Role Description Olympus Solutions, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Storage Engineer - SME to provide senior technical leadership for enterprise storage services under the SEC Infrastructure Support Services (ISS) contract. This role architects, implements, and sustains highly available storage platforms supporting mission-critical SEC workloads across primary, alternate, and regional environments, driving performance optimization, capacity planning, and resilient backup and recovery strategies. This position is telework. Primary Responsibilities - Enterprise Storage Architecture and Engineering - Design, implement, and maintain enterprise SAN/NAS and storage virtualization solutions for mission-critical systems. - Develop storage strategies, standards, and policies aligned with organizational and federal compliance requirements. - Lead complex storage projects, including migrations, upgrades, and integration with cloud and on-premises environments. - Ensure storage platforms are engineered for high availability, data integrity, and scalability across SEC environments. - Storage Operations, Performance, and Capacity Management - Administer and optimize large-scale enterprise storage environments, including proactive monitoring and health management. - Perform capacity planning and forecasting to maintain service continuity and prevent resource constraints. - Troubleshoot and resolve advanced storage incidents, including latency, throughput, replication, and platform stability issues. - Establish and track operational metrics and trend analysis to support service-level performance. - Data Protection, Recovery, and Compliance - Architect and maintain enterprise backup and recovery strategies to protect mission-critical data. - Implement and validate disaster recovery and business continuity storage controls, including cross-site replication and recovery readiness. - Ensure retention, recovery, and data protection practices meet organizational policy and federal compliance requirements. - Support audit readiness by maintaining storage documentation, configuration baselines, and implementation evidence. - Technical Leadership and Cross-Functional Delivery - Lead storage workstreams for migrations, technology refreshes, and modernization efforts with minimal operational disruption. - Collaborate with infrastructure, network, security, virtualization, and cloud teams to integrate storage services end-to-end. - Conduct risk assessments and recommend remediation strategies for storage resiliency, security, and operational risk. - Mentor junior engineers and serve as the storage SME for incident response, strategic planning, and continuous improvement initiatives. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field. - 12+ years of experience in enterprise storage architecture, design, and 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. - Advanced expertise in storage performance tuning, capacity planning, risk assessment, and disaster recovery strategies. - Must meet contract citizenship/work authorization requirements. - Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust suitability (or higher, if required). Desired Qualifications - Industry certification such as NetApp, EMC, or equivalent is strongly preferred. - Hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms and large-scale storage administration. - Experience developing and enforcing storage standards, policies, and operational best practices. - Experience supporting storage compliance, audit readiness, and documentation in federal IT environments. - Demonstrated technical leadership and mentorship of junior storage engineers. Work Environment - May require participation in on-call or surge support activities depending on operational needs. - Travel as required per contract direction. Benefits - Medical, Dental, and Vision — Comprehensive health benefits for employees and their families. - Work-Life Balance — A paid time off plan and a culture that values balance, accountability, and personal well-being. - Career Development — Career-building opportunities, professional development, and support for training and certifications. - Financial Security — A 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match and no waiting period before enrollment. - Referral Bonuses — Eligibility for referral bonuses for qualified new-hire and business development referrals.