Capacity Management Lead-US Citizen

NTT DATA, Inc.; District of Columbia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Capacity Management Lead to join their team in Washington, DC. This pivotal role involves ensuring high availability and data recovery for a vast infrastructure, supporting critical virtualization and storage systems for thousands of users across multiple government agencies. The ideal candidate will leverage extensive experience in systems engineering, capacity management, and disaster recovery planning. If you're passionate about delivering exceptional IT services in a dynamic environment and possess the necessary qualifications, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in capacity management for large-scale systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design high-availability architectures for server virtualization and storage.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate capacity solutions and document procedures.

Skills

Capacity Management

Systems Engineering

Disaster Recovery Planning

Virtualization

Storage Administration

Resource Allocation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

VMware

Veeam

Commvault

Job description

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Capacity Management Lead-US Citizen to join our team in Washington DC, District of Columbia (US-DC), United States (US).

Position's General Duties and Tasks:

We are looking for a skilled Senior IT Systems Engineer – Capacity that will support our client in delivering enterprise services to approximately 10,000 users across multiple government agencies in a no-fail, globally accessible environment. This role operates within the Information Systems Division (ISD), focusing on capacity management to ensure high-availability and data recovery for over 1,000 servers and 14 petabytes of storage, supporting critical virtualization and storage infrastructure. The contractor provides Tier 2 through 4 systems engineering to maintain uninterrupted service 24/7/365. Key responsibilities include:

• Designing high-availability architectures for server virtualization and storage systems to meet stringent uptime requirements.
• Creating virtual machine templates and resource pools to optimize resource allocation and scalability across enterprise environments.
• Configuring shares and capacity settings to balance workloads and ensure efficient performance in clustered environments.
• Assessing current capacity utilization trends to forecast future resource needs and prevent service degradation.
• Testing disaster recovery configurations and failover mechanisms to validate resilience under simulated failure scenarios.
• Collaborating with storage and virtualization teams to integrate capacity solutions with backup and replication systems.
• Documenting capacity designs, resource assignments, and recovery procedures to support operational planning and audits.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related scientific or technical discipline. One-and-one-half (1.5) years of additional experience can substitute for one (1) year of a typical degree program.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience supporting projects of similar size, scope, and complexity (e.g., capacity management for 1,000+ servers and multi-petabyte storage).
• Certifications: Compliance with DoD 8140 for Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level 2 (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CCNA Security, or equivalent) is required at the time of hiring.
• Must be a US Citizen who possesses a current Top Secret /SCI Clearance and is able to receive a higher level check.
• Must currently reside a commutable distance from the client site in Washington, DC.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated VMware management and administration experience in designing high-availability and disaster recovery environments.
• Certifications: VMware certifications (e.g., VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)) and DoD 8140 IAT Level 3 compliance (e.g., CASP+, CISSP).
• More than 5 years of experience in systems engineering, particularly with capacity management in a DoD or government enterprise setting.
• Expertise in storage administration (e.g., SAN/NAS management), backup solutions (e.g., Veeam, Commvault), and clustered environments.
• Proven ability to develop disaster recovery plans and manage large-scale virtualization infrastructure in a 24/7/365 environment.