Enterprise Storage Architect

Riverside Research Institute•Dayton, OH

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Riverside Research is seeking a full-time Enterprise Storage Architect to support the National Air & Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. The role leads the strategy, architecture, and modernization of enterprise storage platforms across on-premises cloud and multi-cloud environments. It focuses on designing resilient, scalable, high-performance storage systems for mission-critical applications and long-term infrastructure transformation. The architect brings deep storage technology expertise and works across engineering, networking, cloud, and cybersecurity teams.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Top Secret clearance with SCI adjudication.
Experience in DoW/IC regulated environments.
Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 8 years of experience in enterprise storage engineering, architecture, or infrastructure strategy.
Expert-level proficiency with SAN, NAS, iSCSI, Fiber Channel, NFS/SMB, object storage, and storage networking.
Strong experience with major storage platforms such as NetApp ONTAP, Dell EMC PowerStore/Isilon, Pure Flash Array, and HPE 3PAR/Nimble.
Hands-on experience with cloud storage services such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and multi-cloud architectures.
Proficiency in replication technologies, disaster recovery strategies, and data protection frameworks.
Ability to lead architecture planning, technology evaluations, and long-term strategy development.
Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Professional certifications such as NetApp NCIE/NCDA, Dell EMC Proven Professional, Pure Storage Expert, AWS/Azure cloud certifications, or equivalent.
Familiarity with storage automation tools such as Ansible, Python-based management, and REST APIs.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain enterprise storage strategy and multi-year technology roadmaps.
Architect scalable storage solutions, including SAN, NAS, object storage, cloud storage, and high-performance, low-latency environments.
Lead storage modernization initiatives involving automation, replication, disaster recovery, data lifecycle management, and multi-cloud migration readiness.
Evaluate and recommend technologies, platforms, and vendors, including Azure and AWS.
Partner with network engineering to align storage performance, connectivity, and fabric design with business requirements.
Collaborate with cybersecurity to meet data protection, encryption, retention, and compliance standards.
Perform capacity planning, performance analysis, and scalability assessments across diverse storage environments.
Oversee implementation of storage architectures, standards, and operational best practices.
Provide expertise in data protection platforms, snapshot lifecycle, replication, disaster recovery and business continuity planning, and backup architectures.
Create and present strategic plans, technical recommendations, and operational impacts to leadership.
Perform other duties as assigned.