with shore teams and vendors during outages or degraded service.

• Vessel Deployments & Shipyard Execution: Coordinate end-to-end IT deployments for new vessels and major shipyard activities, including lab staging, shipment readiness, installation planning, on-site support, activity tracking, status reporting and team alignment.

• Infrastructure Modernization & Strategic Programs: Support Shipping-specific infrastructure modernization, including server refreshes, Windows migrations, network architecture changes, lab moves and deployment readiness across multiple vessels.

• Technical Change Management & Operational Readiness: Serve as the Shipping focal point for technical change risk by validating vessel practicality and championing sequencing, testing and contingency planning to minimize operational disruption.

• Asset Lifecycle & Logistics Management: Manage hardware logistics, asset movement, vessel deliveries and decommissions, equipment recovery, business data preservation and transition planning for retired, transferred or redelivered vessels.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Maritime Operations, Cybersecurity, Business Technology or a related field, or equivalent practical experience in IT operations supporting safety-critical or distributed operational environments.

• Experience leading IT operations, infrastructure support, service delivery, technical change coordination or lifecycle management in a multi-stakeholder environment.

• Experience coordinating vendors, managed service providers, centralized platform teams and business stakeholders to resolve operational issues and deliver planned work.

• Working knowledge of infrastructure areas such as servers, storage, networking, endpoint services, communications services, business applications and operational support processes.

• Ability to translate enterprise IT, cyber, compliance and platform requirements into practical execution plans for vessels, shipyards or remote operating environments.

• Strong communication, prioritization and escalation skills, with the ability to balance vessel schedules, business impact, compliance needs and operational risk.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting maritime, logistics, shipping, energy, industrial operations, operational technology or other remote asset environments.

• Experience with IT asset lifecycle planning, equipment logistics, deployment readiness, decommissioning, data preservation and shipyard or field execution planning.

• People leadership experience, including coaching, work assignment, performance management and ownership of team operating rhythms.

• Certification options that may be relevant include ITIL 4 Foundation or Managing Professional, PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, ServiceNow fundamentals, CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals, CCNA/CCNP, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or Azure Administrator.

• Additional education or training in maritime systems, industrial cybersecurity, operational technology, network operations, cloud operations, business continuity or risk management.

Relocation Options:

Relocation will not be considered.

International Considerations:

Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.


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