Storage Engineer - SME
$100,550–$128,000 year
Remote
Job Summary
Design, implement, and maintain enterprise SAN/NAS and storage virtualization solutions for mission-critical SEC workloads across primary, alternate, and regional environments. Architect and optimize large-scale storage platforms to ensure high availability, data integrity, and scalability while leading complex migrations, upgrades, and integrations with cloud and on-premises systems. Administer storage environments through proactive monitoring, capacity planning, and advanced troubleshooting of latency, throughput, and replication issues. Develop storage strategies, standards, and policies aligned with federal compliance requirements, and architect backup and recovery strategies including cross-site replication and disaster readiness. Support audit readiness by maintaining documentation and configuration baselines, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to minimize operational disruption during modernization efforts. On-call or surge support may be required, with travel as needed per contract direction.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field
- 12+ years of experience in enterprise storage architecture, design, and administration
- Expertise with SAN/NAS technologies, storage virtualization, and enterprise backup/recovery solutions
- Experience leading complex storage migrations, upgrades, and integration with cloud and on-premises environments
- Advanced expertise in storage performance tuning, capacity planning, risk assessment, and disaster recovery strategies
- Must meet contract citizenship/work authorization requirements
- Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust suitability (or higher, if required)
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
Desired Qualifications
- Industry certification such as NetApp, EMC, or equivalent
- Hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms and large-scale storage administration
- Experience developing and enforcing storage standards, policies, and operational best practices
- Experience supporting storage compliance, audit readiness, and documentation in federal IT environments
- Demonstrated technical leadership and mentorship of junior storage engineers
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