Information Technology Senior Consultant 5-BP-470

Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph security clearance and U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade, and support various storage and backup platforms and associated management tools
• Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and other related technologies
• Adhere to engineering and architecture standards and participate in technical review meetings
• Participate in the evaluation, deployment, management, and integration of new technologies in alignment with other engineers, architects, and technical service lanes
• Provide incident support and participate in on-call rotation during off-hours and weekends
• Create and maintain documentation: logical/physical diagrams, run books, and other technical engineering documents
• Demonstrate initiative and commitment to optimizing systems and processes
• Oversee the installation of new storage hardware and software according to standard operating procedures
• Oversee updates to hardware, operating systems, and software as needed to provide required functionality and security
• Ensure systems are monitored and statistics relevant to capacity, performance, and utilization are collected and regularly reviewed
• Keep abreast of current developments in storage and backup technology to assist Federal staff in assessing future direction

Requirements

• Hands-on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts (Storage Area Network - SAN & Network Attached Storage - NAS)
• Knowledge and understanding of protocols such as S3, CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, and Fiber Channel Block Storage (SAN)
• Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments (including Veritas NetBackup, Cohesity, Rubrik, & CommVault)
• Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments
• Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies
• Senior-level experience with the 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 environments
• 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.
• Experience connecting storage arrays to Hypervisor Technologies (Nutanix, VMware VCF, OpenStack)
• Understanding of security best practices and federal hardening requirements (FISMA, STIG, etc.)

Qualifications

• Associates degree with fifteen (15) years of relevant experience or bachelor’s degree with twelve (12) years of relevant experience
• High school diploma with twenty (20) years of relevant experience

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Additional Insurance: Basic Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospitalization Indemnity, and Pet Insurance
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, and more
• Wellness: Access to wellness programs and mental health support
• Professional Development: Opportunities for growth, including tuition reimbursement
• Additional Perks: Flexible work arrangements (including remote work options), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), employee referral programs, bonus opportunities, technology allowance
• A diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture

Pay

The salary range for this position is $78,000 to $250,000 per year, determined by the candidate's work location, specific role, skill set, and level of expertise.