20241210-BP-127-01NSA Top Secret Clearance Required
Only those with existing NSA Top Secret Clearance with Polygraph will be considered
(salary is commensurate with education and experience)
What You'll Do:
- Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade, and support various storage and backup platforms and associated management tools
- Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and other related technologies
- Adhere to engineering and architecture standards and participate in technical review meetings as required
- Participate in the evaluation, deployment, management, and integration of new technologies in alignment with other engineers, architects, and technical service lanes
- Provide incident support and participate in on-call rotation during off-hours and weekends
- Create and maintain documentation: logical/physical diagrams, run books, and other technical engineering documents
- Demonstrate initiative and commitment to optimizing systems and processes
- Oversee the installation of new storage hardware and software according to standard operating procedures
- Oversee updates to hardware, operating systems, and software as needed to provide required functionality and security
- Ensure systems are monitored and statistics relevant to capacity, performance, utilization, etc., are collected and regularly reviewed
- Keep abreast of current developments in storage and backup technology to assist Federal staff in assessing the future direction of storage and backup technology
- Benefits to working in this role:
- Opportunity to work on critical, high-impact projects that contribute to national security
- A high-growth environment with numerous opportunities for professional growth
- A collaborative team environment that values innovation and efficiency
Requirements:
- Hands on NetApp experience is a MUST
- Hands-on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts
- Experience with SAN, NAS, Fiber Channel and iSCSI storage implementations
- Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments
- Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments
- Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies
- Senior-level experience with the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware platforms and data centers
- Strong understanding of high availability concepts with practical experience and implementation of key components in storage environments
- Strong understanding of fundamental hardware concepts: disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA, firmware, RAID, performance concepts (I/O, paging, swapping, system calls), iSCSI, Fiber Channel, Ethernet
- Strong understanding of essential TCP/IP concepts: TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NTP, etc..
- Experience connecting storage arrays to Hypervisor Technologies (NUTANIX, VMWARE VCF, OpenStack).
- Understanding of security best practices and federal hardening requirements (FISMA, STIG, etc.)
- CompTIA Security+ or similar certification for IAT Level II DoD 8570 compliance
- Proficient written and oral communication skills
- Strong collaborative attitude and ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to take direction
Advance Your Career
Unlock your potential with exclusive opportunities, top-tier security clearance, and innovative projects at NSA.
Health & Wellness
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Work-Life Balance
4 weeks PTO & 11 paid holidays.
Financial Growth
5% 401K matching & $5K for training and certifications.
Ready to Take Your Career to the Next Level?
Dezign Concepts and Triune Solutions have formed a strategic partnership aimed at sourcing skilled IT professionals for the National Security Agency (NSA). We are committed to providing world-class talent to support the mission-critical operations that keep our nation safe.
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