The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) GLobal INfrastructure and Development Acquisition (GLINDA) requires a Compute and Storage Architect / SME to provide strategic and technical leadership in the architecture, design, planning, deployment, and management of enterprise-class compute, storage, and hybrid cloud environments, supporting mission-critical and corporate support operations with an emphasis on security, compliance, cost efficiencies, and scalability.
Requirements
- Familiarity with container technologies (Kubernetes, Tanzu) and cloud-native application platforms.
- Strong knowledge of zero-trust security models and cloud governance frameworks.
- Experience working in Federal Civilian secure environments
- VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) or Design Expert (VCDX).
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions
- Commvault Certified Professional.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze requirements and current infrastructure components to assess gaps and recommend alternate technologies and solutions where appropriate.
- Drive discussions on future planning and technology road mapping, guiding enterprise adoption of emerging compute and storage technologies while maintaining backward and future compatibility with existing components.
- Develop and validate data center architectures that optimize performance, security, and scalability across hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
- Design scalable and maintainable virtualization, storage and backup solutions.
- Design and implement VMware Cloud Foundation environments, ensuring alignment with enterprise performance and resilience goals, oversee deployment and optimization of vSAN-ready nodes, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and optimized storage operations.
- Design and manage data backup and recovery strategies leveraging Commvault Metallic for on-premises, hybrid, and cloud workloads.
- Provide expertise on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) design, deployment, and ongoing optimization for enterprise users.
Other
- 15+ years of relevant experience in new and related older technology that directly relates to the required area of expertise.
- Ability to obtain a public trust
- Successfully pass a drug screening
- Possess requisite knowledge and expertise so recognized in the professional community that the Government is able to quality the individual as an expert in the field for an actual task order.
- Candidates must reside in one of our approved hiring states within the United States.
