Job Title: Storage Engineer – Architect - Remote Job Duration: 6 months Contract/FTE Possible REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Citizenship: USC and NOT Dual either Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust (or higher if required). Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Experience 12+ years of experience in engineering and architecting enterprise IT storage systems. Proven experience managing multi-discipline server and system operations teams. Demonstrated experience translating functional requirements into enterprise technical solutions and leading integration/scalability efforts. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams. Hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms and large-scale storage 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. Experience supporting storage compliance, audit readiness, and documentation in federal IT environments. Advanced expertise in storage performance tuning, capacity planning, risk assessment, and disaster recovery strategies. Must have experience working with Clustered Data ONTAP software. Technical Skills Enterprise infrastructure design and architecture Multi-vendor server operating systems Virtualization and cloud integration architecture System integration and scalability architecture Security architecture for enterprise platforms Technology evaluation, POC/pilot execution, and solution validation Cross-functional technical leadership and stakeholder communication Cross-functional integration with infrastructure, network, and security teams 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