Storage Engineer
Ignite IT - Innovation & Technology
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United States
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About the role
- The U.S. Department of Census is seeking an experienced and highly technical Storage Engineer to manage and maintain our mission-critical enterprise storage and Storage Area Network (SAN) infrastructure.
- This position is responsible for the complete lifecycle management of our storage solutions, ensuring the integrity, performance, and availability of data supporting vital national programs.
- Design, configure, install, and maintain IBM FlashSystem 9200 and 9500 storage arrays.
- Manage all aspects of storage provisioning, including LUN creation, masking, and volume management.
- Implement and manage data replication services (Global Mirror, Metro Mirror) for disaster recovery and high availability.
- Perform firmware upgrades, patching, and hardware replacements on storage arrays and controllers.
- Manage and maintain the enterprise Brocade SAN fabric across multiple data centers.
- Utilize SANnav for fabric management, zoning (standard and enhanced), performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Ensure SAN health, security, and compliance with best practices.
- Proactively monitor storage performance and health using IBM Spectrum Control and Galileo Performance Explorer.
- Analyze performance metrics to identify bottlenecks, troubleshoot latency issues, and ensure service level agreements (SLAs).
- Conduct comprehensive capacity planning, forecasting future storage needs, and generating regular reports for stakeholders.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for all storage and SAN-related incidents.
- Collaborate with virtualization, server, and database teams to provision storage and resolve complex cross-domain issues.
- Develop and maintain system documentation, operational procedures (SOPs), and data maps.
- Implement and validate security controls in accordance with NIST and FISMA guidelines.
- Participate in an on-call rotation for 24/7/365 operational support.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Must be able to pass a background investigation to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or 4+ additional years of equivalent experience).
- **7+ years** of dedicated experience as a Storage Engineer or SAN Administrator in a large-scale data center environment.
- **Expert-level (5+ years) proficiency** with IBM enterprise storage, specifically hands-on management of the **IBM FlashSystem 9200** series.
- **Strong (3+ years) experience** managing Brocade SAN fabrics (Director-class) and demonstrated expertise using **SANnav** for administration and monitoring.
- **Demonstrated (2+ years) professional proficiency** with **IBM Spectrum Control** for storage resource management and **Galileo** for performance analysis.
- In-depth knowledge of Fibre Channel, FC-NVMe, zoning, and multi-pathing (MPIO).
- Proven experience with data replication, backup, and recovery strategies.
Benefits
- 401(k) with matching and 100% Vested
- Health Insurance - 3 plans to select from
- Dental insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- AD&D
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Training
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Referral program
- Paid Legal Plan
- and more....
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
storage managementstorage provisioningLUN creationdata replicationfirmware upgradescapacity planningperformance monitoringtroubleshootingbackup and recovery strategiesmulti-pathing
Soft skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationdocumentationincident management
Certifications
Public Trust security clearance