Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Network-Attached Storage (NAS), SAN Storage, Storage Area Network (SAN), Storage Optimization, Storage Replication

Certifications:

None

Experience:

4 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

STORAGE SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

YOUR IMPACT

Own your opportunity to support national defense. Your work will help keep critical operations secure and connected across the global enterprise directly, contributing to a mission that protects our nation every day.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Storage Systems Administrator supporting CIS, you willoperate, maintain, and secure enterprise storage platforms across globally distributed, multinetwork environments. You will ensure high availability, data integrity, and reliable access to storage services, while supporting modernization, security, and lifecycle initiatives. Your work strengthens system resilience, enhances performance, and enables critical mission operations that depend on fast, secure, and consistent data access.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Administer,operate, andmaintainenterprise storage systems, including SAN, NAS, object storage, and backup/replication technologies across physical, virtual, andcloud connectedenvironments

• Monitor storage performance, health, capacity, and availability, performing diagnostics, tuning, and remediation to ensureoptimalservice delivery

• Support data backup, recovery, replication, anddisaster recoveryoperations,validatingscheduled jobs and ensuring data resilience across multiple networks

• Manage storage provisioning, access controls, share permissions, and user/group mappings tomaintainsecure and compliant data access

• Troubleshootstorage relatedissues involving connectivity, protocols, access, hardware dependencies, and integration with compute, virtualization, and network services

• Perform lifecycle tasks including firmware updates, configuration changes, performance improvements, and operational maintenance of storage infrastructure

• Coordinate with engineering, cybersecurity, server, virtualization, and monitoring teams to integrate new capabilities, support technology refresh, andmaintainsecure, reliable storage operations

• Maintain documentation, SOPs, storage diagrams, and operational artifacts supporting sustainment, change control, and continuous improvement

• Apply security patches, firmware updates, and platform hotfixes across storage systems, ensuringtimelycompliance with enterprise security baselines and configuration standards

• Identifyand remediate noncompliant storage components by reviewing vulnerability and compliance reports, addressing patching failures, andvalidatingcorrective actions across assigned environments

WHAT YOU9LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
  Storage DirectorySystems Administrator Senior - Requires a Bachelor9s degree in an ITrelated field or 8+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree.
  Storage DirectorySystems Administrator Principal- Requires a Bachelor9s degree in an ITrelated field or 10+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree.

• CLEARANCE: Active TS/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph

• CERTIFICATION: Meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements (e.g. Security+ CE, etc.)

• Hands on experience administering enterprise storage platforms (e.g., SAN/NAS, clustered storage, backup/replication systems) in complex, multinetwork environments
• Strongproficiencywith storage provisioning, permissions/security management, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
• Experience implementing secure configuration practices, storage hardening, and compliance with enterprise security requirements
• Familiarity with patching, firmware updates, vulnerability remediation, and configuration compliance processes
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex storage, access, replication, and performance issues across distributed infrastructure
• Strong documentation, communication, andcross teamcollaboration skills
• US citizenship required
• LOCATION: Onsite

#CIS

The likely salary range for this position is $96,569 - $130,651. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA MD Annapolis Junction

Additional Work Locations:

USA CO Colorado Springs - 8610 Explorer Dr (COC036), USA DC Washington, USA FL MacDill AFB - 7115 S Boundary Blvd (FLC096), USA VA Springfield - 7770 Backlick Rd (VAS110)

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.