Information Technology Senior Consultant 5 Laurel, MD 7/15/2026

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC; Laurel (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC in Laurel, MD seeks an Information Technology Senior Consultant 5 with hands-on NetApp storage experience. The role covers SAN/NAS storage, protocols like S3, CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and backup environments. You will design and optimize large-scale storage and backup setups, ensuring performance and security compliance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on NetApp experience required.
• Experience with SAN and NAS storage concepts.
• Knowledge of storage protocols: S3, CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel.
• Experience with capacity planning for backup environments.
• Security practices and DoD 8570 compliance awareness.

Skills

NetApp storage

SAN/NAS

S3/NFS/iSCSI

Backup software

NetBackup

Cohesity

Rubrik

CommVault

Performance tuning

Migrations

HA concepts

Security practices

FISMA/STIG

DoD 8570

Nutanix

VMware VCF

OpenStack

Job description

Information Technology Senior Consultant 5

• Laurel, MD

Hands on NetApp experience a MUST

• Hands-on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts (Storage Area Network - SAN & Network Attached Storage - NAS)
• Must have knowledge and understanding of protocols such as S3, CIFS, NFS, iSCI, and Fiber Channel Block Storage (SAN)
• Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments (to include Veritas NetBackup, Cohesity, Rubrik, & CommVault
• Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments
• Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies
• Senior-level experience with the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware platforms and data centers
• Strong understanding of high availability concepts with practical experience and implementation of key components in storage environments
• Strong understanding of fundamental hardware concepts: disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA, firmware, RAID, performance concepts (I/O, paging, swapping, system calls), iSCSI, Fiber Channel, Ethernet
• Strong understanding of essential TCP/IP concepts: TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NTP, etc.
• Experience connecting storage arrays to Hypervisor Technologies (NUTANIX, VMWARE VCF, OpenStack).
• Understanding of security best practices and federal hardening requirements (FISMA, STIG, etc.)
• CompTIA Security+ or similar certification for IAT Level II DoD 8570 compliance
• Proficient written and oral communication skills
• Strong collaborative attitude and ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to take direction