The Storage Engineer Senior provides senior-level engineering and operational support for storage services under the SEC ISS contract. This role is accountable for day-to-day SAN administration, with emphasis on EMC and NetApp platforms and NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP environments. The position supports SEC objectives for high availability, performance, data integrity, and operational continuity across enterprise storage infrastructure. The engineer works closely with enterprise operations and service management teams to resolve incidents, maintain SLA-aligned performance, and execute proactive capacity planning.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
SAN Operations and Administration
Administer and maintain the SEC storage area network (SAN) environment, including EMC and NetApp systems.
Perform day-to-day administration of NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP, including provisioning, monitoring, and optimization.
Ensure storage platform availability, reliability, and performance for enterprise applications, databases, virtual workloads, and user data.
Execute storage lifecycle tasks including configuration management, patching/firmware updates, and operational health checks.
Storage Architecture and Integration
Design and implement advanced, vendor-agnostic storage solutions across multi-vendor environments.
Integrate storage services with backup, virtualization, and disaster recovery components to meet operational requirements.
Implement and support NetApp SnapMirror, SnapVault, and SnapCenter data protection workflows, aligned with Veritas NetBackup operations.
Provide technical leadership to the SAN team on architecture decisions, standards, and implementation approaches.
Incident, Problem, and Service Management
Lead SAN-focused incident analysis, triage, escalation, and resolution for production storage events.
Coordinate with enterprise operations stakeholders to restore service quickly during high-priority incidents.
Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions to reduce repeat storage incidents.
Contribute to SLA-driven operational reporting, documentation, and service improvement activities.
Capacity, Forecasting, and Continuous Improvement
Monitor storage utilization, growth trends, and performance indicators across enterprise platforms.
Develop and maintain capacity forecasts and recommendations to prevent resource constraints and service degradation.
Plan and coordinate storage expansions, rebalancing, and performance tuning activities.
Identify and implement operational improvements that increase resiliency, efficiency, and long-term service quality.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
This position is restricted to U.S. citizens only. Applicants must not hold dual citizenship with any other country to be eligible for work under this contract.
Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering).
4+ years of experience managing storage area networks (SAN), specializing in EMC and NetApp systems.
Experience working with NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP software.
Must possess a NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) certification or equivalent.
Experience leading analysis, identification, and resolution of storage-related IT incidents in enterprise environments.
EMC and NetApp enterprise storage administration.
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP (cDOT).
SAN capacity monitoring and forecasting.
Multi-vendor storage integration using vendor-agnostic design principles.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience supporting federal IT environments with strict security/compliance requirements (e.g., FISMA/NIST-aligned operations).
Experience operating enterprise-scale storage environments with multi-site replication and disaster recovery coordination.
Advanced NetApp certification beyond NCDA (e.g., NCSE/NCSIE) or comparable senior storage certification.
Experience integrating storage services with VMware ecosystems and enterprise backup platforms.
ITIL Foundation (or higher) and demonstrated use of automation/scripting for storage operations and reporting.
NetApp Certified Support Engineer (NCSE) or NetApp Certified Storage Installation Engineer (NCSIE).
Dell EMC Proven Professional certification.
ITIL 4 Foundation.
If 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:August 6, 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.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship only; no dual citizenship
- Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field
- 4+ years managing storage area networks (SAN), specializing in EMC and NetApp systems
- Experience with NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP (cDOT)
- NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) certification or equivalent
- Experience leading analysis, identification, and resolution of storage-related IT incidents in enterprise environments
- EMC and NetApp enterprise storage administration experience
- SAN capacity monitoring and forecasting experience
- Experience with multi-vendor storage integration using vendor-agnostic design principles
Leidos Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Leidos and has not been reviewed or approved by Leidos.
-
Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with multiple plan options, low office-visit copays in some plans, and access to mental health and wellness support tools. The availability of HSA/FSA options and employer contributions is positioned as a meaningful part of the total package.
-
Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are framed as a strong component of total rewards, highlighted by a 401(k) match and immediate vesting in the standard package. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also presented as an additional long-term wealth-building feature.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle supports extend beyond core insurance, including wellness programs, fitness-related stipends, and assistance resources. Work flexibility and related perks are also included as part of the broader rewards experience.
Leidos Insights
What We Do
We Are Leidos For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world. OUR MISSION Through our culture of innovation and history of performance, we develop deep customer trust built on integrity and create enduring solutions that improve our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the newly launched Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead.
