Innovative Data Solutions LLC ยท 4 months ago
Senior Storage Engineer TS/SCI required
Chantilly, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expInnovative Data Solutions LLC is a small business specializing in engineering and supporting mission-critical IT infrastructure for the US Government Intelligence, Defense, and Homeland Security communities. They are seeking a TS/SCI cleared Senior Storage Engineer responsible for designing, configuring, deploying, and supporting various storage and backup appliances, while ensuring adherence to engineering standards and participating in the management of new technologies.
Cloud InfrastructureCyber SecurityData IntegrationInformation Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance Required
Responsibilities
Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade and support various storage and backup appliances and associates management tools
Configure and deploy various storage platforms
Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and other related technologies
Adhere to engineering and architecture standards and participate in technical review meetings as required
Participate in the evaluation, deployment and management of new technologies in alignment with other engineers and architects
Incident support and participation in on-call rotation during off hours and weekends
Create and maintain documentation: logical/physical diagrams, run books and other technical engineering documents
Consistently demonstrate initiative and commitment to optimizing systems and processes
Oversee the Installation of new storage hardware and software according to standard operating procedures
Oversees the updates to hardware, operating systems, and software as needed to provide required functionality and security
Ensures systems are monitored and statistics relevant to capacity, performance, utilization, etc. are collected and regularly reviewed
Keeps abreast of current developments in storage and backup technology to assist Federal staff in assessing the future direction of storage and backup technology
Qualification
Required
BS degree and 8+ years of related experience; or equivalent combination
Hands on engineering experience with NetApp storage, Brocade and/or Cisco Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks, and other storage technologies and concepts
Experience with SAN, NAS and iSCSI storage implementations
Experience designing, installing and supporting storage appliances and associated management utilities
Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments
Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments
Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies
Senior level experience configuring and deploying various storage platforms
Strong experience with design, development, implementation, and maintenance of storage systems, preferably across multiple hardware and software platforms
Experience with managing work tasks via tools such as JIRA and ServiceNow
Strong experience with design, development, implementation and maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware platforms and data centers
Strong understanding of high availability concepts with practical experience and implementation of key components in storage environment
Strong understanding of fundamental hardware concepts: disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA, firmware, RAID, performance concepts (I/O, paging, swapping, system calls), iSCSI, Fiber Channel, Ethernet
Strong understanding of essential TCP/IP concepts: TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NTP, etc
Understanding of security best practices, federal hardening requirements (FISMA, STIG, etc.)
System configuration based on security guidelines such as DISA STIGs
CompTIA Security+ or similar for IAT Level II DoD 8570 certification
Strong written and oral communication skills
Preferred
NetApp Certification
PowerShell scripting experience
Benefits
Industry competitive salary well above market average
401K plan with 4% company match, immediately fully vested
Referral bonuses up to $5,000
100% company-paid benefits
Gold PPO Medical plan for employee + family
Vision and Dental plan for employee + family
Short Term Disability for employee
Long Term Disability for employee
Life Insurance for employee
Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
180 hours (minimum) per year of PTO with additional time at manager discretion
10+ Company Holidays per year
6 weeks paid maternity and paternity leave
Flexible work environment to accommodate commuting, family and personal schedules
Company sponsored training and certifications
No questions asked professional/business/technical book reimbursement
Company paid training and conference attendance and travel expenses
High speed, low drag environment - exceptional client service with minimal internal bureaucracy
Regular quarterly company sponsored events and meet ups
Annual company holiday party
Company
Innovative Data Solutions LLC
Innovative Data Solutions (IDS) is a small business specializing in engineering and supporting mission critical IT infrastructure for the US Government Intelligence, Defense and Homeland Security community.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
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Matthew Gentry
Founder // CEO
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