REQ#: RQ175997Requisition Type: Regular Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

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Transform technology into opportunity as a Storage Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

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 TS/SCI Cleared Storage Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in Arnold, MO or St. Louis, MO.

HOW A STORAGE ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Responsibilities and DutiesDesign, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade and support various storage and backup platforms and associated management tools.Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and other related technologiesAdhere to engineering and architecture standards and participate in technical review meetings as requiredParticipate in the evaluation, deployment, management, and integration of new technologies in alignment with other engineers, architects, and technical service lanesIncident support and participation in on-call rotation during off hours and weekendsCreate and maintain documentation: logical/physical diagrams, run books and other technical engineering documentsConsistently demonstrate initiative and commitment to optimizing systems and processesOversee the Installation of new storage hardware and software according to standard operating proceduresOversees the updates to hardware, operating systems, and software as needed to provide required functionality and securityEnsures systems are monitored and statistics relevant to capacity, performance, utilization, etc. are collected and regularly reviewedKeeps abreast of current developments in storage and backup technology to assist Federal staff in assessing the future direction of storage and backup technology

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required Qualifications and Skills

BS degree and 5+ years of related experience; or equivalent combinationHands on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and conceptsExperience with SAN, NAS and iSCSI storage implementationsExperience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environmentsExperience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environmentsExperience with data center migrations and storage replication technologiesSenior level experience with design, development, implementation and maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware platforms and data centersStrong understanding of high availability concepts with practical experience and implementation of key components in storage environmentStrong understanding of fundamental hardware concepts:  disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA, firmware, RAID, performance concepts (I/O, paging, swapping, system calls), iSCSI, Fiber Channel, EthernetStrong understanding of essential TCP/IP concepts:  TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NTP, etc.Understanding of security best practices, federal hardening requirements (FISMA, STIG, etc.)CompTIA Security+ or similar for IAT Level II DoD 8570 certificationProficient written and oral communication skillsStrong collaborative attitude and ability to work in a team environmentAbility to take direction

Desired Qualifications and Skills

NetApp CertificationPowerShell/Python scripting experienceExperience leveraging scripts to audit and enforce configuration standardsAmazon Web Services / C2S experience

Location: On Customer SIte

US Citizenship Required

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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