Cleared Storage Design Engineer — Senior at Virtual Service Operations

Quantico, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Sep, 26

Salary

170000.0

Posted On

19 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

NetApp, EMC Solutions, ONTAP CLI, SAN/iSCSI Design, SnapCenter Administration, Capacity Planning, Performance Analysis, Storage Architecture, VMware, Hyper-V, Fibre Channel, NAS Design, Disaster Recovery, PowerShell, API Coding, Relational Databases

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Description Are you looking to take the next steps in your career as a Senior Storage Design Engineer? Let's chat and see if we are a good match! Opportunity: Virtual Service Operations (VSO) is seeking a Senior Storage Design Engineer to join our team supporting a critical government mission in Quantico, Virginia. In this role, you will partner with the Government Lead on daily engineering duties, implementing and administering enterprise networked storage infrastructure — including capacity planning, performance analysis, and storage architecture design across a complex multi-system environment. If you bring deep expertise in NetApp and EMC solutions, hands-on ONTAP CLI experience, SAN/iSCSI design, and SnapCenter administration, we want to hear from you Responsibilities: Assist the Government Lead in daily engineering duties on enterprise storage systems Implement and administer networked storage infrastructure and interconnected systems across a complex environment Determine current levels of system and application resource utilization and performance; construct analytical models and workload projection methodologies Utilize capacity management toolsets to perform workload sizing for new and existing applications; plan and evaluate storage requirements Construct capacity plans and reports, oversee storage of capacity and performance data, and conduct capacity management audits Support the implementation of hardware and software upgrades and analyze the impact of new technologies on processor and peripheral performance Support disaster recovery sizing activities Design, develop, and integrate Storage Attached Network (SAN) storage solutions including NetApp and EMC platforms; provide capacity and performance management, design, configuration, and integration Design, develop, and operate High Availability/Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) solutions to configure, integrate, and support virtualization, systems, and appliance storage Complete tasks associated with Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and NAS design, configuration, and integration with switching fabric; perform data de-duplication, mirroring, and retention Design storage devices based on capacity analysis; execute installation and integration of storage devices, systems, and components Develop, configure, and integrate Virtual Storage Console for VMware Perform tasks associated with application networking ports and protocols, Information Assurance (IA), routing, and LAN; execute storage security design and management Configure and integrate NetApp Data ONTAP (8.x and 9.x); administer via ONTAP CLI Perform storage design supporting Microsoft DFS, Exchange, and SQL using LUNs, quota distribution, and file sharing Design and operate storage integration with virtualization platforms including VMware and Hyper-V Perform storage integration with SQL 2008 R2 and HBSS on various server hardware Utilize SnapMirror, SnapDrive, and SnapManager for Exchange/SQL configuration Add and restore databases using SnapCenter; troubleshoot SnapCenter issues Utilize NetApp tools including Data Fabric Manager, OnCommand Operations Manager/System Manager, Active IQ (AIQ), and PowerShell Write API code and work proficiently with Oracle or other relational databases Requirements Minimum 10 years of experience in storage engineering or a related discipline Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business, or a related field Active Secret clearance required Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status. CompTIA Security+ certification required (IASAE II / Security X) Work Onsite in Quantico, VA (3 days a week minimum) Required Technical Skills: Candidates should have experience with the following hardware, software, protocols, and procedures: NetApp / ONTAP Data ONTAP 9.x and 8.x ONTAP CLI administration AFF (A70, A250, A300, A700) series filers SP and BMC consoles Firmware upgrades Active IQ (AIQ) System Manager ONTAP Upgrades Storage Protocols & Architecture iSCSI — configuration, troubleshooting, design, and implementation NFS and CIFS FlexVols and Block Storage (LUNs) IP groups and routing Fibre Channel and SAN design Data Protection & Recovery SnapCenter — adding/restoring databases and troubleshooting SnapMirror Creating and restoring data from Snapshots High Availability / Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) design What is Important to Us: You are an excellent communicator in writing and speaking. You have the ability to work independently but also value teamwork. Your problem-solving skills are excellent. You are looking for a job where performance appraisals occur regularly, and you look forward to advancing your career. You seek a community of virtue-centered co-workers and clients. What we offer you: As part of the VSO company, you will be part of a virtue-centered team who value their work and teammates. This is a no-jerk zone. We provide ongoing learning and development opportunities to foster continuous growth. We offer competitive salaries, health benefits, and flexible work arrangements. More About VSO: VSO is a hybrid cloud and managed services consulting firm. Much of VSO’s success can be attributed to our deep partnerships with IT services industry leaders such as AWS, IBM, Microsoft and others. VSO leverages numerous other partner relationships so as to provide our customers with optimal support. Additionally, we take pride in taking care of our employees. We offer a wide variety of benefits for eligible employees related to health, retirement, professional development, and more! For more information, please visit our website at https://vso-inc.com/careers

Responsibilities

Implement and administer enterprise networked storage infrastructure, focusing on capacity planning and performance analysis across complex multi-system environments. Design and integrate SAN solutions using NetApp and EMC platforms while managing high availability and disaster recovery strategies.