Data Center Architect

Overview

Acuity is an award‑winning consulting firm that provides proven management and technological services to the Federal government. Recognized as one of the best places to work for over five years in a row, we are hiring additional Data Center Architects to assist and join in our growth.

• Architect enterprise‑level data center solutions including SAN, compute clusters, and software‑defined networking.
• Design high‑availability and disaster recovery architectures for physical and virtualized federal environments.
• Lead the technical design of data center consolidation and modernization efforts for cabinet‑level agencies.
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure physical and virtual infrastructure meets NIST 800‑53 and FISMA High standards.
• Develop technical specifications for hardware procurement and facility power/cooling requirements.
• Engineer hybrid‑cloud connectivity architectures linking physical data centers to Gov Cloud environments.
• Provide technical oversight for the implementation of hyper‑converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in data center operations and infrastructure design.
• 5+ years of experience designing secure infrastructures for federal or highly regulated organizations.
• Deep expertise in VMware, Hyper‑V, and storage technologies (Net App, Dell/EMC).

• Federal & Security: CISSP.
• Domain‑Specific: VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) or Net App Certified Data Administrator.
• Architecture/Management: TOGAF.

• Virtualization: VMware vSphere, ESXi, NSX, vSAN.
• Storage: SAN/NAS architectures, Fibre Channel, iSCSI.
• Networking:
  Cisco ACI, software‑defined data centers (SDDC).
• Hardware:
  Blade servers, HCI platforms (Nutanix, Dell VxRail).

• Demonstrated expertise in applying NIST 800‑53 physical and logical security controls.
• Technical implementation of FISMA High requirements for on‑premises data centers.
• Knowledge of ICD 705 standards for secure facility (SCIF) operations.

• Active security clearance (Secret or Top Secret).

We are a management and technology consulting firm supporting critical federal missions, where you’ll have opportunities to solve meaningful challenges and make a real impact from day one.

Acuity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.