Storage Systems Administrator - TS/SCI w/Poly
General Dynamics Information Technology•Washington, DC
•$96,569 - $130,651•Onsite
About The Position
As a Storage Systems Administrator supporting CIO Infrastructure Services (CIS), you will operate, maintain, and secure enterprise storage platforms across globally distributed, multinetwork environments. You will ensure high availability, data integrity, and reliable access to storage services, while supporting modernization, security, and lifecycle initiatives. Your work strengthens system resilience, enhances performance, and enables critical mission operations that depend on fast, secure, and consistent data access.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph
- Meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements (e.g. Security+ CE, etc.)
- Hands on experience administering enterprise storage platforms (e.g., SAN/NAS, clustered storage, backup/replication systems) in complex, multinetwork environments
- Strong proficiency with storage provisioning, permissions/security management, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
- Experience implementing secure configuration practices, storage hardening, and compliance with enterprise security requirements
- Familiarity with patching, firmware updates, vulnerability remediation, and configuration compliance processes
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex storage, access, replication, and performance issues across distributed infrastructure
- Strong documentation, communication, and cross team collaboration skills
- US citizenship required
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Nice To Haves
- Network-Attached Storage (NAS)
- SAN Storage
- Storage Area Network (SAN)
- Storage Optimization
- Storage Replication
Responsibilities
- Administer, operate, and maintain enterprise storage systems, including SAN, NAS, object storage, and backup/replication technologies across physical, virtual, and cloud connected environments
- Monitor storage performance, health, capacity, and availability, performing diagnostics, tuning, and remediation to ensure optimal service delivery
- Support data backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery operations, validating scheduled jobs and ensuring data resilience across multiple networks
- Manage storage provisioning, access controls, share permissions, and user/group mappings to maintain secure and compliant data access
- Troubleshoot storage related issues involving connectivity, protocols, access, hardware dependencies, and integration with compute, virtualization, and network services
- Perform lifecycle tasks including firmware updates, configuration changes, performance improvements, and operational maintenance of storage infrastructure
- Coordinate with engineering, cybersecurity, server, virtualization, and monitoring teams to integrate new capabilities, support technology refresh, and maintain secure, reliable storage operations
- Maintain documentation, SOPs, storage diagrams, and operational artifacts supporting sustainment, change control, and continuous improvement
- Apply security patches, firmware updates, and platform hotfixes across storage systems, ensuring timely compliance with enterprise security baselines and configuration standards
- Identify and remediate noncompliant storage components by reviewing vulnerability and compliance reports, addressing patching failures, and validating corrective actions across assigned environments
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- Variety of medical plan options
- Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- Ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
