Cleared Data Services (Multiple Levels)

Job description

Responsibilities

**Noblis is seeking a Cleared Data Services (Multiple Levels) with IC experience and ACTIVE Top Secret with SCI and Polygraph in Bethesda, MD and McLean, VA**

The Data Services SME will be responsible for and not limited to:

+ Designing and implementing effective backup strategies, schedules, and procedures that comply with data retention policies and regulations.
+ Monitoring daily backup operations, reviewing reports and addressing failures to meet established service level agreement (SLAs).
+ Developing reporting systems with appropriate metrics, KPIs, and dashboards for tracking backup performance.
+ Collaborating with Service Level Management on defining backup/recovery SLAs that align with business continuity objectives.
+ Managing storage resources, budgets, and forecast capacity needs for data protection infrastructure.
+ Leading continuous improvement initiatives through analysis of backup performance data and implementation of best practices.
+ Maintaining backup infrastructure including servers, storage systems, and media rotation/retirement.
+ Developing disaster recovery capabilities with defined recovery time objectives (RTOs) / recovery point objectives (RPOs) and off-site backup procedures.
+ Ensuring regulatory compliance through audit trails, security controls, and documentation.
+ Providing technical leadership through evaluation of backup technologies and staff training.
+ Managing data lifecycle including archiving strategies, classification policies, and secure deletion procedures.
+ Coordinating cross-functional activities with application, network, security, and cloud teams
+ Communicating backup status, requirements, and recommendations to stakeholders
+ Verifying data integrity through random restoration testing and validating effectiveness of procedures.
+ Supporting disaster recovery and business continuity planning exercises.
+ This SETA role provides technical and programmatic support to government teams by translating mission needs into technical requirements, managing those requirements, and shaping strategic program direction.

Responsibilities include contract support (SOWs, RFPs, cost proposals), performance monitoring, stakeholder coordination, and communicating complex concepts through reports, meetings, and senior-level briefings.

The team ensures projects stay on track by overseeing cost, schedule, and performance.

Required Qualifications

+ Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
+ US Citizenship is required.
+ Experience managing the effective implementation of backup and restore procedures and working practices.
+ Experience reviewing backup and restoring reports on a daily basis and monitoring backup and restoring information, standards, procedures, measurements, tools and technology.
+ Experience determining what reports are produced and the reporting schedule.
+ Experience working closely with Service Level Management to ensure data management services remain capable of meeting ongoing and future requirements.
+ Experience estimating overall storage resource and budget requirements for Asset Management as input to the IT plan in conjunction with other process owners.
+ Experience collating and analyzing process measurements associated with data management and recommends improvement activities based on service deviation.

**Multiple levels can be accommodated.**

+ Senior Level:
+ Bachelor's degree + 6 years of experience OR Master’s Degree + 4 years of experience OR PhD + 2 years of experience OR High School Diploma/GED + 10 years of experience OR Associate's degree + 8 years of experience
+ Compensation: $97,400 - $152,225

+ Expert Level:
+ Bachelor's degree + 8 years of experience OR Master’s Degree + 6 years of experience OR PhD + 4 years of experience OR High School Diploma/GED + 12 years of experience OR Associate's degree + 10 years of experience
+ Compensation: $117,800 - $184,100

Desired Qualifications

+ IC experience is highly desirable.
+ Experience with having successfully demonstrated the ability to independently conduct the appropriate analysis to offer recommendations, solutions, and alternatives to resolve issues, concerns, problems, or methods.
+ Experience in establishing strong working relationships with program managers as well as organization leadership; tracking task order efforts to rapidly identify and resolve potential and new problems; and identifying and resolving administrative and contractual issues related to a support services contract.
+ Ability to solve problems in a rapidly changing environment, and interface with customers directly.
+ Strong understanding of intelligence disciplines, methodologies, and the intelligence cycle.
+ Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment.

Overview

Noblis (http://www.noblis.org/) and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI , and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions.

We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions.

Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors.

Learn more at Noblis -About Us (https://careers.noblis.org/about-noblis/)

**Why work at a Noblis company?**

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them.

Our people are our greatest asset.

They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public.

Noblis has won numerous workplace awards (http://www.noblis.org/about/Awards/) .

Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

* _Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements_

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us (https://careers.noblis.org/contact-us/) .

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Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being.

Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs.

Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards.

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs.

Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category.

We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits (https://careers.noblis.org/benefits/) page on our Careers (https://careers.noblis.org/) site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws.

The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status.

For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked.

While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range

USD $99,800.00 - USD $156,050.00 /Yr.

Required Skill Profession

Other General