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Job · Dayton, OH

Enterprise Storage Architect

Riverside Research Institute · Medical Research · $286.6M budget · 895 staff · Since 1967

Supports and conducts scientific research.

Before you apply

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Pays its leaders
$259K–$1.1M
12 officers reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$168.6M
spent in FY2024
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Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
895
employees
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Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
+11%
of revenue, FY2024
Looks good: revenue was at least expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 1967
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
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About the role

The org's own posting, as written

Riverside Overview Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems. All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.

Position Overview

Riverside Research is seeking a full-time Enterprise Storage Architect to support the National Air & Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. This position will lead the strategy, architecture, and modernization of enterprise storage platforms across on-premises cloud and multi-cloud environments. This role focuses on designing resilient, scalable, and high-performance storage systems that support mission-critical applications and long-term infrastructure transformation.

The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise across storage technologies, strong architectural thinking, and the ability to influence decisions across engineering, networking, cloud, and cybersecurity teams.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain enterprise storage strategy and multi-year technology roadmaps. Architect scalable storage solutions, including SAN, NAS, object storage, cloud storage, and high-performance/low-latency environments. Lead storage modernization initiatives involving automation, replication, disaster recovery, data lifecycle management, and multi-cloud migration readiness. Evaluate and recommend technologies, platforms, and vendors (e.g., Azure, AWS). Partner with network engineering to ensure storage performance, connectivity, and fabric design align with business requirements.

Collaborate with cybersecurity to ensure data protection, encryption, retention, and compliance standards are met. Perform capacity planning, performance analysis, and scalability assessments across diverse storage environments. Oversee implementation of storage architectures, standards, and operational best practices. Provide expertise in data protection platforms, snapshot lifecycle, replication, DR/BC planning, and backup architectures. Create and present strategic plans, technical recommendations, and operational impacts to leadership. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: Top Secret clearance with SCI adjudication Experience in DoW/IC regulated environments. Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 8+ years of experience in enterprise storage engineering, architecture, or infrastructure strategy. Expert-level proficiency with SAN, NAS, iSCSI, Fiber Channel, NFS/SMB, object storage, and storage networking. Strong experience with major storage platforms (NetApp ONTAP, Dell EMC Power Store/Isilon, Pure Flash Array, HPE 3PAR/Nimble, etc.). Hands-on experience with cloud storage services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and multi-cloud architectures.

Proficient in replication technologies, disaster recovery strategies, and data…

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About Riverside Research Institute

From its Form 990