Data Center Storage Engineer

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Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid housing

Transportation

Completion bonus

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

V2X is seeking a Data Center Storage Engineer to support Enterprise storage for the RCC-SWA AOR. You will manage NetApp CIFS, NFS, iSCSI and FC/FCoE across VMware ESXi, Unix, and Windows clients, focusing on uptime, capacity planning, and performance.

You will configure NetApp storage, implement DR and data protection strategies, and document procedures while coordinating with sub-elements on remediation and patching. Security clearance and CE certifications are required.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, MIS, IS, Engineering, or related field.
• Must meet DoD 8570.01M baseline and CE certification requirements.
• NetApp, VMware, and Cisco UCS experience with enterprise storage.
• Experience with NetApp ONTAP, CIFS/NFS, iSCSI, and replication technologies.
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise storage support for NetApp CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, and FC/FCoE.
• Monitor storage health, capacity, uptime, and performance.
• Support escalated storage issues and complex projects.
• Configure VMware storage requirements and plan NetApp upgrades.
• Document TTPs for storage networks and high availability.
• Coordinate remediation based on vendor patches and advisories.
• Ensure compliance with security and DoD requirements.

Skills

Secret Clearance

DoD 8570.01M baseline certifications

NetApp CIFS/NFS/FC

VMware ESXi

Cisco UCS

ONTAP CLI

vSphere/PowerCLI

Storage capacity planning

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (CS / MIS / IS / Engineering)

Tools

NetApp On-Command System Manager

ONTAP

ESXi

FC/SAN switches

vSphere Client

Job description

Industry Information Technology Infrastructure / Data Center Operations

Overview Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism. Data Center Storage Engineers support the enterprise storage infrastructure for all sites within the RCC-SWA Area of Responsibility and provide optimization, administration, and technical documentation for the enterprise storage infrastructure. DCSEs resolve enterprise-level change requests and act as the top-level of support escalation for all enterprise storage support issues. Principal technical areas include NetApp, EMC, VMware, Windows DFS, Cisco UCS and other related storage, virtualization, networking, and monitoring technologies. Program: OMDAC-SWACA This position offers company-paid housing and transportation, a completion bonus and tuition reimbursement program! You must satisfy all host country requirements to legally work in the host country to include but not limited to the ability to obtain and maintain a host nation visa and host nation driver’s license in order to be qualified for this position.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise-level support for NetApp CIFS, NFS, iSCSI and FC/FCoE storage presented to a wide array of systems including VMware ESXi, Unix, and Linux clients as well as Windows file services and desktop clients. Periodic reports on storage capacity and utilization as well as system uptime and performance.
• Top-tier support for escalated issues and complex projects. Daily monitoring of all enterprise storage for integrity, reliability, resource utilization and availability.
• Log review and issue reporting related to monitoring of temperature and overall storage health throughout the SWA AOR.
• Configure and provision VMware storage requirements.
• Plan, install, configure, and upgrade the NetApp storage infrastructure.
• The top-tier of support for storage projects and solutions for backup, disaster recovery, consolidation/de-duplication, data protection, performance, upgrades, and system audit tasks.
• Documentation for Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) for configuring and managing storage, storage networks, and physical disks as well as data protection, access control, resource monitoring and management, storage high availability, fault tolerance and scalable storage infrastructure.
• Review IAVA report and coordinate with all subordinate elements to remediate accordingly.
• Provide updated Patch for remediation and Firmware updates based on vendor distribution.
• Performs other duties and assignments as required.

Qualifications

• Security Clearance:
• Requires an active Secret Clearance
• Education / Certifications: One-year related experience can be substituted for one year of education if the degree is required.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience preferably in Computer Science or MIS, IS, Engineering or related field.
• This position requires candidates to adhere to DoD 8570.01M. All candidates are required to maintain at least one (1) baseline certification and one (1) computing environment (CE) certification. Baseline certifications cannot also be used as a Computing Environment (CE) certification.
• The authorized certifications for this job title are listed as follows:
• Baseline:
• Cisco: CCNP: Certified Network Professional - Security
• CompTIA: CASP+ ce: Advanced Security Practitioner
• CompTIA: SecurityX ce
• GIAC: GCED: Certified Enterprise Defender
• GIAC: GCIH: Certified Incident Handler: Certified Incident Handler
• ISACA: CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
• ISC2: CCSP: Certified Cloud Security Professional
• ISC2: CISSP (or Associate): Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• Computing Environment (CE):
• CNFDS: Cisco and NetApp Flexpod Design Specialist
• CNFIAS: Cisco and NetApp Flexpod Implementation and Administration Specialist
• NetApp: NCDA: Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP
• NetApp: NCHCA: Certified Hybrid Cloud Administrator
• NetApp: NCHCA: Certified Hybrid Cloud Architect
• NetApp: NCIE-DPS: Certified Implementation Engineer - Data Protection Specialist
• NetApp: NCIE-O-S: Certified Implementation Engineer, ONTAP Specialist
• NetApp: NCIE-SAN: Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, ONTAP
• NetApp: NCIE-SS: Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, E-Series
• NetApp: NCSE: Certified Storage Engineer
• NetApp: NCSIE: Certified Storage Installation Engineer, ONTAP
• VMware: VCP-DCV: Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (7 and above)
• VMware: VCAP-DCV: Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization (Deploy)
• VMware: VCAP-DCV: Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization (Design)
• VMware: VCDX-DCV: Certified Design Expert - Data Center Virtualization
• Experience: One year of related academic study above the high school level may be substituted for one year of experience up to a maximum of a 4-year bachelor's degree in a Software Engineering or Business Information Systems discipline for three years general experience.
• At least five years of practical experience working with various data (network and system) technologies.
• Candidate must have a working knowledge of CIFS, NFS, FC, server, storage, and desktop virtualization technologies and iSCSI protocols.
• Hands on experience with NetApp On-Command System Manager and Data ONTAP command-line interface (CLI).
• Must have NetApp configuration and administration experience and understand NetApp replication technologies.
• Experienced with FC/SAN switches and directors.
• Experienced with NetApp Data ONTAP configuration and tuning.
• Experienced with regular and virtualization storage capacity planning and reporting.
• Experience with a customer service-oriented company.
• Skills & Technology Used:
• Ability to troubleshoot servers and infrastructure equipment, assess networking requirements and provide solutions, and make accurate and independent decisions under pressure.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment and to successfully execute many complex tasks simultaneously.
• Working knowledge of server, storage, and desktop virtualization technologies.
• Working knowledge with vSphere client, ESXCLI, and PowerCLI.
• Ability to configure and administer VMware vSphere 7.0 +.
• Ability to manage Cisco UCS, C-series, and B-series servers.
• Understands virtualization capacity planning and reporting.

At V2X, we are deeply committed to both equal employment opportunity, including protection for Veterans and individuals with disabilities, and fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We ensure all individuals are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, recognizing the strength that comes from a workforce rich in diverse experiences, perspectives, and skills. This commitment, aligned with our core Vision and Values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, allows us to leverage differences, encourage innovation, and expand our success in the global marketplace, ultimately enabling us to best serve our clients.