Senior Principal System Administrator, Storage & Data Protection- McKinney, TX

You are a seasoned data storage engineer who will collaborate with a many team of professionals to support fast-paced, critical programs with classified information data storage system capabilities. Success in this role means you can develop, implement, and maintain secure, cost-efficient storage environments across various classified programs. Program teams rely on your collaboration and guidance to define storage requirements and create end-to-end solutions to solve complex Digital Technology (DT) infrastructure problems.

As a Senior Principal Storage and Data Protection System Administrator, this role will require a seasoned professional contributor who can handle difficult and complex issues within the mission areas of the McKinney, TX facilities related to Storage and Data Protection systems in classified environments.

This position may require travel to other locations, both local and domestic, as dictated by customer-driven work requirements. Relocation support is available if the applicant is eligible per company policy.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate with partners to define computing requirements based on standard architectural solutions, leveraging a strong background with major storage vendors, tape library systems, and backup application vendors (e.g., CommVault, Cohesity, Veritas).

• Work with storage architects, program leads, and end-users to design end-to-end solutions based on program requirements involving hardware and operating system technologies.

• Integrate and partner with programs, network engineering, and high-performance computing teams to solve complex infrastructure problems.

• Assure a high level of reliability and performance through systems monitoring and infrastructure management, with a deep understanding of data storage performance requirements.

• Respond to online service requests from users.

• Ensure server and application compliance with security and performance requirements (e.g., DFARS, RMF, NIST Cybersecurity Framework).

• Provide expertise with NAS storage products, with an emphasis on:

  • Storage system installation, network configuration, and data migrations.

  • Command-line proficiency, software upgrades, log analysis, high-availability configurations, inter-cluster connectivity, disk-to-disk backups, disk-to-tape backups, Snap technology, and health, capacity, and performance monitoring.

• Attend regularly scheduled meetings to report on project status and create updates and status reports for management.

• Develop, revise, and maintain technical and operational documentation (e.g., technical implementation guides).

• Assist in developing the overall performance and capability of your technical team through mentoring and knowledge sharing.

• Support systems that are operational 24x7, with occasional work effort required beyond standard work hours.

• Start date will not be set until Interim clearance is issued

What You Will Learn:

• How to navigate the complex and interconnected defense program environments that support our nation’s warfighters and the unique processes within the defense industry for maintaining production.

• Forecasting and budgeting for annual and long-term operating plans.

• Vendor management and collaboration.

• Insights into future technologies to replace or enhance current infrastructure.

Qualifications you must have:

• Typically requires bachelor’s degree and minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or a master’s degree and minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience

• Experience working with a data storage vendor.

• Experience with Linux Operating System. (RHEL preferred), Windows operating systems for backup application installations, configurations, and implementation into production

• The ability to obtain an U.S. government issued secret security clearance prior to starting is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Start date will not be set until a Interim clearance is issued

• Experience with NAS storage environments, tape library systems, Cohesity/Veritas, CommVault, and VEEAM backup applications.
   
  Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with virtual computing technologies with VMWare, vCenter, vSphere and ESXI virtual computing methodologies

• Working knowledge of Cyber Security tools

• Scripting / programming experience

• Strong understanding of fundamental networking/distributed computing environment and TCP/IP concepts.

What We Offer:

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

• Relocation Eligibility – This role is relocation eligible per company policy.

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