Senior Platform Storage Engineer - TS​/SCI CI Polygraph

Title:

Senior Platform Storage Engineer

Location:

Tysons, VA

Clearance Required:

Active DoD TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

Employment Type:

Full-time, On-site Travel:
Up to 20% Position Summary

Modern Government Solutions (MGS) is seeking a Senior Platform Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain enterprise storage infrastructure that powers large-scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads. This role focuses on building secure, high-performance, and scalable storage solutions across Linux-based and hybrid environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in SAN/NAS technologies, NVMe systems, and automation tools, working collaboratively with cross‑functional teams to ensure reliability, efficiency, and data security within mission‑critical platforms.

• Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise storage solutions supporting large-scale AI and high‑performance computing environments.
• Configure and manage SAN/NAS infrastructure using technologies such as iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, and NVMe.
• Optimize storage performance, capacity, and reliability across Linux-based systems and hybrid environments.
• Implement data replication, backup, and disaster recovery solutions to ensure business continuity.
• Automate provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance tasks using scripting and Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Integrate and secure storage systems with encryption at rest and in transit.
• Monitor performance metrics with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Zabbix to identify and resolve bottlenecks.
• Design storage architectures spanning on‑premises and cloud platforms (AWS S3, Azure Blob, GCP Storage).
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant storage infrastructure.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead initiatives to enhance system performance and operational efficiency.
• Travel up to 20% for on‑site installations, maintenance, and troubleshooting at customer or datacenter locations.

• Must possess an active Department of Defense (DoD) TS/SCI with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Current IAM Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CAP, CASP) per DoD 8570 IAT requirements.
• 8+ years of hands‑on experience designing, deploying, and managing enterprise storage infrastructure.
• 5+ years of experience with SAN/NAS technologies such as iSCSI, Fibre Channel, FCoE, NFS, SMB/CIFS, NVMe/TCP, and NVMe/RoCE.
• Advanced proficiency with RAID configuration, disk management, and file systems (ext4, XFS, Btrfs).
• Experience designing hybrid or multi‑cloud storage solutions, including AWS S3, Azure Blob, or Google Cloud Storage.
• Experience in designing and implementing disaster recovery and data replication strategies (synchronous/asynchronous).
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise storage platforms from Dell EMC, Net App, or HPE Nimble, including firmware and performance optimization.
• Experience implementing and using monitoring and performance tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix) to analyze I/O and optimize throughput.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, or similar) to automate configuration, monitoring, and reporting tasks.
• Strong understanding of data encryption at rest and in transit, and data tiering strategies for performance and cost efficiency.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills with the ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor junior engineers.

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Ansible, Chef, or Puppet) for storage automation and configuration management.
• Experience administering Linux systems (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) including user management, security hardening, and troubleshooting.
• Experience optimizing for NVMe‑based systems and managing flash memory performance.
• Designing solutions that span both on‑premises and cloud environments.
• Familiarity with Ceph, Swift, or other object storage platforms.
• Knowledge of Lustre, GPFS/Spectrum Scale – critical for high‑performance computing environments.
• Understanding how storage…