Storage Engineer SME (TS/SCI)

Location: Brookmont, MD
Salary: $150,000.00 USD Annually - $170,000.00 USD Annually
Description: The Judge Group is currently seeking a Storage Engineer SME with an active TS/SCI to support an intel customer at ICC-B. For immediate consideration email your resume to
- Robbie Kissinger

Locations: Bethesda, MD (This is a 100% on-site position)

Clearance: Active TS/SCI

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and administer enterprise storage systems from multiple vendors to include, but not limited to, Dell EMC and Quantum
• Install, configure, and administer Rubrik server and client software. Schedule and monitor backup policies. Generate backup status reports as required
• Administer Cisco Brocade fibre channel switch fabrics. Configure single initiator zone sets and monitor switch utilization and performance
• Create and secure SMB file shares
• Coordinate with server administrators to create, secure, and mount NFS exports
• Develop and implement Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations plans in accordance with customer requirements
• Install, configure, maintain, and administer Linux and Windows servers in support of storage operations such as Rubrik, Media, DSM and Master servers
• Build capacity management dashboards that improve visibility into enterprise storage use, health, resilience, and provide ongoing resources for planning for enterprise infrastructure lifecycle replacement
• Configure Rubrik policies. Troubleshoot and resolve backup job failures
• Coordinate with vCenter administrators to provision Storage Area Network (SAN) resources to VMWare ESX cluster datastores as required
• Configure and manage volume snapshots. Assist customers with point-in-time file restores
• Schedule and monitor volume replication for disaster recovery
• Monitor health and availability of infrastructure applications and systems
• Work with vendors to troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software failures
• Coordinate with Change Management to deconflict and schedule hardware maintenance activities, system and firmware updates, and other configuration changes
• Execute system changes during scheduled maintenance windows
• Monitor and evaluate system performance and capacity trends
• Resolve tier 2 and tier 3 service requests
• Identify opportunities to automate operations. Develop automated solutions that take advantage of Dell and NetApp system APIs
• Seek opportunities for continuous improvement to support effective and efficient operations
• Work with Cloud Storage solutions as needed for Cloud applications

Requirements:

• Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, ship is required
• TS/SCI and willingness to obtain a Poly
• Requires a Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or Masters degree with 6 years of experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Experience administering enterprise-level data storage systems (Dell Storage Center, Dell Compellent, and Data Domain preferred) with a demonstrated understanding of the following services and technologies:
• SAN administration including provisioning of LUNs, managing fibre channel zoning, and mapping storage to servers
• NAS administration including NFS and SMB file sharing
• Integration with VMWare ESX Server
• Data migration strategies
• Snapshots
• Volume replication
• Managing file and share permissions in an Active Directory environment
• Storage monitoring and performance tuning
• Understanding of Cloud storage management
• Extensive experience managing and administering Veritas Rubrik
• Experience with scripting technologies such as PowerShell
• Working knowledge of Unix or Linux based operating systems
• Working knowledge of Distributed File System (DFS)
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to complete complex projects with minimal direction
• Experience working independently to support a 24/7/365 customer environment
• Experience contributing to deliverables and meeting performance metrics
• Experience coordinating with senior management and customers
• Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoD 8570.11- IAT Level II certification requirements (currently Security CE, CCNA-Security, GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP along with an appropriate computing environment (CE) certification). An IAT Level III certification would also be acceptable (CASP , CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, CCSP).

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