EDSS Senior Storage Engineer ETS; On-site

Description

NOTE: This opportunity is full-time employment position only (no 1099 or C2C engagements, or third parties or staffing agencies, please). The candidate MUST be a U.S. Citizen, local to the Manassas VA area, and available to be on-site full-time.

• Maintain and support enterprise data storage systems, ensuring Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR).
• Design, deploy, and administer a secure, intelligent storage infrastructure.
• Manage storage deployment, configuration, and administration, ensuring optimal performance.
• Collaborate with client management, project teams, and vendors, providing project updates and support.
• Recommend and implement storage solutions to address business needs.
• Provide effective communication and customer support to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Plan, evaluate, and enhance hardware, software, and enterprise storage systems.
• Conduct proof-of-concept tests, validations, and generate completion reports.
• Configure, maintain, and support data protection, disaster recovery, and data migration strategies.
• Deploy and monitor storage infrastructure tools, integrating third-party solutions with Net App and Pure SAN/NAS systems.
• Analyze/troubleshoot security events, system logs, and performance issues.
• Proactively assess and mitigate security threats and technical risks.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, SOPs, and change management plans.
• Provide knowledge transfer, training sessions, and roadmap presentations.
• Conduct performance and capacity planning, generating reports and insights.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation and weekend maintenance activities.

• Must of a U.S. Citizen, as mandated by our government client.
• Must be able to complete/pass/hold at a minimum a Public Trust Investigation / background check.
• Must be local to the DMV area (no convenience travel).
• Must be available to be on-site full-time (M-F) in the Manassas VA area.
• 10+ years of professional work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in SAN/NAS Storage Administration and Engineering. This includes experience (Must Have) in the following:

• Managing enterprise storage infrastructure in a complex data center environment.
• Design, implementation, and support of SAN, NAS, and Object Storage environments using NVMe-oF, NVMeTCP, FCoE, FCIP, FC Block, iSCSI, and File storage.
• Maintaining, administering, and optimization of Net App enterprise storage systems and Cisco MDS SAN switches.
• Managing Microsoft File NAS, including NTFS permissions, ACLs, and Active Directory integration.
• Implementing and supporting AWS and Azure hybrid cloud storage, including tiering and replication.
• Deploying, configuring, and maintaining Cisco MDS 9000 SAN switches and Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller.
• Automate storage administration tasks using Power Shell, Ansible, and Shell scripting.
• Developing and enforcing Zero Trust security principles, storage hardening, and data protection policies.
• Monitoring storage performance and generating reports and presentations on capacity, security, and performance metrics.
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) through replication, backups, and failover testing.
• Technical documentation, SOPs, and training to ensure system consistency and knowledge transfer.

• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving abilities.
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent years of experience.

• Knowledge of VMware – ESX Cluster Servers, vSphere, vCenter, Open Shift Red Hat and windows server HBA connectivity to Storage.
• Knowledge of Server infrastructure and Operating systems
  - Dell, HP Blade Frames, Chassis, Virtual Interconnect connect…