Storage Engineer – Architect

System One; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 109,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

System One is seeking a Storage Engineer – Architect for a contract-to-hire role in Washington, DC. The candidate will design, implement, and operate secure, scalable cloud and storage infrastructure for SEC-related enterprise applications and services, with a focus on high availability and security.

The position involves migration and modernization projects, leadership of SAN/NAS and storage virtualization, and collaboration across teams to enforce best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate secure, scalable cloud and storage infrastructure for enterprise applications and services.
• Support migration and modernization initiatives with high availability, security, and resilience.
• Lead architecture and management of enterprise SAN/NAS and storage virtualization for mission-critical systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain infrastructure, automation, and security best practices.
• Engineer identity and access controls using Microsoft Entra Identity, RBAC, conditional access, and least-privilege models.
• Develop automation using PowerShell, Bicep, ARM templates, and Terraform to provision and manage infrastructure at scale.
• Lead complex storage projects including migrations, upgrades, and cloud integration.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure compliance with FISMA, FedRAMP, SEC, and related security and governance standards.

Job description

Job Title: Storage Engineer – Architect
Location: Washington, DC
Type: Contract To Hire
Compensation: Pay Rate Low: $79.11
Work Model: Remote – offsite
Hours: 40.0
Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required)

Responsibilities

• Support the SEC ISS contract by designing, implementing, and operating secure, scalable cloud and storage infrastructure for enterprise applications and services.
• Support migration and modernization initiatives, ensuring high availability, security, and operational resilience.
• Lead architecture and management of enterprise SAN/NAS and storage virtualization solutions for mission-critical systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain infrastructure, automation, and security best practices.
• Engineer and support identity and access controls using Microsoft Entra Identity, RBAC, conditional access, and least-privilege models.
• Develop automation using PowerShell, Bicep, ARM templates, and Terraform to provision and manage infrastructure at scale.
• Lead complex storage projects, including migrations, upgrades, and cloud integration efforts.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure compliance with FISMA, FedRAMP, SEC, and related security and governance standards.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in engineering and architecting enterprise IT storage systems.
• Proven experience managing multi-discipline server and system operations teams.
• Demonstrated expertise translating functional requirements into enterprise technical solutions.
• Strong experience with SAN/NAS technologies, storage virtualization, and enterprise backup/recovery solutions.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms, large-scale storage administration, and storage migrations.
• Advanced skills in storage performance tuning, capacity planning, risk assessment, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Experience working with Clustered Data ONTAP software.
• Knowledge of enterprise infrastructure design, virtualization, cloud integration, and security architecture.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust clearance.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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