Storage Architect (Senior)

CACI International • Ashburn, VA

1d • $103,800 - $218,100

About The Position

CACI is seeking a Senior Storage Architect for the Global Mission Operations Support (GMOS) contract supporting the Department of State. The position contributes to national security by designing and modernizing IT infrastructure through an integrated IT Service Management approach. The role provides technical leadership for storage architecture supporting more than 40,000 users across over 350 global facilities, while guiding a high-performing team and contributing to major infrastructure initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience in a related field, such as storage architecture, infrastructure engineering, systems administration, data center design, or enterprise architecture; equivalencies considered.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise storage architectures for large-scale, geographically distributed environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in SAN, NAS, object storage, and modern backup and recovery platforms.
• Strong knowledge of capacity planning, data protection strategies, and high-availability storage design.
• Leadership experience planning and leading major storage infrastructure initiatives, serving as a subject matter expert, and supervising architecture teams.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience supporting federal agencies, especially the Department of State.
• Professional certifications such as Dell EMC Proven Professional, NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer (NCIE), or similar storage architecture certifications.
• Experience with cloud storage solutions such as AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, or Google Cloud Storage, and hybrid storage architectures.
• Knowledge of data governance and compliance frameworks, and experience designing storage infrastructure for more than 300 geographically distributed facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of server and storage filer infrastructure for distributed, high-volume data storage across more than 350 global facilities.
• Develop enterprise storage strategies and set standards for operations, programming, and security compliance.
• Design enterprise backup services, including off-site redundant backup storage, integrity checks, and audit processes.
• Design storage solutions using modern technologies to improve scalability, performance, and reliability for mission-critical operations.
• Integrate new storage systems with existing infrastructure and support optimal performance for more than 40,000 users.
• Design backup and restoration infrastructure using modern platforms and industry best practices.
• Design storage infrastructure with integrity checks and audit processes to meet Department of State compliance and data governance requirements.
• Develop storage capacity planning models and forecasting strategies for enterprise growth and modernization.
• Collaborate with security teams, database administrators, and application owners on data protection, performance, and integration requirements.
• Serve as a technical expert across project assignments, plan and lead major storage architecture initiatives, mentor team members, and supervise infrastructure design activities.

Benefits

• Flexible time off benefit.
• Learning resources and learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits options.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior