Senior Storage Engineer

Shield Consulting Solutions, Inc.; Laurel, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 25 days

Paid holidays 11

Employer-paid health care 100%

401(k) 8% match

Job summary

Shield Consulting Solutions, Inc. is seeking a senior storage engineer with active TS/SCI w/Polygraph clearance to design, deploy and optimize storage and backup platforms across data centers. You will lead efforts in NetApp environments, integrate SAN/NAS, and ensure high availability and security.

Responsibilities include incident support, documentation, and collaboration with architects and other engineers to deploy new technologies while maintaining rigorous SOPs and compliance.

Qualifications

• Security+ certification required.
• 12 years of IT experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (8 additional years of experience may substitute for a degree)

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade, and support storage and backup platforms and management tools.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and related technologies.
• Adhere to engineering standards and participate in technical reviews as required.
• Evaluate, deploy, manage, and integrate new technologies with other engineers and service lanes.
• Provide incident support and participate in on-hours and weekend coverage.
• Create and maintain diagrams, run books and technical docs.
• Oversee installation of storage hardware/software per SOPs.
• Ensure monitoring, capacity planning, and performance reviews are conducted.
• Stay current with storage/backup tech to guide future directions.

Skills

NetApp

SAN/NAS

iSCSI

OpenStack

VMware VCF

Nutanix

Scripting/Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Veritas NetBackup

Cohesity

Rubrik

CommVault

NetBackup

VMware

Job description

**Active TS/SCI w/Polygraph REQUIRED** Please do not apply if you do not currently possess this level of clearance.

Telework: None

Basic Requirements:

• Security+ Cert
• 12 years of experience in the Information Technology field
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
  • 8 additional years of experience in the Information Technology field may be substituted for a degree

Job Description:

• Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade, and support various storage and backup platforms and associated management tools
• Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and other related technologies
• Adhere to engineering and architecture standards and participate in technical review meetings as required
• Participate in the evaluation, deployment, management, and integration of new technologies in alignment with other engineers, architects, and technical service lanes
• Provide incident support and participate in on‑hours and weekends
• Create and maintain documentation: logical/physical diagrams, run books, and other technical engineering documents
• Demonstrate initiative and commitment to optimizing systems and processes
• Oversee the installation of new storage hardware and software according to standard operating procedures
• Oversee updates to hardware, operating systems, and software as needed to provide required functionality and security
• Ensure systems are monitored and statistics relevant to capacity, performance, utilization, etc., are collected and regularly reviewed
• Keep abreast of current developments in storage and backup technology to assist Federal staff in assessing the future direction of storage and backup technology

Benefits to working in this role:

• opportunity to work on critical, high‑impact projects that contribute to national security
• A high‑growth environment with numerous opportunities for professional growth
• A collaborative team environment that values innovation and efficiency

Required Experience:

• 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.)
• Proficient written and oral communication skills
• Strong collaborative attitude and ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to take direction

Salary: $190,000 - $200,000 annually

Excellent benefits package including 25 days PTO, 11 paid holidays, 100% employer-paid healthcare for employees and dependents – available day 1, 8% 401(k) employer match – immediate vesting.

Disclaimer: The salary range provided is an estimate based on current market conditions and may be adjusted based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. The final salary offer will be determined after a thorough review of the candidate's background and alignment with the role. Please note that this range is subject to change and should be considered as a guideline rather than a definitive figure.

Shield Consulting Solutions is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a full time position