Senior Storage Engineer for Secure Intelligence Systems

General Dynamics Information Technology; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness

Internal mobility assistance

Paid education and certifications

Cutting‑edge technology access

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology in Herndon, VA is seeking a Storage Engineer to ensure the safety and security of our national mission by deploying and supporting storage and backup systems across on‑premise and cloud environments.

You will collaborate with technical leads and vendors, design storage solutions, develop test plans, perform root cause analyses, and provide Tier 3/4 support while advancing virtualization and data center capabilities in a fast‑paced, mission‑critical setting.

Qualifications

• The position requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Ten (10+) years of related systems engineering experience
• Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or a related specialized area/field, or fourteen (14+) years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree
• Expertise with enterprise storage and backup platforms (e.g., NetApp, Dell/EMC, Pure Storage, Cohesity, Rubrik, NetBackup) and hyper‑converged solutions (VxRail, Nutanix).
• Full lifecycle SAN administration experience including utilization analysis and capacity planning
• Experience with VMware and virtualized environments
• Proficiency in Windows and Red Hat administration
• Familiarity with cloud storage solutions (AWS, Azure, Oracle)
• Broad understanding across related technology domains such as virtualization, networking, Intel-based systems, data center migration, and disaster recovery

Responsibilities

• Participating in requirement analysis, solution design, testing, and implementation of next generation Storage and Backup systems, both on and off premise
• Collaborating with the Customer Technical Leads, storage vendors, and cloud providers to evaluate emerging storage technologies
• Developing and maintaining the storage demonstration environment in the designated test lab
• Develop and execute test plans for storage and backup solutions
• Performing root cause analysis for major issues and recommend improvements
• Providing storage upgrade recommendations and support system integration activities
• Providing Tier 3/4 support to storage and backup platforms
• Conducting system security engineering with a Storage/SAN focus
• Installing, monitoring, and optimizing storage solutions

Skills

Storage Management

System Safety Engineering

Systems Management

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology in Herndon, VA is seeking a Storage Engineer to ensure the safety and security of our national mission by deploying and supporting storage and backup systems across on‑premise and cloud environments.

You will collaborate with technical leads and vendors, design storage solutions, develop test plans, perform root cause analyses, and provide Tier 3/4 support while advancing virtualization and data center capabilities in a fast‑paced, mission‑critical setting.