Storage Engineer (TS/SCI)

Vantor; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and sustain enterprise storage solutions across HPC and private-cloud environments in a high-security setting. The role requires TS/SCI clearance and DoD/Ic experience, with in-person work in a protected environment.

The team handles full-stack storage architectures, from hardware to platform services, and collaborates with systems, virtualization, and network teams to ensure reliability, security, and mission delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in a technical field or three additional years of storage operations experience in lieu of the degree.
• 8 years of related experience supporting Intelligence Community (IC) or DoD systems.
• 5+ years of experience in storage operations or storage engineering.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements within one month of start date through at least one of: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, CCNA Security.
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with CI polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Work 100% full time in-person in a high security environment.
• Design, deploy, configure, and manage enterprise storage systems for secure, mission-critical environments.
• Ensure storage solutions provide high availability, redundancy, data integrity, and disaster recovery across multiple data centers and sites.
• Monitor storage performance, capacity, and scalability while minimizing service interruptions.
• Administer SANs, including utilization monitoring and capacity planning.

Skills

Security clearance

Storage operations

SAN administration

Disaster recovery

System troubleshooting

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in a technical field

Job description

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what's happening now and shape what's coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters-where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.

Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Vantor is seeking a Storage Engineer to support the development and integration of intelligence capabilities into test and operational environments. The successful candidate will design, deploy, and sustain enterprise storage solutions that support high-performance computing (HPC), private-cloud platforms, and mission applications.

About Our Team

Our program team is a multifaceted software development and systems administration team building and maintaining mission applications supported by self-managed HPC infrastructure on a private-cloud system. We are responsible for the full technology stack, from hardware and infrastructure through platform services and the user interface.

We work across engineering, operations, and development to integrate and sustain capabilities in secure environments. Team members contribute throughout the system lifecycle, with a focus on reliability, performance, security, and mission delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Work 100% full time in-person in a high security environment
• Design, deploy, configure, and manage enterprise storage systems supporting secure, mission-critical environments.
• Ensure storage solutions provide high availability, redundancy, data integrity, and disaster recovery across multiple data centers and physical sites.
• Monitor and optimize storage performance, capacity, and scalability while minimizing service interruptions.
• Administer storage area networks (SANs), including utilization monitoring, capacity planning, and adjustment of storage allocations to meet changing requirements.
• Perform infrastructure assessments, updates, and patches to maintain performance, security, and compliance with organizational standards.
• Troubleshoot storage issues, including performance bottlenecks, connectivity problems, hardware failures, and data access failures; conduct root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions.
• Support backup and recovery capabilities and participate in disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Develop and maintain storage architecture documentation, configurations, procedures, and operational guidance.
• Support security initiatives and ensure storage systems comply with applicable security policies, regulations, and best practices.
• Evaluate storage technologies and recommend solutions that improve performance, efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with systems, platform, virtualization, networking, and application teams to integrate storage services into HPC and private-cloud environments.
• Support storage deployments and operations in test and operational environments.

Minimum Requirements

• Current Top Secret/SCI security clearance with CI polygraph.
• Must meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements within one month of start date through at least one of the following certifications: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA Security.
• Bachelor of Science degree in a technical field from an accredited university, or three additional years of storage operations experience in lieu of the degree.
• 8 years of related experience supporting Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD) systems.
• 5+ years of experience in storage operations or storage engineering.
• Experience with backup solutions, storage infrastructure, storage systems, and systems architecture.
• Experience administering, architecting, and supporting SANs throughout their full lifecycle.
• Experience with storage utilization monitoring, capacity planning, and adjusting storage requirements.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and communicate findings to technical teams and stakeholders.
• Strong documentation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in an air-gapped, disconnected environment.
• Experience supporting virtualized environments such as VMware, OpenShift or OpenStack.
• In-depth knowledge of Dell/EMC storage solutions and hyperconverged infrastructure.
• Experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Experience installing and maintaining physical hardware systems in data centers.
• Knowledge of multiple technology areas, including storage, virtualization, networking, data migration, and disaster recovery.
• Experience supporting HPC or private-cloud infrastructure in secure, classified, or restricted environments.

Pay Transparency

To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate’s experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.

• The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $120,000.00 - $160,000.00 - $176,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits

Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

EEO Policy

Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.