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The Enterprise Cloud Storage Engineer will assist in evaluating and developing strategy, policy, process, and plan to migrate the National Air & Space Intelligence Center’s (NASIC) multiple Petabytes of data at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio to the cloud.  This position will conduct a study of NASIC’s existing data types, size, frequency of access, and architecture to propose the most cost-effective means that meets NASIC’s mission needs and takes advantage of the tiered cloud storage options offered by AWS. Candidates must be technically proficient and capable of devising practical and sustainable solutions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Analyze NASIC’s existing data types, size, frequency of access, and architecture to propose the most cost-effective storage strategy that meets NASIC’s mission needs and takes advantage of the tiered cloud storage options offered by AWS
• Provide technical leadership and advice to the vision and design of data storage solutions
• Collaborate with CTO, IT architects, customers, developers, and other stakeholders to develop enterprise level storage services/tech both on-prem and in the commercial cloud
• Develop and communicate storage design strategy, vision, goals, and plan
• Produce communication materials (schedules, briefings, etc.) to keep stakeholders apprised of storage study/strategy progress and roadblocks
• Advise government customer in the prioritization of activities
• Participate in planning activities
• Assist in the creation and review of use cases, backlogs, technical documentation, project trajectories, and goals
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Current Top-Secret clearance with SCI adjudication
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, computer programming, physics, applied mathematics, or related technical field
• 10+ years of experience spanning IT data storage technology (on-prem and cloud), IT systems operations, and software development
• 3+ years of experience with AWS tiered storage technologies
• Understanding of agile software development concepts
• Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills
• Self-motivated, independent, detail oriented, responsible team player

 

Desired Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in IT data storage technology (on-prem and cloud), IT systems operations, or software development
• 5+ years of experience with AWS tiered storage technologies
• Experience conducting a data migration to the cloud
• Understanding of micro-services, IaaS, PaaS, system visualization, and/or cloud capabilities/designs
• Experience as part of an agile software development project/program
• Capable of performing cost or price analysis including review of cost breakdowns, should-cost analysis, and affordability trades to determine reasonableness at program level
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve enterprise level technical problems
• Experience with DevSecOps and/or cross domain solutions
• Experience with APIs, orchestration, automation, and databases
• Experience with intelligence production
• Understanding of Kubernetes, data bases, Python, Istio, Helm, GitLab, Elastic, Confluence, Jira and/or other related technologies
• Knowledge in networking (protocols, virtual networks, subnets, firewalls)
• Professional certifications in agile software development (e.g. Scrum Product Owner, etc.)
• Professional certifications in systems engineering, IT, and/or project/program management (e.g. ITIL, PMP, DAU, etc.)
• Experience with “needs” documentation (e.g. CONOPs, use cases, requirements, backlogs)
• Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field
• Familiarity with NIST RMF

$80,000 - $180,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

 
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