Storage Engineer with Security Clearance

Platform Storage Engineer Location: McLean, VA Job Description: Serve as a Platform Storage Engineer Design, deploy, maintain, and secure platform storage infrastructure Ensure storage systems meet performance, and availability requirements Respond to incidents and service requests related to storage infrastructure Perform routine health checks, capacity planning, and performance analysis Execute firmware upgrades, patches, and configuration changes as directed Qualifications: BS in Computer Science, IT, or related 5+ years of storage engineering experience Knowledge of Linux distributions, including User management, security hardening, and system troubleshooting Understanding of the following: Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet iSCSI, NFS, SMB/CIFS, NVMe/TCP, NVMe/RoCE Experience with ext4, XFS, Btrfs and knowing when to use each Knowledge of RAID levels and disk management techniques Experience deploying, configuring, and managing SAN and NAS solutions Hands-on experience with major vendors like Dell EMC, NetApp, or HPE Nimble Experience setting up synchronous/asynchronous data replication for disaster recovery Experience using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix To track performance metrics and identify bottlenecks Intermediate scripting experience for automating routine tasks Experience with Ansible, Chef, or Puppet to manage storage infrastructure as code Experience optimizing NVMe-based systems and managing flash memory performance Working knowledge of AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage Familiarity with Ceph, Swift, or other object storage platforms Knowledge of Lustre, GPFS/Spectrum Scale Travel up to 20% of the time to perform on-site installations and maintenance Have current IAM Level II to satisfy DOD 8570 IAT requirements Required: Active TS/SCI w/ CI Polygraph Job Type: Full-time Salary: $160,000-$200,000 Job Type: Full-time Experience: storage engineering: 5 years (Preferred) designing, deploying, maintaining storage infrastructure: 5 years (Preferred) Dell EMC, NetApp, or HPE Nimble : 5 years (Preferred) Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix : 3 years (Preferred) Ansible, Chef, or Puppet : 3 years (Preferred) License/Certification: CI Polygraph Security Clearance (Preferred) Security clearance: Top Secret (Required) Work Location: In person