Hybrid Cloud & Storage Systems Engineer — DR/HA Expert

NexGen Data Systems; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage ️

Disability plans

401(k) with company match

Training and development program

11 paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

NexGen Data Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer to enable provisioning, installation, configuration, and lifecycle maintenance of enterprise systems with emphasis on cloud computing. You will provide hands‑on delivery, expert guidance, and operations support across hybrid environments.

The role covers storage, backup, and NAS architectures, DR readiness, and maintaining security baselines while communicating technical designs to teams and executives.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required with IT-I / Tier 5 SSBI considerations.
• DoD 8570 / 8140 baseline: IAT Level II certs (Security+ CE, CCNA Security, etc.).
• CE certifications: AWS Professional, Azure Architect, NetApp Hybrid Cloud related.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS/IT/Engineering; relevant experience considered.
• 5+ years in systems engineering, building and integrating enterprise storage and backup.
• 3+ years architecting hybrid storage in AWS and/or Azure.
• 2+ years SAN management (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, LUNs, RAID).
• 2+ years backup/restore tooling (AWS Backup, Azure, Cohesity/NetBackup).
• 2+ years supporting DoD / military IT and secure computing environments.
• Proven cloud failover, DR testing, and business continuity experience.
• On-site support at Columbus, OH or other designated facilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor data restore and DR capabilities across on‑prem and cloud.
• Coordinate and document DR failover operations in enterprise clouds.
• Ensure high availability and performance of critical apps in cloud environments.
• Develop and oversee storage arrays, Fibre Channel switches, and fabric components.
• Maintain enterprise backup/recovery across hybrid infrastructures for continuity.
• Architect scalable NAS and file-sharing technologies to meet mission needs.
• Troubleshoot storage, hybrid connectivity, and system anomalies.
• Perform health checks, capacity forecasting, and preventive maintenance.
• Conduct storage analysis, capacity modeling, and performance tuning.
• Document SOPs and architectural policies; prepare technical reports.

Skills

DoD Secret clearance

IAT Level II

AWS Architect Professional

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

NetApp Hybrid Cloud Administrator

NetApp Hybrid Cloud Architect

NetApp Hybrid Cloud Implementation

Cohesity DataProtect

Cohesity NetBackup

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

Fibre Channel

HBAs/CNAs

RAID arrays

iSCSI

Storage switches

NetApp storage systems

AWS / Azure cloud

Job description

NexGen Data Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer to enable provisioning, installation, configuration, and lifecycle maintenance of enterprise systems with emphasis on cloud computing. You will provide hands‑on delivery, expert guidance, and operations support across hybrid environments.

The role covers storage, backup, and NAS architectures, DR readiness, and maintaining security baselines while communicating technical designs to teams and executives.