Senior Enterprise Storage & Data Protection SME

S2i2, Inc; Tracy (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

S2i2, Inc. seeks an Information Technology Subject Matter Expert (IT SME) specializing in Enterprise Storage Management to lead design, security, and data protection for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

Responsibilities include setting architecture direction for SAN/NAS/backup across five DLA sites, ensuring STIG/IAVA compliance, and briefing leadership on risk and resilience in multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, OCI) on NIPRNet and SIPRNet.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in DoD/DoW or Federal enterprise infrastructure.
• Hands-on with enterprise SAN, backup, and data protection platforms.
• Experience delivering advisory or managerial guidance on storage architectures.

Responsibilities

• Set architecture direction for enterprise storage and data protection platforms.
• Lead engineering teams to ensure scalability, availability, and compliance.
• Brief DLA leadership on storage strategy and risk posture.

Skills

Advisory/leadership

DoD/DoW Federal infra experience

Enterprise storage knowledge

Cloud/multi-cloud familiarity

Scripting: PowerShell/Python/Bash

Tools

NetApp storage

Pure storage

Brocade fabric

Cohesity DataProtect

NetBackup

Azure/AWS/OCI

STIG/IAVA compliance tools

Job description

S2i2, Inc. seeks an Information Technology Subject Matter Expert (IT SME) specializing in Enterprise Storage Management to lead design, security, and data protection for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

Responsibilities include setting architecture direction for SAN/NAS/backup across five DLA sites, ensuring STIG/IAVA compliance, and briefing leadership on risk and resilience in multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, OCI) on NIPRNet and SIPRNet.