Storage Engineer

Description:
Our client is a leading federal integrator supporting complex IT infrastructure and enterprise solutions for government programs. Their mission is to deliver secure, high-performing systems that enable critical operations and long-term modernization across the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. This role supports ongoing efforts to strengthen and optimize enterprise storage and virtualization environments within a secure and mission-focused setting.

Location: Quantico, VA

Pay: $80 - $85 an hour

Clearance: Secret or higher

This is a contract-to-hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a W2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our W2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Government Lead with daily engineering and system management activities.
• Implement and administer networked storage infrastructure and interconnected systems.
• Perform capacity planning, performance analysis, and storage system design.
• Determine current levels of system and application resource utilization and performance.
• Develop analytical models and workload projection methods to forecast system utilization.
• Use capacity management tools to perform workload sizing for new and existing applications.
• Plan and evaluate storage requirements based on operational and performance needs.
• Support hardware and software upgrades, analyzing performance and utilization impacts.
• Conduct capacity management audits and oversee storage of capacity and performance data.
• Support High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) design, sizing, and implementation.
• Design, develop, and integrate Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions using NetApp and EMC technologies.
• Manage configurations for SAN, NAS, and iSCSI systems, including switching fabric integration.
• Perform data deduplication, mirroring, and retention management.
• Execute installation, configuration, and integration of storage devices, systems, and components.
• Develop, configure, and integrate Virtual Storage Console for VMware environments.
• Perform tasks related to networking ports and protocols, Information Assurance (IA), and LAN routing.
• Design and manage storage security controls and configurations.
• Configure and integrate NetApp Data ONTAP 8.x environments.
• Design storage solutions supporting Microsoft DFS, Exchange, and SQL environments.
• Configure Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs), quotas, and file sharing across storage systems.
• Integrate and manage storage with virtualization platforms such as VMware and Hyper-V.

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a Storage Engineer or similar role.
• Strong experience designing, configuring, and supporting SAN, NAS, and iSCSI environments.
• Hands-on experience with NetApp and EMC storage technologies.
• Proven background in capacity planning, performance management, and HA/DR solutions.
• Experience supporting Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, and DFS in enterprise environments.
• Scripting or automation experience using PowerShell, Python, or API development.
• Understanding of networking (ports, protocols, routing) and Information Assurance (IA) principles.

Certifications:

• Must have CASP+ or Security X Certification.

Nice to have Certs:

• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3
• Dell EMC Certified Associate |
• NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA)
• IBM Certified Associate - Tivoli Storage Manager
• Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
• Certified Storage Professional (SCSP)
• Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Storage+ Powered by SNI

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Operating System (OS) or Storage Certification required (e.g., NetApp Certified Data Administrator, EMC Proven Professional, or equivalent).