
Akima
Provides innovative solutions across various sectors, including government, energy, and infrastructure.
Computer and Storage Deployment Architect
Design, deploy, and optimize hybrid compute and storage solutions for DHS.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Ensure system performance, availability, and scalability through proactive performance tuning and monitoring. • Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools to enhance infrastructure efficiency. • Collaborate with cybersecurity, networking, and DevOps teams to integrate secure and compliant infrastructure solutions. • Document architecture designs, deployment procedures, and system configurations. • Design and implement computer and storage architectures in hybrid environments (cloud and on-prem). • Lead deployment and configuration of enterprise-grade storage and computer hardware.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸performance tuning
- ▸technology evaluation
- ▸secure integration
- ▸architecture documentation
- ▸hybrid design
- ▸hardware deployment
What You Bring
• Experience with compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, FedRAMP). • DHS or other federal agency experience. • Expertise in enterprise storage systems (SAN, NAS, object storage). • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. • Proven experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP). • 7-9 years of experience in compute and storage architecture and deployment. • Strong understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies. • Strong background in virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM). • Proficiency in hardware configuration and performance optimization. • Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, VMware VCP, or similar. • Excellent communication and documentation abilities. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and automation tools is a plus (e.g., Terraform, Ansible). • Experience with performance monitoring tools and techniques.
Requirements
- ▸cloud
- ▸virtualization
- ▸enterprise storage
- ▸aws cert
- ▸iac
- ▸7‑9 yrs
Work Environment
Onsite