Data Systems Analyst & Infrastructure Modernization Specialist

CACI International•Alexandria, VA

3d•$103,800 - $218,100•Onsite

About The Position

CACI is seeking a Data Systems Analyst and Infrastructure Modernization Specialist to support the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO). The position independently supports an Action Officer and contributes to enterprise data center optimization and modernization initiatives, including Global Computing and Data Center Resilience and Optimization. The contractor works with government leads to support measurable modernization outcomes. The role is 100% onsite, five days per week, at the Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia. It supports DoD CIO data center strategy and prioritization; legacy-system retirement; data center consolidation, resiliency, and optimization; hybrid cloud migration; and alignment with Zero Trust Architecture and cybersecurity compliance requirements. The analyst also reviews component data center and deprecation plans, prepares leadership briefings and other written products, and supports client communications and planning forums. The position combines data analysis, policy support, and infrastructure expertise. It includes engineering and maintaining Power BI dashboards, applying human-centered design to CIO tools, documenting stakeholder meetings, responding to CATMS taskers and executive inquiries, and analyzing infrastructure telemetry and lifecycle data. The role requires an active DoD Secret clearance and at least eight years of relevant experience.

Requirements

Active DoD Secret clearance.
At least eight years of experience in IT modernization and data center operations; experience supporting DoD or federal initiatives is preferred.
Expertise in technical frameworks, data center infrastructure, DCIM implementation, hybrid cloud integration, and Zero Trust-aligned cybersecurity.
Demonstrated expertise with Dell EMC, HPE ProLiant, and Cisco UCS servers.
Demonstrated expertise with Cisco, Arista, and Juniper network appliances.
Demonstrated expertise with SAN/NAS storage systems, including NetApp, Pure Storage, and EMC VMAX.
Demonstrated expertise with industrial or embedded platforms and legacy hardware environments.
Demonstrated expertise with infrastructure supporting DCIM, power, and cooling instrumentation.
Demonstrated expertise with DCIM tools such as Nlyte, Sunbird, and Schneider EcoStruxure.
Demonstrated expertise with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, VMware vSphere, and Hyper-V.
Demonstrated expertise with Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and Chef.
Demonstrated expertise with technical debt platforms such as CAST Highlight, SonarQube, LeanIX, and Flexera.
Demonstrated expertise with Splunk, Power BI, Prometheus, and Databricks.
Demonstrated expertise with cybersecurity and compliance tools such as ACAS, eMASS, HBSS, CrowdStrike, Tenable, and RMF toolsets.
Knowledge of technical debt lifecycle management and infrastructure telemetry.
Ability to prepare policy documentation, including white papers, briefings, and tasker responses.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting DoW or federal initiatives.

Responsibilities

Support implementation of the DoD CIO data center strategy and prioritization.
Assist with strategic and operational plans for legacy system retirement and elimination.
Support data center consolidation, resiliency, and optimization initiatives using DCIM tools, AI-driven automation, and predictive analytics.
Assist with hybrid cloud migration strategies and alignment with Zero Trust Architecture principles and cybersecurity compliance mandates.
Review Component data center plans and activities.
Prepare briefs, white papers, scorecards, and other materials for DoD CIO leadership on data center matters.
Hold periodic technical discussions with clients about data center modernization and support client messaging in board meetings and other forums.
Review Component deprecation plans and activities and prepare briefs and scorecards on JRSS matters.
Hold periodic technical discussions about JRSS deprecation and support client messaging at JRSS planning board meetings and other forums.
Provide independent subject-matter-expert support to a DoD CIO Action Officer as a hybrid data and policy analyst.
Engineer, maintain, and enhance Power BI dashboards that visualize technical debt scores, decommissioning progress, and infrastructure performance metrics across TDM, TDI, and DROP.
Apply human-centered design principles to create UI/UX artifacts, including personas, mockups, and user journeys, to improve CIO tool usability.
Participate in and document stakeholder meetings, working groups, and internal strategy sessions; draft meeting summaries, white papers, and internal memos.
Prepare and respond to CATMS taskers and executive-level inquiries in alignment with CIO priorities and policy frameworks.
Analyze infrastructure telemetry and lifecycle data to support recommendations for Zero Trust Architecture, hybrid cloud migration, and enterprise modernization.