Senior Storage Engineer

Full Visibility LLC

$220K — $240K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Experience in enterprise storage and infrastructure engineering in a production environment.
  • Hands-on experience with SAN, NAS, or object storage at enterprise scale.
  • Administration skills in Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky) and Windows Server.
  • Proficient in storage protocols including iSCSI, NFS, SMB/CIFS, and S3.
  • Scripting capability in PowerShell and Bash; familiarity with Ansible or Puppet.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and manage multi-site storage architectures focused on capacity and performance.
  • Design and execute storage migrations, refreshes, and consolidations while forecasting growth.
  • Install, configure, and troubleshoot object storage platforms like Dell EMC ECS and DataCore Swarm.
  • Administer SAN/NAS environments and maintain Dell PowerEdge servers and Spectra Logic systems.
  • Automate provisioning processes with Ansible and ensure security compliance through patch management.
  • Support ATO activities by providing technical documentation and security justifications.
  • Identify and remediate STIG findings to meet audit requirements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Retirement plans with company matching contributions.
  • Paid time off and holiday leave.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Flexible work hours.
Full Job Description
Job Description
Full Visibility is seeking a Senior Storage Engineer to architect and administer a petabyte-scale, multi-vendor storage environment supporting mission-critical federal systems across geographically dispersed sites. This role owns the full storage lifecycle - architecture, procurement, deployment, optimization, compliance, and decommissioning - and serves as the program's technical authority on storage, working with a high degree of autonomy in support of continuous 24/7 operations. Candidate must possess an active Top Secret/SCI eligible clearance and must be able to obtain a CI Poly successfully.

The Senior Storage Engineer will be responsible for designing and managing tiered, multi-site storage architectures that meet capacity, performance, availability, and SLA requirements while forecasting growth and executing storage migrations, refreshes, and consolidations. The Senior Storage Engineer will install, configure, upgrade, and troubleshoot object storage platforms including Dell EMC ECS, DataCore Caringo Swarm, and VAST, while administering S3-compatible storage and supporting S3 API integrations. The Senior Storage Engineer will administer multi-vendor SAN/NAS environments, including NetApp ONTAP clusters, as well as Dell PowerEdge servers, blade infrastructure, and Spectra Logic BlackPearl tape and archive systems. The Senior Storage Engineer will automate provisioning with Ansible, maintain firmware and OS patching, and ensure infrastructure meets security and compliance requirements. Additionally, the Senior Storage Engineer will support ATO activities through technical documentation and security justifications while identifying, remediating, and documenting STIG findings for audits.

Requirements

  • Active Top Secret Clearance/with SCI eligibility.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field. Equivalent experience considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Enterprise storage and infrastructure engineering experience in an production environment.
  • Hands-on SAN, NAS, or object storage administration at enterprise scale.
  • Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky) and Windows Server administration.
  • Storage protocols: iSCSI, NFS, SMB/CIFS, and S3.
  • PowerShell and Bash scripting; familiarity with Ansible or Puppet.


Desired:

  • Dell EMC ECS, DataCore Swarm, VAST Data, or NetApp ONTAP.
  • Elasticsearch/ELK cluster administration.
  • Hyperconverged infrastructure (VxRail, VxFlex) and virtualization (VMware ESXi, Hyper-V).
  • Spectra Logic tape and archive operations.
  • STIG remediation and RMF/ATO support.
  • Storage vendor management and procurement.


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This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: local market conditions, and candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. A reasonable salary range for this position is 220-240K.

Benefits

To review our company benefit offerings please visit https://www.fullvisibility.com/benefits.

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