System Architect – SME (Storage)

Leidos

17h•$107,900 - $195,050•Remote

About The Position

The System Architect – SME (Storage) provides senior technical leadership for enterprise infrastructure architecture and modernization in support of the SEC ISS contract. The role translates mission and functional requirements into scalable, secure technical solutions across on-premises and hybrid/multi-cloud environments, and leads cross-functional engineering and operations teams to improve reliability, automation, and service performance aligned to SEC OIT objectives. It drives technology evaluations, proofs of concept, pilots, and demonstrations while ensuring designs integrate with 24x7x365 enterprise operations and observability requirements. Architecture decisions must align with Zero Trust, FISMA, and SEC governance expectations. The architect designs and manages enterprise IT systems across server, platform, storage, and cloud domains, with particular responsibility for enterprise SAN/NAS, storage virtualization, storage operations, data protection, and recovery. The position leads storage migrations, upgrades, and modernization; supports high availability, data integrity, performance, capacity, security, and compliance; and coordinates storage services with infrastructure, network, security, virtualization, and cloud teams. The architect also supports audit readiness, incident response, disaster recovery, and continuous improvement, and mentors junior engineers. The position is remote/telework. It may require participation in on-call or surge support activities depending on operational needs. During an interview, candidates must keep their camera on; the interviewer may take a picture for identification purposes if an offer is extended.

Requirements

Must meet contract citizenship/work authorization requirements.
Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust clearance, or higher if required.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
At least 12 years of experience engineering and architecting enterprise IT storage systems.
Experience managing multidisciplinary server and system operations teams.
Demonstrated experience translating functional requirements into enterprise technical solutions and leading integration and scalability efforts.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
Hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms and large-scale storage administration.
Expertise with SAN/NAS technologies, storage virtualization, and enterprise backup/recovery solutions.
Experience leading complex storage migrations, upgrades, and integration with cloud and on-premises environments.
Experience supporting storage compliance, audit readiness, and documentation in federal IT environments.
Advanced expertise in storage performance tuning, capacity planning, risk assessment, and disaster recovery strategies.
Experience working with Clustered Data ONTAP software.
Knowledge of enterprise infrastructure design and architecture, multi-vendor server operating systems, virtualization and cloud integration architecture, system integration and scalability architecture, and enterprise platform security architecture.
Experience with technology evaluation, proof-of-concept and pilot execution, solution validation, cross-functional technical leadership, stakeholder communication, and integration with infrastructure, network, and security teams.
Knowledge of enterprise SAN/NAS platforms, storage virtualization, backup and recovery, replication, disaster recovery operations, storage performance monitoring and tuning, capacity management, and advanced troubleshooting of mission-critical storage issues.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting U.S. federal IT environments with FISMA, NIST, or OMB compliance requirements.
Experience architecting or supporting observability platforms and enterprise monitoring integrations in large environments.
Hands-on experience with container platforms and automation frameworks such as OpenShift, Kubernetes, Ansible, or GitOps toolchains.
Experience leading architecture initiatives in 24x7x365 enterprise operations organizations.
Prior support to SEC or similarly regulated financial-sector federal agencies.
NetApp Certified Data Administrator Certification (NCDA) or equivalent.
Proficiency in Ansible, Python, and BASH.
Experience developing and enforcing storage standards, policies, and operational best practices.

Responsibilities

Architect and manage enterprise IT systems across server, platform, storage, and cloud domains.
Translate functional and operational requirements into technical architectures, integration patterns, and implementation roadmaps.
Define scalable, resilient target-state designs and transitional architectures for hybrid environments.
Develop and maintain architecture documentation, standards, and technical decision artifacts.
Design, implement, and maintain enterprise SAN/NAS and storage virtualization solutions for mission-critical systems.
Develop storage strategies, standards, and policies aligned with organizational and federal compliance requirements.
Lead complex storage migrations, upgrades, and integration with cloud and on-premises environments.
Ensure storage platforms provide high availability, data integrity, and scalability across SEC environments.
Identify, assess, and recommend technologies that meet technical and business requirements.
Lead proofs of concept, pilots, and demonstrations to validate feasibility, risk, and operational fit.
Guide modernization efforts across virtualization, cloud integration, and enterprise infrastructure transformation.
Drive adoption of technologies that improve efficiency, interoperability, and maintainability.
Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary server and system operations teams.
Establish architecture requirements for monitoring, alerting, incident response, and operational visibility.
Support root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement tied to SLA and performance objectives.
Ensure designs are supportable in 24x7x365 operations, including change/release coordination and lifecycle management.
Lead storage workstreams for migrations, technology refreshes, and modernization with minimal operational disruption.
Collaborate with infrastructure, network, security, virtualization, and cloud teams to integrate storage services.
Conduct risk assessments and recommend remediation for storage resiliency, security, and operational risk.
Mentor junior engineers and serve as the storage subject matter expert for incident response, strategic planning, and continuous improvement.
Administer and optimize enterprise storage environments through proactive monitoring and health management.
Perform capacity planning and forecasting to maintain service continuity and prevent resource constraints.
Troubleshoot advanced storage incidents involving latency, throughput, replication, and platform stability.
Establish and track operational metrics and trend analysis to support service-level performance.
Provide technical leadership for system integration, scalability, and security architecture across multi-vendor platforms.
Embed security controls and compliance requirements into infrastructure and platform designs.
Ensure architectural approaches support FISMA-aligned controls, vulnerability remediation, and secure configuration baselines.
Collaborate with stakeholders to align technical solutions with SEC policy, risk, and operational governance.
Architect and maintain enterprise backup and recovery strategies for mission-critical data.
Implement and validate disaster recovery and business continuity storage controls, including cross-site replication and recovery readiness.
Ensure retention, recovery, and data protection practices meet organizational policy and federal compliance requirements.
Maintain storage documentation, configuration baselines, and implementation evidence to support audit readiness.