Job Requirements
Remote
Public Trust Polygraph Unspecified
Career Level not specified
$92,300 - $166,850
Job Description
R-00181891
Description
The Storage Engineer-SME provides senior technical leadership for enterprise storage services under the SEC Infrastructure Support Services (ISS) contract. This role architects, implements, and sustains highly available storage platforms supporting mission-critical SEC workloads across primary, alternate, and regional environments. The engineer drives performance optimization, capacity planning, and resilient backup and recovery strategies to meet recovery objectives , continuity requirements, and operational service levels. This position ensures storage operations align with organizational and federal compliance requirements and coordinates closely with EOC, infrastructure, network, and security teams.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Enterprise Storage Architecture and Engineering
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise SAN/NAS and storage virtualization solutions for mission-critical systems.
- Develop storage strategies, standards, and policies aligned with organizational and federal compliance requirements.
- Lead complex storage projects, including migrations, upgrades, and integration with cloud and on-premises environments.
- Ensure storage platforms are engineered for high availability, data integrity, and scalability across SEC environments.
- May require participation in on-call or surge support activities depending on operational needs .
Storage Operations, Performance, and Capacity Management
- Administer and optimize large-scale enterprise storage environments, including proactive monitoring and health management.
- Perform capacity planning and forecasting to maintain service continuity and prevent resource constraints.
- Troubleshoot and resolve advanced storage incidents, including latency, throughput, replication, and platform stability issues.
- Establish and track operational metrics and trend analysis to support service-level performance.
Data Protection, Recovery, and Compliance
- Architect and maintain enterprise backup and recovery strategies to protect mission-critical data.
- Implement and validate disaster recovery and business continuity storage controls, including cross-site replication and recovery readiness.
- Ensure retention, recovery, and data protection practices meet organizational policy and federal compliance requirements.
- Support audit readiness by maintaining storage documentation, configuration baselines, and implementation evidence.
Technical Leadership and Cross-Functional Delivery
- Lead storage workstreams for migrations, technology refreshes, and modernization efforts with minimal operational disruption.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, network, security, virtualization, and cloud teams to integrate storage services end-to-end.
- Conduct risk assessments and recommend remediation strategies for storage resiliency, security, and operational risk.
- Mentor junior engineers and serve as the storage SME for incident response, strategic planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- The ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required ) .
-This position is restricted to U.S. citizens only. Applicants must not hold dual citizenship with any other country to be eligible for work under this contract
- Bachelors Degree and 8+ years of experience in enterprise storage architecture, design, and administration.
- Expertise with SAN/NAS technologies, storage virtualization, and enterprise backup/recovery solutions.
- Experience leading complex storage migrations, upgrades, and integration with cloud and on-premises environments.
- Advanced expertise in storage performance tuning, capacity planning, risk assessment, and disaster recovery strategies.
Technical Skills:
- Enterprise SAN/NAS platforms and storage virtualization
- Enterprise backup/recovery, replication, and disaster recovery operations
- Storage performance monitoring, tuning, and capacity management methodologies
- Advanced troubleshooting of mission-critical storage issues and operational risk assessment
- Cross-functional integration with infrastructure, network, and security teams
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Industry certification such as NetApp, EMC, or equivalent is strongly preferred.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms and large-scale storage administration.
- Experience developing and enforcing storage standards, policies, and operational best practices.
- Experience supporting storage compliance, audit readiness, and documentation in federal IT environments.
- Demonstrated technical leadership and mentorship of junior storage engineers.
- NetApp, EMC, or equivalent industry certification.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting: May 1, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range: Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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Description
The Storage Engineer-SME provides senior technical leadership for enterprise storage services under the SEC Infrastructure Support Services (ISS) contract. This role architects, implements, and sustains highly available storage platforms supporting mission-critical SEC workloads across primary, alternate, and regional environments. The engineer drives performance optimization, capacity planning, and resilient backup and recovery strategies to meet recovery objectives , continuity requirements, and operational service levels. This position ensures storage operations align with organizational and federal compliance requirements and coordinates closely with EOC, infrastructure, network, and security teams.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Enterprise Storage Architecture and Engineering
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise SAN/NAS and storage virtualization solutions for mission-critical systems.
- Develop storage strategies, standards, and policies aligned with organizational and federal compliance requirements.
- Lead complex storage projects, including migrations, upgrades, and integration with cloud and on-premises environments.
- Ensure storage platforms are engineered for high availability, data integrity, and scalability across SEC environments.
- May require participation in on-call or surge support activities depending on operational needs .
Storage Operations, Performance, and Capacity Management
- Administer and optimize large-scale enterprise storage environments, including proactive monitoring and health management.
- Perform capacity planning and forecasting to maintain service continuity and prevent resource constraints.
- Troubleshoot and resolve advanced storage incidents, including latency, throughput, replication, and platform stability issues.
- Establish and track operational metrics and trend analysis to support service-level performance.
Data Protection, Recovery, and Compliance
- Architect and maintain enterprise backup and recovery strategies to protect mission-critical data.
- Implement and validate disaster recovery and business continuity storage controls, including cross-site replication and recovery readiness.
- Ensure retention, recovery, and data protection practices meet organizational policy and federal compliance requirements.
- Support audit readiness by maintaining storage documentation, configuration baselines, and implementation evidence.
Technical Leadership and Cross-Functional Delivery
- Lead storage workstreams for migrations, technology refreshes, and modernization efforts with minimal operational disruption.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, network, security, virtualization, and cloud teams to integrate storage services end-to-end.
- Conduct risk assessments and recommend remediation strategies for storage resiliency, security, and operational risk.
- Mentor junior engineers and serve as the storage SME for incident response, strategic planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- The ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required ) .
-This position is restricted to U.S. citizens only. Applicants must not hold dual citizenship with any other country to be eligible for work under this contract
- Bachelors Degree and 8+ years of experience in enterprise storage architecture, design, and administration.
- Expertise with SAN/NAS technologies, storage virtualization, and enterprise backup/recovery solutions.
- Experience leading complex storage migrations, upgrades, and integration with cloud and on-premises environments.
- Advanced expertise in storage performance tuning, capacity planning, risk assessment, and disaster recovery strategies.
Technical Skills:
- Enterprise SAN/NAS platforms and storage virtualization
- Enterprise backup/recovery, replication, and disaster recovery operations
- Storage performance monitoring, tuning, and capacity management methodologies
- Advanced troubleshooting of mission-critical storage issues and operational risk assessment
- Cross-functional integration with infrastructure, network, and security teams
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Industry certification such as NetApp, EMC, or equivalent is strongly preferred.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms and large-scale storage administration.
- Experience developing and enforcing storage standards, policies, and operational best practices.
- Experience supporting storage compliance, audit readiness, and documentation in federal IT environments.
- Demonstrated technical leadership and mentorship of junior storage engineers.
- NetApp, EMC, or equivalent industry certification.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting: May 1, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range: Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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