Type of Requisition:Pipeline
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required:None
Job Family:IT Infrastructure and Operations
Job Qualifications:Skills:Network-Attached Storage (NAS), SAN Storage, Storage Area Network (SAN), Storage Optimization, Storage Replication
Certifications:None
Experience:4 + years of related experience
ship Required:Yes
Job Description:STORAGE SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATORYOUR IMPACTOwn your opportunity to support national defense. Your work will help keep critical operations secure and connected across the global enterprise directly, contributing to a mission that protects our nation every day.
CIO Infrastructure Services (CIS) is growing, and we invite both our experienced incumbents and new team members to be part of what's next. Incumbents bring invaluable mission insight, while new talent adds fresh ideas and energy. Together, we'll strengthen continuity and drive the next generation of innovation.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Storage Systems Administrator supporting CIS, you will operate, maintain, and secure enterprise storage platforms across globally distributed, multinetwork environments. You will ensure high availability, data integrity, and reliable access to storage services, while supporting modernization, security, and lifecycle initiatives. Your work strengthens system resilience, enhances performance, and enables critical mission operations that depend on fast, secure, and consistent data access.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:- Administer, operate, and maintain enterprise storage systems, including SAN, NAS, object storage, and backup/replication technologies across physical, virtual, and cloud connected environments
- Monitor storage performance, health, capacity, and availability, performing diagnostics, tuning, and remediation to ensure optimal service delivery
- Support data backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery operations, validating scheduled jobs and ensuring data resilience across multiple networks
- Manage storage provisioning, access controls, share permissions, and user/group mappings to maintain secure and compliant data access
- Troubleshoot storage related issues involving connectivity, protocols, access, hardware dependencies, and integration with compute, virtualization, and network services
- Perform lifecycle tasks including firmware updates, configuration changes, performance improvements, and operational maintenance of storage infrastructure
- Coordinate with engineering, cybersecurity, server, virtualization, and monitoring teams to integrate new capabilities, support technology refresh, and maintain secure, reliable storage operations
- Maintain documentation, SOPs, storage diagrams, and operational artifacts supporting sustainment, change control, and continuous improvement
- Apply security patches, firmware updates, and platform hotfixes across storage systems, ensuring timely compliance with enterprise security baselines and configuration standards
- Identify and remediate noncompliant storage components by reviewing vulnerability and compliance reports, addressing patching failures, and validating corrective actions across assigned environments
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED- EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Storage Directory Systems Administrator Senior - Requires a Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field or 8+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree.
Storage Directory Systems Administrator Principal- Requires a Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field or 10+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree. - CLEARANCE: Active TS/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph
- CERTIFICATION: Meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements (e.g. Security+ CE, etc.)
- Hands on experience administering enterprise storage platforms (e.g., SAN/NAS, clustered storage, backup/replication systems) in complex, multinetwork environments
- Strong proficiency with storage provisioning, permissions/security management, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
- Experience implementing secure configuration practices, storage hardening, and compliance with enterprise security requirements
- Familiarity with patching, firmware updates, vulnerability remediation, and configuration compliance processes
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex storage, access, replication, and performance issues across distributed infrastructure
- Strong documentation, communication, and cross team collaboration skills
- ship required
- LOCATION: Onsite
GDIT IS YOUR PLACEAt GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITYExplore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.
#CISThe likely salary range for this position is $96,569 - $130,651. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:40
Travel Required:None
Telecommuting Options:Onsite
Work Location:USA MD Annapolis Junction
Additional Work Locations:USA CO Colorado Springs - 8610 Explorer Dr (COC036), USA DC Washington, USA FL MacDill AFB - 7115 S Boundary Blvd (FLC096), USA VA Springfield - 7770 Backlick Rd (VAS110)
Total Rewards at GDIT:Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process:As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work:We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
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