Senior NetApps Storage Architect

MANTECH; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH is seeking a Senior NetApps Storage Architect to join our Laurel, MD team. You will design and implement enterprise storage infrastructure for the IC, focusing on NetApp platforms and related management tools.

The role requires deep storage operations experience, DoD 8140 certification, and TS/SCI with polygraph clearance. You will lead architecture efforts, collaborate across IPTs, and produce detailed diagrams and runbooks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a technical field; 5 years storage ops may substitute.
• 15+ years in storage operations/architecture focusing on NetApps.
• Experience with SAN, NAS, Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage implementations.
• Proven proficiency with block, NFS, SIF, S3, and NAS.
• IAM II DoD 8140 certification or equivalent (CCNA‑Security/ CySA+/ GICSP/ GSEC/ Security+ CE/ CND/ SSCP)

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, deploy, upgrade, and support storage platforms and management tools.
• Evaluate, deploy, manage, and integrate new storage technologies with cross‑functional teams.
• Provide technical leadership and develop new storage infrastructure and ILM designs.
• Shared ownership of storage provisioning and availability at government sites with the Storage Manager.
• Keep abreast of storage/backup tech to guide future directions.
• Deliver architectural designs, strategies and ongoing plans.
• Create and maintain logical/physical diagrams, run books, and documentation.
• Perform end‑to‑end storage performance analysis and present improvement recommendations.

Skills

Storage architecture

NetApp storage

SAN/NAS/FC/iSCSI

Hypervisor integration

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor degree in a technical field

IAM II DoD 8140 certification

Tools

Nutanix

VMware VCF

OpenStack

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior NetApps Storage Architect to join our team in Laurel, MD.

Join ManTech’s mission-focused national security team delivering enterprise infrastructure capabilities for a global workforce. This role will support the Intelligence Community’s Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) platform in Maryland. This role supports infrastructure associated with Data Center & Computing Services, Integrated Product Teams (IPT), and vendors to deliver services to ManTech’s customers in the IC.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To The Following

• Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade, and support various storage and backup platforms and associated management tools.
• Participate in the evaluation, deployment, management, and integration of new technologies in alignment with other engineers, architects, and technical service lanes.
• Provides technical leadership and is responsible for the development of new storage infrastructure and Information Lifecycle Management designs, including requirements and analysis.
• Shares ownership of the operational responsibility for storage provisioning and availability at government customer site with the Customer/Government Storage Manager.
• Keep abreast of current developments in storage and backup technology to assist Federal staff in assessing the future direction of storage and backup technology.
• Responsible for the delivery of the technical architectural design, strategies and plans that will be delivered on an ongoing basis.
• Create and maintain documentation: logical/physical diagrams, run books, and other technical engineering documents.
• Performs end-to-end analysis on the performance of the storage infrastructure, presents findings, and submits recommendations for improvement.

Minimum/Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a technical field is required. An additional 5 years of experience in storage operations might be substituted for degree.
• 15+ years' experience in storage operations or storage architecture, with a focus on NetApps.
• Experience with SAN, NAS, Fiber Channel and iSCSI storage implementations.
• Proven proficiency in storage solutions including but not limited to block, nfs, sif, s3, sharefile systems, and nas.
• Strong understanding of fundamental hardware concepts: disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA, firmware, RAID, performance concepts (I/O, paging, swapping, system calls), iSCSI, Fiber Channel, Ethernet.
• Experience connecting storage arrays to Hypervisor Technologies (NUTANIX, VMWARE VCF, OpenStack).
• IAM II certification (DoD 8140 required upon start of employment. Acceptable certifications include CCNA-Security/CySA+/GICSP/GSEC/Security+ CE/CND/SSCP)

Preferred Qualifications

• 20 years' experience in overall storage operations or storage architecture. 10 years of experience in the specific storage technology that is in the customer environment.

Clearance Requirements

• Must have a current active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Physical Requirements

• Sedentary work, speaking, standing, talking, walking, working with computers, working with data, working with numbers and figures, ability to handle stress & work under pressure, ability to use MS Office and a PC, analytical or critical thinking skills, leadership and listening skills, multi-tasking, ability, negotiating skills, oral & written communication skills, presentation skills, project management ability and skills, computer operating skills, and team building skills