Enterprise Storage Management (ESM) Information Technology Subject Matter Expert (IT SME)
Job Location:
Columbus, NE - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 150000 - 175000
Posted:
1 October 2026 (14 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
29 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join S2I2 as an Information Technology Subject Matter Expert (IT SME) specializing in Enterprise Storage Management (ESM). Be at the forefront of designing and securing mission-critical storage and backup solutions for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) working with leading-edge technologies in a dynamic collaborative environment.
We are seeking an accomplished IT SME to deliver expert leadership and technical direction for DLAs enterprise storage and data protection platforms ensuring availability resilience and compliance across all environments.
Clearance: Active Secret with IT-I (Tier 5) eligibility
Work Schedule: On-site Monday through Friday.
Position Overview:
Serve as the senior technical lead for DLAs enterprise storage and data protection platforms (NetApp Pure Brocade Cohesity NetBackup Azure AWS). Set architecture direction lead engineering teams ensure STIG and IAVA compliance and regularly brief DLA leadership. Oversee SAN NAS object storage backup and disaster recovery operations across five DLA sites and multi-cloud environments (Azure AWS OCI) on both NIPRNet and SIPRNet networks.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g. Security CE CySA GSEC SSCP CCNA Security GICSP or CND)
At least one of: AWS Solutions Architect Professional Azure Solutions Architect Expert Dell DCA-ISM NetApp NCDA NetApp Hybrid Cloud Admin/Architect/Implementation Engineer NetApp CIE SAN Cohesity DataProtect or NetBackup certification
Minimum two (2) years in an advisory or managerial role supporting DoD/DoW or Federal enterprise infrastructure
Minimum five (5) years of hands-on experience with enterprise SAN (FC zoning iSCSI FCoE HBA/CNA LUN RAID NAS)
Minimum five (5) years of hands-on experience with enterprise backup and restore solutions
Minimum five (5) years working with DoD or DoW IT systems
Desired Qualifications:
NetApp and Pure array design and administration
Brocade fabric management
Cohesity and NetBackup platforms
Cloud storage (AWS S3/Glacier Azure Blob OCI)
Ransomware protection and data immutability best practices
Automation using PowerShell Python or Bash
Windows and RHEL storage administration
Oracle and SQL backup and restore procedures