Storage Engineer

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, manages, and troubleshoots Storage Area Networks (SANs) and CGS Storage Systems, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability.
• Demonstrates experience with Brocade, NetApp, Dell, and Hitachi storage solutions, as well as storage protocols (NFS, SMB, FC, FCoE, S3, iSCSI for NAS/SAN), controller/disk upgrades, SAN fabric design, and disaster recovery.
• Uses PowerShell, Python, or Ansible to automate storage operations and management tasks.
• Works closely with the sponsor and mission partner/tenants to optimize storage performance, integration, and capacity planning.
• Provides tier 2/3 support for storage-related issues, performs root cause analysis, and implements preventive measures.
• Daily tasks include SAN management (configuration, monitoring, and managing Brocade SAN switches, zoning, firmware upgrades, performance tuning), deployment, configuration, and maintenance of NetApp storage systems (ONTAP, AFF, FAS, etc.), including provisioning storage, snapshots, and replication, monitoring and analyzing storage performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing improvements to optimize performance, developing and maintaining data protection strategies for backup and recovery using SnapMirror, SnapVault, and other replication technologies, performing capacity planning by monitoring storage utilization metrics and planning future growth projections to optimize cost-effective storage solutions, ensuring storage systems meet multi-tenant, IaaS data protection, access and authorization, and security controls and compliance requirements.

Requirements

• Expertise in data storage concepts and technologies (e.g., SAN, NAS, object storage).
• Experience in administering and managing various storage platforms and software.
• Proficiency in data backup and recovery strategies and software.
• Strong understanding of storage security best practices and data encryption methods.
• Experience with capacity planning and performance tuning of storage systems.
• Familiarity with storage virtualization technologies.
• Working knowledge of networking concepts and protocols relevant to storage systems.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud storage solutions (e.g., Azure Blob, Amazon S3).
• Familiarity with specific storage vendor technologies (e.g., Hitachi, Dell EMC, NetApp).
• Knowledge of specific file systems (e.g., Lustre, BeeGFS, GPFS).
• Experience with hardware and software security practices.
• Experience working in High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments.
• Experience with data migration projects.

Skills

• Vendor-specific storage certifications (e.g., Hitachi Data Systems Certified Professional - HDSCP, Veritas Certified Specialist - VCS).
• Cloud-specific storage certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Storage - Specialty).
• Security certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP).
• Operating system certifications (e.g., Red Hat Certified System Administrator - RHCSA).
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II/III certifications for roles requiring security clearances.

Benefits

Nightwing offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more. We also provide opportunities for professional development and career advancement within our organization.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $150,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.