Storage Engineer

**REQUIRES AN EXISTING/ACTIVE TS/SCI WITH CI POLYGRAPH - NO REMOTE WORK, MUST WORK ON SITE** **Job Description** In this role, a typical day will include: - Participating in requirement analysis, solution design, testing, and implementation of next generation Storage and Backup systems, both on and off premise - Collaborating with the Gov Technical Leads, storage vendors, and cloud providers to evaluate emerging storage technologies - Developing and maintaining the storage demonstration environment in the designated test lab - Develop and execute test plans for storage and backup solutions - Performing root cause analysis for major issues and recommend improvements - Providing storage upgrade recommendations and support system integration activities - Providing Tier 3/4 support to storage and backup platforms - Conducting system security engineering with a Storage/SAN focus - Installing, monitoring, and optimizing storage solutions to achieve Authorize to Operate (ATO) What you'll need: - Expertise with NetApp, Dell/EMC, Pure Storage, Cohesity, Rubrik, NetBackup, or hyper‑converged solutions (VxRail, Nutanix) - Full life‑cycle SAN administration experience, including utilization analysis and capacity planning - Experience with virtual environment such as VMWare - Proficiency with Windows and RedHat administration - Familiarity with Cloud storage solutions (AWS, Azure, or Oracle) - Broad understanding across technology towers i.e.: Storage, Virtualization, Intel, Networking, Data Center Migration and Disaster Recovery