Storage Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cigna Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k

PTO

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an onsite Storage Engineer in Fort Belvoir, VA to join a government consulting firm supporting a critical federal program. You will manage enterprise storage infrastructure, coordinate with security teams, and ensure data availability and performance in a highly secure environment.

The role requires 5+ years of storage experience, a relevant bachelor's degree, and eligibility for US government clearance (TS/SCI). Competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise storage environments (SAN/NAS).
• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise data storage infrastructure for reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams on data protection and storage architecture.
• Investigate and resolve storage-related incidents affecting availability and performance.
• Support lifecycle management including capacity planning, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Identify opportunities to automate monitoring and operations.

Skills

Storage engineering

SAN/NAS expertise

Linux/Windows administration

Backup and recovery concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

NetApp

Rubrik

Veeam

LUN provisioning

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an onsite Storage Engineer to join a government consulting firm supporting a mission-critical federal program based in Fort Belvoir, VA. This opportunity offers the chance to work within a highly secure enterprise environment where data availability, infrastructure reliability, and operational continuity are critical to mission success.

Responsibilities of the Storage Engineer Includes:

• Manage enterprise data storage infrastructure to ensure system reliability, scalability, and optimal performance
• Partner with infrastructure and security teams to support data protection initiatives and storage architecture improvements
• Investigate and resolve infrastructure issues impacting storage availability, recovery operations, or application performance
• Support lifecycle management activities, including platform enhancements, capacity planning, upgrades, and maintenance efforts
• Identify opportunities to streamline operations through automation and proactive monitoring practices

Qualifications of the Storage Engineer Includes:

• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise-level storage environments and technologies, such as SAN and/or NAS platforms
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Experience with replication, snapshots, storage performance tuning, RAID configuration, storage provisioning, LUN/volume management
• Experience supporting Linux and/or Windows servers with attached storage
• Working knowledge of enterprise backup and recovery technologies and concepts
• Ability to proactively monitor infrastructure health, troubleshoot performance concerns, and implement corrective actions across storage and server platforms
• Must be eligible to work in the United States and obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government TS/SCI Clearance

Compensation of the Storage Engineer includes:

• Salary range: $130,000 - 140,000 (based on experience)
• Comprehensive Benefits: Cigna Medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO, sick leave as required by law, and holidays

This job opens for applications on August 31st, 2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: NetApp, SAN, NAS, LUN, RAID configuration, replication, Rubrik, Veeam, enterprise storage, infrastructure administration, Linux, Security+, backup, recovery

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