Data Storage Engineer

Unleash Your PotentialAt Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!The MissionLeidos is seeking a Data Storage Engineer to support the National Digital Exploitation & OSINT Center (NDOC). This role requires technical expertise in storage engineering, system administration, and operations. This role is responsible for optimizing the configuration of the enterprise storage infrastructure to maximize availability, performance, and capacity. This role participates in the lifecycle process of purchasing, installing, maintaining, and replacing storage devices across on-premise and cloud IT environments. This role collects and evaluates metrics to optimize storage operations. This individual identifies risks, performs assessments, and analyzes risk mitigation strategies. Finally, this individual is responsible for developing and maintaining system documentation and procedures in accordance with customer requirements. The Customer utilizes an Agile Framework to plan and successfully complete all initiatives.The work location is in Bethesda at the Intelligence Community Campus.Full Life Cycle Engineering Duties and Primary Tasks:Systems Engineering / Architecture / Lifecycle DesignDesign and engineer scalable enterprise storage architectures supporting performance, resiliency, high availability, and mission growth requirements across on-premise and cloud environments.Develop logical and physical storage architectures, reference designs, and engineering roadmaps aligned to customer mission requirements and future capacity demands.Perform systems design and engineering analysis for storage modernization initiatives, including solution trade studies, technology evaluations, and engineering recommendations.Engineer lifecycle replacement strategies for enterprise storage infrastructure, balancing risk, obsolescence, cost, and operational continuity.Develop and maintain engineering artifacts including architecture diagrams, low-level designs, interface documentation, data flow mappings, and implementation plans.Apply systems engineering principles to storage integration, interoperability, performance optimization, and infrastructure resilience.Perform engineering analysis of system dependencies, failure modes, and technical risks; develop mitigation strategies to improve reliability and supportability.Advanced Engineering / Design ResponsibilitiesEngineer and optimize storage solutions for multi-petabyte environments supporting virtualization, GPU/compute-intensive workloads, and mission-critical applications.Provide engineering support for performance modeling, capacity forecasting, and lifecycle planning using operational metrics and trend analysis.Contribute to disaster recovery architecture, data protection engineering, and continuity solution design for enterprise storage services.Experience with systems engineering lifecycle methodologies, including requirements development, systems design, architecture, integration, testing, sustainment, and lifecycle refresh.Demonstrated knowledge of storage systems architecture, lifecycle engineering, and infrastructure modernization principles.Familiarity with model-based or traditional systems engineering disciplines, architecture frameworks, and engineering documentation practices preferred.Install, configure, and administer enterprise storage systems from multiple vendors to include, but not limited to, Dell EMC and QuantumInstall, configure, and administer Rubrik server and client software. Schedule and monitor backup policies. Generate backup status reports as requiredAdminister Cisco Brocade fiber channel switch fabrics. Configure single initiator zone sets and monitor switch utilization and performanceCreate and secure SMB file sharesCoordinate with server administrators to create, secure, and mount NFS exportsDevelop and implement Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations plans in accordance with customer requirementsInstall, configure, maintain, and administer Linux and Windows servers in support of storage operations such as Rubrik, Media, DSM and Master serversBuild capacity management dashboards that improve visibility into enterprise storage use, health, resilience, and provide ongoing resources for planning for enterprise infrastructure lifecycle replacementConfigure Rubrik policies. Troubleshoot and resolve backup job failuresCoordinate with vCenter administrators to provision Storage Area Network (SAN) resources to VMWare ESX cluster datastores as requiredConfigure and manage volume snapshots. Assist customers with point-in-time file restoresSchedule and monitor volume replication for disaster recoveryMonitor health and availability of infrastructure applications and systemsWork with vendors to troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software failuresCoordinate with Change Management to deconflict and schedule hardware maintenance activities, system and firmware updates, and other configuration changesExecute system changes during scheduled maintenance windowsMonitor and evaluate system performance and capacity trendsResolve tier 2 and tier 3 service requestsIdentify opportunities to automate operations. Develop automated solutions that take advantage of Dell and NetApp system APIsSeek opportunities for continuous improvement to support effective and efficient operationsWork with Cloud Storage solutions as needed for Cloud applicationsWork independently with minimal supervisionMentor junior team membersBasic QualificationsExtensive experience managing and administering Veritas RubrikExperience with scripting technologies such as PowerShellWorking knowledge of Unix or Linux based operating systemsWorking knowledge of Distributed File System (DFS)Excellent communication skillsAbility to mentor junior team membersAbility to complete complex projects with minimal directionExperience working independently to support a 24/7/365 customer environmentExperience contributing to deliverables and meeting performance metricsExperience coordinating with senior management and customersCandidate must, at a minimum, meet DoD - IAT Level II certification requirements (currently Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, or SSCP along with an appropriate computing environment (CE) certification)Extensive experience administering enterprise-level data storage systems (Dell Storage Center, Dell Compellent, and Data Domain preferred) with a demonstrated understanding of the following services and technologiesSAN administration including provisioning of LUNs, managing fibre channel zoning, and mapping storage to serversNAS administration including NFS and SMB file sharingIntegration with VMWare ESX ServerData migration strategiesSnapshotsVolume replicationManaging file and share permissions in an Active Directory environmentStorage monitoring and performance tuningUnderstanding of Cloud storage managementEducationBachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Master’s degree with 6 years. Education equivalency of Associate’s with 12 years of related experience or High School Diploma with 14 years of related experience can be used in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.Clearance RequirementDue to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.TS/SCI with Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to obtain a poly.Preferred QualificationsExperience with Disaster Recovery and COOP storage backup and recovery within and across the data centers and the CloudAbility to analyze cloud migration approaches to support customer decision making for effective and efficient cloud migrationsExperience managing Distributed File System (DFS) namespacesIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.Original Posting:April 24, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.Pay Range:Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.SummaryLocation: Bethesda, MDType: Full time