Storage Design Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Storage Design Engineer, Sr to support a company focused on delivering enterprise IT and cybersecurity services for the Marine Corps and Department of the Navy. This position is on-site at Quantico, VA. The Storage Design Engineer, Sr will design, implement, and optimize enterprise storage solutions across mission-critical environments supporting MCEN and cyber operations. Join a long-standing, secure program (SMIT/NGEN) with impact across national defense infrastructure.

Responsibilities for the Storage Design Engineer, Sr include:

• Design, implement, and maintain SAN/NAS storage environments leveraging NetApp and EMC technologies
• Perform capacity planning, performance analysis, and workload forecasting across enterprise systems
• Configure and support high availability and disaster recovery solutions (SnapMirror, replication, backups)
• Integrate storage systems with virtualization platforms (VMware/Hyper-V) and enterprise applications (SQL, Exchange, DFS)
• Execute system upgrades, firmware updates, storage lifecycle management, and security configurations

Required Qualifications for the Storage Design Engineer, Sr include:

• 10+ years of experience in storage engineering, capacity planning, and performance management
• Strong experience with NetApp technologies (ONTAP 8.x/9.x, SnapCenter, SnapMirror, ONTAP CLI, System Manager)
• Hands-on experience with SAN/NAS technologies (iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, LUNs, FlexVols, Fiber Channel)
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Active Secret Security Clearance and SecurityX (CASP+) Certification required

Compensation for the Storage Design Engineer, Sr include:

• Salary Range: $130,000 - $140,000 depending on experience
• Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick leave as required by law

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