Storage Engineer - TS/SCI w/Polygraph
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)
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Job summary
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Storage Engineer to support the deployment of storage and backup systems for intelligence community operations at the Herndon site. You will collaborate with customers and vendors to evaluate technologies, design solutions, and implement next‑gen storage capabilities.
The role requires a TS/SCI with Polygraph, 10+ years of related experience, and a degree or equivalent experience.
Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
- Ten (10+) years of related systems engineering experience.
- Bachelor’s or 14+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree.
- 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 virtualization.
- 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.
- Location: At Customer Site – Herndon area.
Responsibilities
- Participating in requirement analysis, solution design, testing, and implementation of next generation Storage and Backup systems, both on and off premise.
- Collaborating with the Customer 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.
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Job description
Regular
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
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IT Infrastructure and Operations
- Skills: Storage Management, System Safety Engineering, Systems Management
- Certifications: None
- Experience: 10 + years of related experience
- US Citizenship Required: Yes
You’ll apply the latest technology and provide operational support to deliver actionable intelligence for the Intelligence Community. Here, your work will have meaning and impact as you deliver your best every day.
As a Storage Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on the Storage Engineer joining our team to support the deployment of systems and capabilities centered on our comprehensive motion imagery software suite.
- Participating in requirement analysis, solution design, testing, and implementation of next generation Storage and Backup systems, both on and off premise
- Collaborating with the Customer 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
- The position requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
- Ten (10+) years of related systems engineering experience
- Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or a related specialized area/field, OR fourteen (14+) years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree
- 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
- Location: At Customer Site – Herndon area
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
- Cutting‑edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
The likely salary range for this position is $153,000 - $207,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
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Onsite
USA VA Herndon
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post‑tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long‑term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission‑ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
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