Storage Engineer - Active TS/SCI with CI Poly

ENS Solutions, LLC; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Platinum-Level Medical/Dental/VIS

401k contributions from day 1

PTO + 11 paid holidays

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

ENS Solutions, LLC is seeking a Storage Engineer to support DoD/IC initiatives across Annapolis Junction, MD, Sterling, VA, or Colorado Springs, CO. You will engineer storage and backup solutions, automate data access, and collaborate with government leads and cloud providers.

Responsibilities include design, testing, lab maintenance, and Tier 3/4 incident support while contributing to ATO readiness. The role requires deep storage expertise and virtualization, with broad system and security

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher required or equivalent years of experience.
• 10+ years of relevant experience for Associate's, 12+ years for High School path.
• Experience with enterprise storage and backup platforms.
• Strong virtualization and cloud storage experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test next generation storage and backup systems both on and off premise.
• Collaborate with Gov Tech Leads, storage vendors and cloud providers.
• Develop and maintain storage test labs and run test plans.
• Provide Tier 3/4 support and system integration activities.
• Conduct system security engineering with a Storage/SAN focus and drive ATO readiness.

Skills

Storage engineering

VMware

Windows administration

Red Hat administration

Cloud storage

SAN administration

Capacity planning

Security engineering

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

NetApp

Dell/EMC

Pure Storage

Cohesity

Rubrik

NetBackup

VxRail

Nutanix

Job description

Our work depends on a Storage Engineer joining our team to support Government activities in Annapolis Junction, MD, Sterling, VA, or Colorado Springs, CO.

As a Storage Engineer supporting the Government, you will be trusted to engineer solutions for storage devices and backup technologies, as well as automating data share and access management.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Participating in requirement analysis, solution design, testing, and implementation of next generation Storage and Backup systems, both on and off premise
• Collaborating with the Gov 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 to achieve Authorize to Operate (ATO)

• High School and 12+ years / Associate's and 10+ year /Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years/ Master's Degree and 6+ years of relevant years of experience required.
• 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

Essential Network Security (ENS) Solutions, LLC is a service-disabled veteran owned, highly regarded IT consulting and management firm. ENS consults for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) providing innovative solutions in the core competency area of Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM), Software Development, Cyber and Network Security, System Engineering, Program/Project Management, IT support, Solutions, and Services that yield enduring results. Our strong technical and management experts have been able to maintain a standard of excellence in their relationships while delivering innovative, scalable and collaborative infrastructure to our clients.

Why ENS?

• Free Platinum-Level Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, 100% paid for by ENS
• 401k Contribution from Day 1
• PTO + 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• Long & Short Term Disability Insurance
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Tuition, Certification & Professional Development Assistance
• Workers’ Compensation
• Relocation Assistance

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI tools are an important part of daily work at ENS Solutions, and we are committed to their responsible and ethical use. To ensure a fair and equitable candidate evaluation based on individual skills, knowledge, and experience, candidates are not permitted to use artificial intelligence or other assistive tools during interviews, whether in person or virtual, unless explicit permission has been granted in advance.