System Architect - SME

ClearFocus Technologies, a HUBZone certified company, is located in Leesburg, VA. We specialize in cybersecurity and support multiple government and commercial clients for a variety of missions. We value our clients, integrity and employees and believe a single person can make a difference!

We are committed to attracting and retaining the best and brightest talent who desire to work with industry leading technology to stay on top of their profession. We provide an excellent benefit package which includes medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), paid professional development reimbursement and more!

We are seeking a System Architect SME for a remote opportunity. All applicants must be USC with the ability to pass a background check. A Public Trust clearance is highly preferred.

LCAT Description:
Minimum 10+ years of engineering and architecting enterprise IT systems. Proven experience managing multi-discipline server and system operations teams. Extensive knowledge of multi-vendor server operating systems. Must possess a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) – Server Infrastructure Certification or equivalent relevant experience. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. Expertise in enterprise infrastructure design, virtualization, and cloud integration.

Core Duties and Duties:
Architect and manage IT systems across multiple functional areas within enterprise environments. Lead and support transformational initiatives aimed at improving efficiency through advanced technologies. Translate functional requirements into technical solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Identify and evaluate technologies that meet defined requirements. Conduct proof of concept (POC), pilots, and demos to validate technology suitability. Provide technical leadership in system integration, scalability, and security architecture.

Job Description:
Storage Engineer - SME

POSITION SUMMARY
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.

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
Citizenship/Work Authorization: Must meet contract requirements.
Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required).
Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field.
Experience:

- 12+ 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.