Storage Administrator Security Clearance
Job in
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22314, USA
Listed on 2026-06-12
Listing for:
Leidos
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-12
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
IT Support, Cybersecurity, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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- Description Unleash Your Potential At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading! The Mission Leidos is seeking a Senior Storage Administrator to support a large enterprise IT contract for the Department of Defense. This role requires technical expertise in storage engineering, system administration, and operations. This role is responsible for optimizing the configuration of the enterprise storage infrastructure to maximize availability, performance, and capacity.
This role participates in the lifecycle process of purchasing, installing, maintaining, and replacing storage devices across on-premises and cloud IT environments. This role collects and evaluates metrics to optimize storage operations. This individual identifies risks, performs assessments, and analyzes risk mitigation strategies. Finally, this individual is responsible for developing and maintaining system documentation and procedures in accordance with customer requirements.
Primary Tasks
* Install, configure, and administer enterprise storage systems to include, Dell and Net App filers and Dell Power Protect/Data Domain systems
* Install, configure, and administer Veritas Net Backup server and client software. Schedule and monitor backup policies. Generate backup status reports as required
* performance
* Create and secure SMB file shares
* Coordinate with server administrators to create, secure, and mount NFS exports
* Develop and implement Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations plans in accordance with customer requirements
* Install, configure, maintain, and administer Linux and Windows servers in support of storage operations such as Net Backup, Media, DSM and Master servers
* Configure Net Backup policies. Troubleshoot and resolve backup job failures
* Manage Distributed File System (DFS) name spaces
* Coordinate with vCenter administrators to provision Storage Area Network (SAN) resources to VMWare ESX cluster data stores as required
* Configure and manage volume snapshots. Assist customers with point-in-time file restores
* Schedule and monitor volume replication for disaster recovery
* Monitor health and availability of infrastructure applications and systems
* Work with vendors to troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software failures
* Coordinate with Change Management to deconflict and schedule hardware maintenance activities, system and firmware updates, and other configuration changes
* Execute system changes during scheduled maintenance windows
* Monitor and evaluate system performance and capacity trends
* Resolve tier 2 and tier 3 service requests
* Identify opportunities to automate operations. Develop automated solutions that take advantage of Dell and Net App system APIs
* Work independently with minimal supervision
* Mentor junior team members
* Update operations and maintenance documentation for 24/7/365 IT Operations Center personnel to assist with after-hours triage and troubleshooting
* Provide follow-up reports (technical findings, feedback, resolution steps taken, After Action Report (AAR) etc.) for Root Cause Analysis, engineering technical assessment, and process improvement initiatives.
Basic Qualifications
* Extensive experience administering enterprise-level data storage systems (Dell Storage Center, Dell Compellent, Net App, and Data Domain) with a demonstrated understanding of the following services and technologies
* SAN administration including provisioning of LUNs, managing fiber channel zoning, and mapping storage to servers
* NAS administration including NFS and SMB file sharing
* Integration with VMWare ESX Server
* Data migration strategies
* Snapshots
* Volume replication
* Managing file and share permissions in an Active Directory environment
* Storage monitoring and performance tuning
*…
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