Storage Engineer

Galapagos Federal Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Account

401(k) plan

PTO

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Paid federal holidays

Job summary

Galapagos Federal Systems is seeking a Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and sustain enterprise storage solutions in DoD/IC environments. You will provide Tier 3 engineering support, ensure high availability, and drive data replication, patching, and disaster recovery across WANs.

Responsibilities include capacity planning, data recovery, and maintaining documentation while complying with DoD cyber and data protection standards. Strong on-call readiness is required.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI security clearance required
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of DoD/IC storage experience
• Experience with NAS, SAN, replication, backup and DR
• Ability to work after hours/on-call as needed

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise storage and network storage appliances
• Provide Tier 3 support for storage systems and incidents
• Install system patches and perform storage platform updates
• Engineer storage capacity planning, space utilization, and replication strategies
• Analyze and resolve complex storage and WAN issues
• Troubleshoot and restore enterprise-wide storage and replication failures across WANs
• Perform data recovery operations to ensure mission availability
• Monitor storage performance, availability, and utilization
• Provide technical recommendations for storage upgrades and lifecycle improvements
• Support project integration, migrations and modernization efforts
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and recovery plans
• Ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity and data protection requirements

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

DoD/IC storage

NAS/SAN expertise

Data replication & DR

Storage troubleshooting

Mentoring junior staff

After-hours on-call

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Equivalent experience acceptable

Tools

NetApp NCDA/ONTAP

Dell EMC Storage

VMware

Job description

Job Summary

Galapagos Federal Systems LLC is looking for an enthusiastic, well-qualified individual to fill the Storage Engineer position. This role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse and talented group of individuals committed to driving success.

The ideal candidate will design, deploy, and sustain enterprise storage and network‑attached storage solutions in classified and unclassified environments. This role provides Tier 3 engineering support for storage systems, ensuring high availability, data integrity, performance, and recoverability across enterprise and wide area network environments.

The Storage Engineer is responsible for storage architecture, capacity planning, replication strategies, patching, troubleshooting, and data recovery while supporting modernization efforts and project integration in compliance with DoD and Intelligence Community standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise storage and network storage appliances
• Provide Tier 3 support for storage systems and storage-related incidents
• Install system patches and perform storage platform updates
• Engineer and manage storage allocation, capacity planning, space utilization, and replication strategies
• Analyze and resolve complex issues related to storage systems and network storage solutions
• Troubleshoot and restore enterprise‑wide storage and replication failures across wide area networks
• Perform data recovery operations to ensure system continuity and mission availability
• Monitor storage performance, availability, and utilization to prevent outages
• Provide technical recommendations for storage upgrades, enhancements, and life cycle improvements
• Support project integration efforts, migrations, and modernization initiatives
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and recovery plans
• Ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity, data protection, and operational requirements

Skills And Experience

• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance
• 8+ years of experience supporting enterprise storage environments within the Department of Defense (DoD) or Intelligence Community (IC)
• Strong hands‑on experience with Network‑Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Networks (SAN) and Data replication, backup, and disaster recovery solutions
• Experience troubleshooting complex storage, replication, and performance issues across Wide Area Network (WAN) environments
• Familiarity with Patch management and system updates, High‑availability and fault‑tolerant storage architectures, and Disaster recovery (DR) and Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning
• Experience analyzing storage performance issues and implementing optimization solutions
• Experience providing Tier 3 engineering support and mentoring junior technical staff
• Experience supporting large‑scale enterprise or Intelligence Community storage environments
• Experience working in high‑availability, mission‑critical environments
• Ability to support after‑hours, on‑call, or emergency operations as required

Education and Certifications

The Storage Engineer must meet the following

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline
• Equivalent experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree

Preferred

• NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA - ONTAP) or equivalent storage certification
• CompTIA Security+ CE
• Vendor‑specific storage or virtualization certifications (Dell EMC, VMware, etc.)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k)
• PTO
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid federal holidays

Security Clearance

Must be a U.S. Citizen. A high‑level Department of Defense active security clearance is/may be required. Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to government information.

Physical Requirements

Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods of time and typing and reading from a computer screen. The candidate must have enough mobility, including bending, reaching, and kneeling, to complete daily duties in a prompt and efficient manner, and that may include lifting up to thirty pounds, as necessary.

Company Summary

Headquartered in Hawaii, Galapagos Federal Systems, LLC, is an SBA-Certified NHO‑owned 8(a) Small Business specializing in global information technology solutions. We deliver professional services in IT Design & Installation, Cybersecurity Engineering & Support, Application Integration & Development, Software & Hardware Engineering, Network & Systems Management, Information Systems Security, and Business Management Services.

Leveraging over 30 years of providing IT services to the federal & commercial market with projects found around the world, our team has innovative expertise in the development of a wide range of technological solutions. Galapagos Federal Systems, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Our service commitment is simple - "Quality IT Solutions... On Time & On Budget."

Company Employment Statement

Galapagos Federal Systems, LLC reserves the right to change or modify job duties and assignments at any time. The above job description is not all encompassing as positions, functions, and qualifications may vary depending on business needs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Galapagos Federal Systems, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, color, creed, religion, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status or legally protected characteristics.

USD $130,000.00 - USD $140,000.00 /Yr.