Sr. Principal Storage and Data Protection Administrator

Date Posted:

2026-02-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-AZ-TUCSON-800 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 800

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Sr. Principal Storage and Data Protection Administrator based in Tucson, AZ collaborate with a motivated team to support fast-paced, critical programs with classified information system capabilities.

Success in this role means you will meet regularly with program stakeholders to review the current storage hardware environment, identify and prioritize client servers and data to be backed up. Execute, monitor, and track backups, as well as update and review the backup agreement with the designated stakeholders monthly. You are the designated subject-matter-expert (SME) for storage hardware, networking, and backup applications (NetBackup, CommVault, & Veeam) as well as the system’s infrastructure SME for tape library, Storage.

 

Note on Location:

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:

• Champion the Storage & Data Protection standard and establish yourself as the storage hardware and backup software subject matter expert.
• Collaborate with program stakeholders and storage architects for storage hardware performance, client connectivity and capacity management. Prioritize client servers and their data to be backed up.
• Have a strong background in data storage systems, backup software (NetBackup, CommVault, & Veeam) and Quantum tape library systems.
• Monitor and track client and data backups. Troubleshoot, resolve, and restart failed backups ensuring that they have been completed successfully.
• Review and update the backup agreement and backup health checklist with the designated stakeholders monthly.
• Cycle and track tape inventories.
• Respond to online service requests from users.
• Ensure server and application compliance with security and performance requirements (DFARS, RMF, NIST Cybersecurity Framework).
• Communicates and works with associated organizations including the Front-End-of-the-Business architecture team, mission area Digital Program Leads (DPLs), end-users, Network Engineering, hardware & software vendors.
• Install and upgrade the system’s hardware and software.
• Develop, revise, and maintain technical and operational documentation (including procedures) to continually improve our computing environments.
• Demonstrated competence in multiple areas such as (Storage networking, Windows, Linux, virtualization, User Authentication, DNS, NFS, system imaging/build automation).
• Assist in developing the overall performance and capability of your technical team through mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Provide timely updates to management on project lifecycles e.g., Jira.
• Potential for domestic or international travel.
• Systems are operational 24x7 and occasionally require work effort beyond standard work hours
• 100% onsite
• Start date will set when a interim clearance is issued

 Qualifications you must have:

• Typically requires a 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.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued secret security clearance 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 interim clearance is issued.
• Experience administering and supporting enterprise storage and data protection syste