Storage Lead

Storage Lead

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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The Opportunity:

The CIS program supports our intelligence customer deliver IT services to conduct its globally distributed operations. We are driving an exciting technological transformation of their IT services by leading the design, development, implementation, and operation of cutting-edge solutions. This includes continuous service improvement through the modernization of IT system infrastructure.

CACI is looking for an experienced, innovative, and motivated Storage Lead to support the mission objectives and needs of the customer, the Defense Intelligence Agency.  The position is contingent upon award of the DIA SITE III CIO Information Services (CIS) contract.

 Responsibilities:

• Manages a key team providing global, 24/7 operations coverage for all infrastructure, devices, products, and solutions

• Analyzes requirements, concepts of operations, and system architectures to deploy, operate, and maintain engineered and tested infrastructure components in line with program vision and objectives

• Collaborates with engineering teams and government stakeholders to refine requirements and ensure availability, reliability, resiliency, and operability objectives are well understood and achievable

• Provides all Tier 2/3 activities, including incident analysis and resolution, troubleshooting, break/fix work, and hands-on touch labor for all devices, components, and solutions

• Monitors and analyzes capacity, performance, and other service-level metrics to maintain optimal user experience and infrastructure utilization, detect trends, and prevent potential errors from becoming incidents or problems

• Works in small teams or independently to perform schedule and ad hoc maintenance, update, and upgrade activities per authorized service interruption schedules

• Works with technical writers to develop and maintain knowledge base artifacts, SOPs, documentation, and other operations supporting information

• Participates in Continual Service Improvement (CSI) and innovation activities; researches new technologies and capabilities, analyzes and articulates to stakeholders the benefits of revisions or evolution of current infrastructure ecosystems

• Uses lab facilities to promote incident/problem investigation, resolution, and feasibility of investigation and feasibility of designs and technologies

• Develops test cases and scripts for beta and acceptance tests for all designs and component configurations; uses Lab facilities to ensure complete test coverage and positive outcomes before component for deployment

• Manages transfer of engineered solutions from engineering teams throughout acceptance testing and blue/green fielding

• Coordinates with engineering personnel for advanced troubleshooting and break/fix services within areas of experience

• Provides continuous patch management for designated infrastructure (e.g., workstations, servers) across all networks and security domains

• Provides information and/or coordinates on approved Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M)

• Aids in creation of content required documentation, reports, and data adhering to schedule, format, and content requirements specified by the contract

• Deploys, operates, and maintains physical and virtual storage systems during operational System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and provides continued secure operations to service lanes - Break/Fix - Data Storage Related Systems

• Provides operational support for integrations, upgrades, migrations, and transition to approved systems for major technologies (i.e., Storage Area Network (SAN), Network Attached Storage (NAS), object-based storage, cloud storage, remote replication, data migration, and hierarchical storage management)

• Works with storage engineering to evaluate new requirements, new technology and vendor research, AoA, and DR/COOP IAW CDRL A017 (Monthly Analysis and Recommended Solutions)

• Monitors and manages efficient allocation, provisioning, configuration, security, and throughput

• Monitors and manages configuration, access, security, and permissions to all data shares, network drives, and other shared storage solutions

• Manages all data backups, replication, verification, and restoral services to meet time-to-restore, time-to-recover, and other data-related SLAs

• Analyzes software versions, patches, and upgrades for compliance and implementation timelines

• Maintains physical and logical security of data at rest and in transit for all components

• Exercises disaster recovery plans and backup/archive procedures to ensure continuity of operations with minimal effect on data

• Creates reports and metrics for performance/data usage using office automation applications

Qualifications:

Required: 

• Must hold a current Top Secret clearance and be SCI eligible

• Experience managing teams or projects

• An AS/AA and 14+ years of experience, BS/BA and 12+ years of experience, MS/MA and 10+ years of experience, or PhD and 8+ years of experience

• NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) – ONTAP or equivalent OEM vendor certification

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience integrating, operating, and maintaining IT hardware and software solutions

• Current DoD 8140 – IAT II Certification (e.g. CompTIA Security+)

• Willingness to learn new skills and new technologies.

Desired: 

• Degree in Science, Technology, or Engineering

• Familiarity with IC ITE services and classified environments

• ITIL 4 Foundation Certification

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What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Your potential is limitless. So is ours.

Learn more about CACI here.

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Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$82,100-$172,400

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.