Storage and Virtualization Lead Engineer

Goldbelt, Inc.; Honolulu, Northern (HI, KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Goldbelt, Inc. is seeking a Storage and Virtualization Lead Engineer to oversee the PACAF BlackCore network's storage and virtualization environment, ensuring resiliency and continuous operation across three sites. The role involves documentation, incident leadership, and RMF artifact preparation.

The candidate should hold active TS clearance, extensive DoD cybersecurity certifications, and 2+ years of Dell, Cisco, and VMware experience, with travel up to 10% of the time.

Qualifications

• Active TS security clearance required.
• DoD 8140/DoD 8570.1-M IAT 3 certification or equivalent.
• Maintain expert level certifications (CCIE/JCIE; VMware certs; Dell certs).
• Minimum 2+ years with Dell, Cisco and VMware solutions.
• Experience briefing senior leaders to large audiences.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of time to PACAF MOBs/GSUs.
• Familiarity with AF Cyber architecture, PACAF roles and DoD security standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop documentation of storage and virtualization configurations and train PACAF personnel.
• Provide ongoing support for storage/virtualization across three sites.
• Lead troubleshooting during management stack interruptions and incidents.
• Monitor performance and adjust configurations for resiliency and availability.
• Address connectivity, performance, and security issues with storage/virtual environments.
• Assist Government with RMF artifacts: SSP, STIGs, POAMs, Topology, etc.
• Collect and develop A&A artifacts as required by AO Office.

Skills

Dell, Cisco and VMware solutions

Brief senior leaders

Network security principles

Cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Documentation

Team collaboration

DoD security standards familiarity

Education

Advanced - CISM or CISSO or CPTE or CySA+ or FITSP-A or GCSA or CISA or CISSP or CISSP-ISSEP or GSLC or GSNA

DoD 8570.1-M certified at IAT 3 – CASP+ CE / CISA / CISSP / CCSP

CCIE or JCIE certification

VMware certification (VCP/VCF/VCVU)

Tools

VMware vSphere

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint/Excel/Word)

MS Teams / SharePoint

VoIP Phones

Job description

Overview

Nisga’a CIOPS delivers cleared professionals to support civilian and DoD customers worldwide across intelligence support, cyber/defensive cyber operations, IT O&M, infrastructure modernization, training, and logistics.

Summary:

The Storage and Virtualization Lead Engineer will provide engineering oversite for the SRV6 storage and virtualization environment for the operation of the PACAF BlackCore network.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop comprehensive documentation of storage and virtual platform configurations, policies, procedures, and conduct informal training for PACAF personnel.
• Provide ongoing support for the maintenance of the storage and virtualization environment across all three sites.
• Act as a technical lead in troubleshooting and incident management during management stack service interruptions.
• Continuously monitor storage and virtual platform performance, adjusting configurations to ensure maximum resiliency and availability.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting for storage and virtual platform environments, addressing connectivity, performance, and security issues, ensuring minimal downtime for mission-critical operations.
• Assist the Government in the creation, consultation, revision, finalization, submission of the deliverables for RMF to include but not limited to the following:
  • System Security Plan
  • Ports Protocol Services Matrix (enclave)
  • Artifacts for control validation (STIG results, Policies, Scans, Charters, etc., unit provided)
  • Plan of Actions and Milestones (POAMs) System Topology
• Collect and develop A&A artifacts in accordance with AO Office

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Qualifications

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• In-depth knowledge of datacenter compute and virtualizations technology.
• Professional level proficiency with virtualization concepts and storage protocols such as iSCSI, Fiber Channel, Fiber Channel over Ethernet, Network File System etc.
• Ability to manage the entire storage and virtualization stack implementation process.
• Overseeing hardware and software upgrades, installation, and maintenance.
• Ability to Optimize network efficiency and ensure high application performance.
• In-depth knowledge of network security principles and cybersecurity protocols.
• Ability to analyze and diagnose complex network problems and provide effective
• Familiarity with cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Ability to oversee and produce accurate and comprehensive documentation.
• In-depth experience collecting and developing A&A artifacts.
• Ability to provide recommendations for mitigations & follow‑on actions to include POAMs.
• Experience with email, and other communication platforms to include but not limited to: MS Teams group chats, MS SharePoint site, and VoIP Phones.
• Proficiency with the latest Microsoft tool suite (i.e., PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.).
• Ability to collaborate with others.
• Ability to brief technical information to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Familiarity with DoD security standards, ATO processes, and compliance.
• Understand the AF Cyber architecture and PACAF MOBs and GSUs roles.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance required.
• DoD 8140, the DoD Cyber Workforce Manual Anyone (1) of the following:
  • Advanced - CISM or CISSO or CPTE or CySA+ or FITSP-A or GCSA or CISA or CISSP or CISSP-ISSEP or GSLC or GSNA
• OR DoD 8570.1-M certified at Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 3 – Anyone (1) of the following:
  • CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner Continuing Education (CASP+ CE)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (or Associate – this means the individual has qualified for the certification except for the number of years’ experience)
  • Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• Maintain relevant expert level industry certification (Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE), Juniper Certified Internetworking Expert (JCIE).
• Minimum 2+ years of experience focused on Dell, Cisco and VMware solutions.
• Maintain relevant professional level industry certification (VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator, VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization Design, Dell Technologies Proven Professional).
• Experience briefing senior leaders and large audiences.
• Ability to travel to PACAF MOBs and GSUs to conduct duties and responsibilities –at a maximum up to 10% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Training is highly preferred prior to starJBPH-Hting; however, must have the ability to obtain within 3 days of starting and maintain certificates of completion for the following training:
  • Level 1 Anti‑Terrorist Training - within the past year
  • Level A Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Training - within the past 1-2 years
  • USFK Training
  • DoD Cyber Awareness Challenge - within the past year
  • Operations Security (OPSEC) Awareness - within the past year
  • Derivative Classification IF103.16 - within the past year
  • Force Protection - within the past year

Pay and Benefits

The annual salary range for this position is $115,000 to $150,000.

At Goldbelt, we value and reward our team's dedication and hard work. We provide a competitive base salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience. As an employee, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax‑deferred savings options, supplementary benefits, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.