STORAGE ARCHITECT

EOA-Technologies-LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EOA Technologies, LLC is seeking a Storage Architect to design, deploy, and support storage and backup environments for a U.S. Government customer.

You will lead architecture reviews, optimize systems, and coordinate with other engineers in a high-security, high-availability environment. Responsibilities include incident support, documentation, and staying current with storage innovations to inform future directions.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance required.
• IAT Level 2 Certification required.
• Hands-on NetApp storage experience required.
• Experience with SAN, NAS, Fiber Channel and iSCSI.
• Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments.
• Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments.
• Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies.
• Senior-level design, development, implementation and maintenance of large-scale systems.
• Strong understanding of high availability concepts in storage environments.
• Knowledge of 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 (FISMA, STIG).
• Proficient written and oral communication, collaborative teamwork, and ability to take direction.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade, and support storage and backup platforms and tools.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and related technologies.
• Participate in technical reviews and align with engineering standards.
• Evaluate and deploy new technologies with other engineers and architects.
• Provide incident support and participate in on-call rotation.
• Create and maintain run books, diagrams, and other technical docs.
• Oversee installation of storage hardware and software per SOPs.
• Monitor capacity, performance, and utilization; review statistics regularly.
• Stay current on storage/backup developments to guide future direction.

Skills

TS/SCI with Polygraph

IAT Level 2

NetApp storage

Storage technologies

SAN/NAS/FC/iSCSI

Capacity planning

Performance tuning

Data center migrations

High availability

TCP/IP basics

Nutanix/VMware/OpenStack

Security hardening (FISMA/STIG)

Communication

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree with 12 years of relevant experience

High school diploma with 20 years of relevant experience

Associates degree with 15 years of relevant experience

Job description

Description

EOA Technologies is seeking a Storage Architect on one of our subcontracts. This is a full-time position offering the opportunity to support a U.S. Government customer. You will be responsible for:

• 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-call rotation during off-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; high-growth environment with numerous opportunities for professional growth; A collaborative team environment that values innovation and efficiency

Requirements

To be considered for this position you must have the following:

• Possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance
• IAT Level 2 Certification
• Hands on NetApp experience a MUST
• Hands-on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts
• Experience with SAN, NAS, Fiber Channel and iSCSI storage implementations
• Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments
• 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
• Bachelor's degree with twelve (12) years of relevant experience, or,
• High school diploma with twenty (20) years of relevant experience, or,
• Associates degree with fifteen (15) years of relevant experience

Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs - not on any protected characteristic. EOA Technologies, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, marital status, religious affiliation, hairstyle, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. EOA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations when feasible to individuals with disabilities.