Senior Storage & Data Protection Architect

NexGen Data Systems; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company covers 100% of premiums for em

Disability plans

401(k) match up to 10%

Comprehensive training and development

11 paid holidays and PTO accrual

Job summary

NexGen Data Systems is seeking an Information Technology Subject Matter Expert to serve as MIS manager. You will design, develop, and manage risk assessment and business contingency planning to ensure continuity across a large, multi-division organization. Supports multi-language, multi-platform operations and EDI applications.

Role requires DoD security clearance, DoD/8570 certifications, and expert hands-on experience with enterprise SAN/NAS, cloud storage, and backup technologies.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret security clearance required (IT-I/Critical-Sensitive/Tier 5 SSBI).
• DoD Approved 8570/8140 baseline certification required: IAT Level II.
• CE certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, NCDA/NCIE ONTAP, Cohesity/DataProtect, DCA-ISM.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or equivalent; relevant experience may substitute.
• 5+ years enterprise IT engineering experience; storage administration across SAN/NAS (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS/SMB).
• Experience with DoD/Federal computing environments and data protection platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise storage and BC/DR architectures for on-prem and hybrid cloud.
• Design DR runbooks, risk assessment, and failover validation.
• Architect storage arrays (NetApp, Pure) and fabric switches (Brocade)
• Oversee data protection platforms (Cohesity, Veritas) and cloud tiers (AWS, Azure, OCI).
• Implement storage security controls including encryption and DISA STIG/IAVA compliance.
• Mentor engineering teams and produce design documents and executive reports.

Skills

DoD Secret clearance

IAT Level II certification

CE certifications (AWS/Azure/NetApp)

Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash)

Storage admin (SAN/NAS)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering

Tools

NetApp ONTAP

Pure Storage

Cohesity DataProtect

Veritas NetBackup

AWS S3/Glacier

Azure Blob/Backup

Job description

NexGen Data Systems is seeking an Information Technology Subject Matter Expert to serve as MIS manager. You will design, develop, and manage risk assessment and business contingency planning to ensure continuity across a large, multi-division organization. Supports multi-language, multi-platform operations and EDI applications.

Role requires DoD security clearance, DoD/8570 certifications, and expert hands-on experience with enterprise SAN/NAS, cloud storage, and backup technologies.