System Architect - SME; Storage

System Architect - SME (Storage)

The System Architect - SME (Storage) provides senior technical leadership for enterprise infrastructure architecture and modernization in support of the SEC ISS contract. This role translates mission and functional requirements into scalable, secure technical solutions across on-premises and hybrid/multi-cloud environments. The architect leads cross-functional engineering and operations teams to improve reliability, automation, and service performance aligned to SEC OIT objectives. The position drives technology evaluations, proofs of concept, pilots, and demos while ensuring designs integrate with 24x7x365 enterprise operations and observability requirements.

This role ensures architecture decisions align with Zero Trust, FISMA, and SEC governance expectations.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Architect and manage enterprise IT systems across multiple functional areas, including server, platform, storage, and cloud domains.
• Translate functional and operational requirements into technical architectures, integration patterns, and implementation roadmaps.
• Define scalable, resilient target-state designs and transitional architectures for hybrid environments.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation, standards, and technical decision artifacts to support execution and governance.
• 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.

Technology Evaluation and Modernization

• Identify, assess, and recommend technologies that meet defined technical and business requirements.
• Lead and execute proofs of concept (POCs), pilots, and demos to validate feasibility, risk, and operational fit.
• Guide modernization efforts across virtualization, cloud integration, and enterprise infrastructure transformation initiatives.
• Drive adoption of advanced technologies that improve efficiency, interoperability, and long-term maintainability.

Operations Leadership and Service Reliability

• Provide technical leadership to multi-discipline server and system operations teams in enterprise environments.
• Establish architecture requirements for monitoring, alerting, incident response, and operational visibility for production systems.
• Support root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement efforts tied to SLA and performance objectives.
• Ensure designs are supportable in 24x7x365 operations, including change/release coordination and lifecycle management.

Technical Leadership and Cross-Functional Delivery

• Lead storage work streams 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.

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.

Security, Compliance, and Integration Governance

• Provide technical leadership for system integration, scalability, and security architecture across multi-vendor platforms.
• Embed security controls and compliance requirements into infrastructure and platform designs.
• Ensure architectural approaches…