Storage Engineer - TS/SCI w/Polygraph

General Dynamics - IT; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Health and wellness packages

Career mobility team

Education and certifications

Cutting-edge technology

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics - IT in Herndon, VA, is seeking a Storage Engineer to design, implement and optimize storage and backup solutions for our mission-critical environments. You will collaborate with technical leads, test labs, and cloud providers to evaluate technologies and deliver secure, scalable storage architectures.

You will participate in requirements analysis, develop test plans, perform root cause analysis, and provide Tier 3/4 support while advancing security engineering and disaster

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
• 10+ years of related systems engineering experience
• Bachelor's or Technology degree in Engineering or 14+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree
• Expertise with enterprise storage and backup platforms (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 virtualization, networking, Intel-based systems, data center migration, and disaster recovery

Responsibilities

• Participate in requirement analysis, solution design, testing, and implementation of storage and backup systems
• Collaborate with the Customer Technical Leads, storage vendors, and cloud providers to evaluate emerging storage technologies
• Develop and maintain the storage demonstration environment in the designated test lab
• Develop and execute test plans for storage and backup solutions
• Perform 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

Skills

Enterprise storage & backup platforms

VMware

Windows administration

Red Hat administration

Cloud storage (AWS/Azure)

Education

Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

VxRail

Nutanix

Job description

Ensure the safety and security of our nation as a Storage Engineer at GDIT. 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. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. 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.

HOW A STORAGE ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• 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

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• The position requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• 10+ years of related systems engineering experience
• Bachelor’s or Technology degree in Engineering or a related specialized area/field, 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 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

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 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

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