Storage Engineer: Security, DR & Data Center Design

Jobtailor; Colorado; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior IT infrastructure engineer in Colorado to analyze software, security, and storage, and to design disaster recovery, data center architectures, and testing procedures. You will collaborate with government stakeholders, validate new solutions, and develop documentation and CONOPS for ongoing operations.

The role emphasizes security compliance, capacity planning, and end-to-end transition support from development to operations, with hands-on hardware/software

Qualifications

• Security clearance: Top Secret SCI with polygraph eligibility
• DOD 8140 Certification applicable to role
• Minimum hands-on IT hardware and software solution design/validation experience
• Experience with storage design concepts, provisioning, security, throughput
• NCDA certification or equivalent vendor certs (ON TAP) preferred

Responsibilities

• Analyze software versions, patches, and upgrades for compliance and timelines
• Incorporate physical security of data at rest and in transit into designs and tests
• Design disaster recovery plans and backup/archive procedures
• Create performance and data-usage reports using office automation apps
• Test and facilitate accreditation of new solutions and major upgrades for IATT and ATO
• Develop wiring diagrams, SOPs, security docs, and installation procedures
• Analyze requirements and system architectures to create infrastructure designs
• Collaborate with Operations teams and Government stakeholders to ensure availability and resiliency
• Research design characteristics and feasibility studies
• Incorporate capacity, performance, and service-level metrics into designs
• Produce engineering artifacts, test cases, training materials, and CONOPS
• Research new technologies to support CSI and innovation
• Use lab facilities for experimentation and validation
• Develop test cases and scripts for unit/system tests
• Support transfer of solutions to Operations during acceptance testing and early production
• Provide advanced troubleshooting for VDI components
• Develop and execute IT equipment strategy covering procurement and governance
• Deliver end-to-end engineering transition support from development to operations

Skills

Disaster Recovery Planning

Data Center Design

Security Compliance

Performance Metrics

IT Hardware Integration

Unit and System Testing

Collaboration

Problem-Solving

Documentation

Capacity Planning

Education

HS or equivalent + 12+ years experience

AA + 10+ years experience

BS/BA + 8+ years experience

MS/MA + 6+ years experience

PhD + 4+ years experience

Tools

NetApp NCDA (ONTAP)

Office Automation Applications

VDI Components

Lab Facilities for Experimentation

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior IT infrastructure engineer in Colorado to analyze software, security, and storage, and to design disaster recovery, data center architectures, and testing procedures. You will collaborate with government stakeholders, validate new solutions, and develop documentation and CONOPS for ongoing operations.

The role emphasizes security compliance, capacity planning, and end-to-end transition support from development to operations, with hands-on hardware/software