Storage Architect

<div class="content-intro"><h3>About Us</h3> <div> <div>AGE Solutions is a premier technology and professional services company, providing in-depth consulting, advanced technology solutions, and essential services throughout the U.S. government, defense, and intelligence sectors. Prioritizing innovation and client-focused solutions, we assist major agencies in addressing intricate issues and ensuring a more secure future.</div> </div></div><p>The <strong>Storage Architect</strong> provides advanced technical expertise to a DoD storage team and supports develop of innovative solutions for complex infrastructure challenges. The individual serves as a subject‐matter expert, guiding project teams and ensuring systems align with organizational and regulatory standards. They independently solve complex technical problems, support major projects, and help maintain a stable and efficient operational environment.</p> <p><strong>Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provide advanced technical support, analysis, and guidance on complex infrastructure matters.</li> <li>Serve as a technical expert to project teams, offering interpretation and solution alternatives.</li> <li>Ensure hardware, operating systems, and software comply with organizational and regulatory requirements.</li> <li>Document system specifications, project plans, configurations, and testing activities.</li> <li>Contribute to research and development efforts that enhance infrastructure capabilities.</li> <li>Lead or support major technical projects, applying creative and effective problem‐</li> <li>Identify and resolve operational issues within the existing environment.</li> <li>Assign routine tasks to support staff and provide technical direction as needed.</li> <li>Prepare and maintain documentation for system requirements, project plans, configurations, and testing processes.</li> <li>Support research and development initiatives aimed at improving infrastructure functionality.</li> <li>Take the lead or assist with significant technical projects, using innovative and practical problem‐solving approaches.</li> <li>Diagnose and address operational problems within the current environment.</li> <li>Delegate routine assignments to support staff and offer technical guidance when necessary.</li> <li>Support storage system security, ensuring deployments and configurations adhere to DISA STIGs as well as DoD cybersecurity policies.</li> <li>Coordinate the team’s support for after-hours troubleshooting and incident response.</li> <li>Provide storage, backup, and system administration.</li> <li>Support on-premises and cloud-hosted environments.</li> <li>Support management related tasks as required to include onboarding, offboarding, and compiling/reviewing status and progress reports.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Required Experience: </strong> <ul> <li>Two (2) years of experience in an advisory or managerial role supporting DoD or Federal enterprise infrastructure, including evaluating, integrating, and implementing enterprise‐level storage and backup software technologies.</li> <li>Five (5) years of hands‐on experience with enterprise SAN (Storage Area Network) management, including technologies such as Fiber Channel zoning, iSCSI, FCoE, unified fabric, HBAs/CNAs, storage controllers, LUNs, RAID, and file sharing/NAS (Network Addressable Storage).</li> <li>Hands‐on experience managing enterprise hierarchical storage systems and operating enterprise backup and restore services using tools