Storage Engineer

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extends to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face.

About The Role

Position Overview: We are seeking a Storage Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for enterprise storage and server infrastructure across classified production environments. This role is accountable for the full lifecycle of petabyte-scale storage platforms—from architecture and deployment through optimization, automation, and decommissioning.

• Own and manage the full lifecycle of enterprise storage platforms across classified production environments, including architecture, deployment, optimization, and decommissioning
• Architect data center build-outs with integrated object storage, compute, and networking infrastructure
• Establish and enforce storage infrastructure standards to reduce unplanned downtime and improve operational reliability
• Deploy and manage enterprise storage solutions like Dell EMC PowerScale/Isilon, NetApp ONTAP, Cohesity, and Nutanix platforms
• Operate enterprise backup and data protection solutions at petabyte scale, ensuring compliance with recovery objectives
• Administer identity and access management infrastructure including Active Directory, Group Policy, and LDAP in classified environments
• Enforce SCAP/STIG compliance and security hardening across all managed systems
• Develop automation solutions using PowerShell and REST APIs to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual processes
• Manage SAN fabric infrastructure (Fibre Channel, Brocade, Cisco) and network-attached storage protocols (SMB/CIFS, NFS, iSCSI)
• Serve as senior escalation point for complex storage, server, and infrastructure issues across the enterprise
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers as needed
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation for mission-critical infrastructure support
• Conduct technology refresh planning and execution, including hardware lifecycle management and EOL migrations

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D., 16 years with a HS diploma
• Extensive hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms at petabyte scale (Dell EMC PowerScale/Isilon, NetApp ONTAP, or equivalent)
• Strong expertise in backup and disaster recovery solutions (Commvault, Veeam, or equivalent) including DR design and recovery testing
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V) and hyperconverged infrastructure (Nutanix, VxRail)
• Proficiency in Windows Server and Linux (RHEL) administration in classified environments
• Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, and identity management in air-gapped networks
• Knowledge of SAN fabric technologies (Fibre Channel, Brocade, Cisco) and storage protocols (SMB, NFS, iSCSI)
• Experience with SCAP/STIG hardening and federal security compliance in classified environments
• Strong automation skills (PowerShell, scripting, REST API integration)
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Active TS/SCI or Q/SCI clearance