Senior Storage Architect - Onsite (TS/SCI)

Piper Companies; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. Storage Administrator / Engineer to support a government services and defense-sector organization.

The role focuses on enterprise storage, backup, and SAN administration to ensure reliability, performance, and security in a highly regulated environment. This is a long-term, open-ended onsite contract in Annapolis Junction, MD, requiring an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSPG) required.
• Security+ CE or higher.
• 10+ years in Systems/Storage Administration or Storage Engineering.
• Hands-on with NetBackup, Cohesity, Commvault, and Rubrik backup technologies.
• Experience with enterprise storage platforms: NetApp, Oracle ZFS, IBM Storage, VAST Data.
• Strong SAN administration, including Brocade zoning and troubleshooting.
• Security compliance, vulnerability remediation, and accreditation support.
• Excellent command-line troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage enterprise backup environments (NetBackup, Cohesity, Commvault, Rubrik).
• Onboard servers/VMs into backup systems and resolve backup issues.
• Configure and deploy new backup solutions and technologies.
• Troubleshoot backup appliances and storage arrays (Oracle ZFS, NetApp, IBM, VAST).
• Maintain SAN environments via CLI and zoning tasks.
• Collaborate with ISSOs on vulnerabilities and security compliance.
• Support SSP reauthorization activities and compliance efforts.
• Troubleshoot Brocade SAN switches and perform zoning.
• Participate in scheduled on-call rotations.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance with FSPG

Security+ CE or higher

10+ years experience

CLI troubleshooting

SAN administration

Backup platforms experience

Tools

NetBackup

Cohesity

Commvault

Rubrik

NetApp

Oracle ZFS

IBM Storage

VAST Data

Brocade SAN switches

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. Storage Administrator / Engineer to support a government services and defense-sector organization.

The role focuses on enterprise storage, backup, and SAN administration to ensure reliability, performance, and security in a highly regulated environment. This is a long-term, open-ended onsite contract in Annapolis Junction, MD, requiring an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.