Full Job Description
• Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade, and support various storage and backup platforms and associated management tools.
• Provides technical leadership and is responsible for the development of new storage infrastructure and Information Lifecycle Management designs, including requirements and analysis.
• Shares ownership of the operational responsibility for storage provisioning and availability at government customer site with the Customer/Government Storage Manager.
• Keep abreast of current developments in storage and backup technology to assist Federal staff in assessing the future direction of storage and backup technology.
• Responsible for the delivery of the technical architectural design, strategies and plans that will be delivered on an ongoing basis.
• Performs end-to-end analysis on the performance of the storage infrastructure, presents findings, and submits recommendations for improvement.
Benefits to working in this role:
• opportunity to work on critical, high-impact projects that contribute to national security
• A high-growth environment with numerous opportunities for professional growth
• A collaborative team environment that values innovation and efficiency
Requirements
Top Secret SCI w/ Polygraph Clearance Required
Hands on NetApp experience a MUST
• Hands-on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts (Storage Area Network - SAN & Network Attached Storage - NAS)
• Must have knowledge and understanding of protocols such as S3, CIFS, NFS, iSCI, and Fiber Channel Block Storage (SAN) • Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments (to include Veritas NetBackup, Cohesity, Rubrik, & CommVault
• Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments
• Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies
• Senior-level experience with the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware platforms and data centers
• Strong understanding of high availability concepts with practical experience and implementation of key components in storage environments
• Strong understanding of fundamental hardware concepts: disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA, firmware, RAID, performance concepts (I/O, paging, swapping, system calls), iSCSI, Fiber Channel, Ethernet
• Strong understanding of essential TCP/IP concepts: TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NTP, etc..
• Experience connecting storage arrays to Hypervisor Technologies (NUTANIX, VMWARE VCF, OpenStack).
• Understanding of security best practices and federal hardening requirements (FISMA, STIG, etc.)
• CompTIA Security+ or similar certification for IAT Level II DoD 8570 compliance
• Proficient written and oral communication skills
• Strong collaborative attitude and ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to take direction
