Senior Storage Engineer

Senior Storage Engineer – Dell EMC Power Scale & ECS

Location: Remote (Blue Bell, PA preferred)

Employment Type: Contract (W2 through Zip Staff — No C2C or 1099)

About the Opportunity:

Zip Staff is seeking an experienced Storage Engineer with deep expertise in Dell EMC platforms to support enterprise storage engineering for a major healthcare analytics and payment integrity organization.

This fully remote role focuses on Power Scale/Isilon (OneFS) and Dell EMC ECS object storage, including architecture, performance, protocols, and production support. Candidates must bring dedicated enterprise storage experience with strong hands‑on Dell EMC knowledge.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise storage solutions with a primary focus on Dell EMC Power Scale/Isilon (OneFS) and ECS.
• Administer Smart Pools, Smart Quotas, SyncIQ, InsightIQ, and DataIQ capabilities.
• Deploy and manage Dell EMC ECS, including buckets, name spaces, and geo-replication.
• Configure and support file and object protocols including NFS (v3/v4), SMB/CIFS, and S3 API.
• Apply strong storage networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, LACP) and directory services integration (Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos).
• Analyze complex system logs and performance metrics to resolve issues and optimize environments.
• Support production availability, capacity management, and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of dedicated enterprise storage engineering experience, with at least 3+ years specifically focused on Dell EMC platforms.
• Deep technical knowledge of Power Scale/Isilon (OneFS) architecture, including Smart Pools, Smart Quotas, SyncIQ, InsightIQ, and DataIQ.
• Proven experience deploying and managing Dell EMC ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage), with strong understanding of object-based architectures, buckets, name spaces, and geo-replication.
• Advanced understanding of file and object protocols, including NFS (v3/v4), SMB/CIFS, and S3 API.
• Strong grasp of storage networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, LACP) and directory services integration (Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos).
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex system logs and performance metrics.
• Ability to work fully remote.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with other Dell EMC storage arrays (Power Max, VPLEX) or SAN switches (Brocade, Cisco MDS).
• Familiarity with hybrid-cloud storage tiering (e.g., Cloud Pools tiering to AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform).
• Scripting proficiency in Python, Power Shell, or Bash.
• Background in healthcare, payment integrity, or regulated environments.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance.
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• 401(k) + 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Referral Program.

About Zip Staff:

Zip Staff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients.