Job Title: Senior Storage Engineer – Dell EMC PowerScale & ECS
Location: Remote (Blue Bell, PA preferred)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)
About the Opportunity:
ZipStaff is seeking an experienced Storage Engineer with deep expertise in Dell EMC platforms to support enterprise storage engineering for a major healthcare analytics and payment integrity organization.
This fully remote role focuses on PowerScale/Isilon (OneFS) and Dell EMC ECS object storage, including architecture, performance, protocols, and production support. Candidates must bring dedicated enterprise storage experience with strong hands-on Dell EMC knowledge.
What You’ll Do:
- Design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise storage solutions with a primary focus on Dell EMC PowerScale/Isilon (OneFS) and ECS.
- Administer SmartPools, SmartQuotas, SyncIQ, InsightIQ, and DataIQ capabilities.
- Deploy and manage Dell EMC ECS, including buckets, namespaces, and geo-replication.
- Configure and support file and object protocols including NFS (v3/v4), SMB/CIFS, and S3 API.
- Apply strong storage networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, LACP) and directory services integration (Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos).
- Analyze complex system logs and performance metrics to resolve issues and optimize environments.
- Support production availability, capacity management, and operational excellence.
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of dedicated enterprise storage engineering experience, with at least 3+ years specifically focused on Dell EMC platforms.
- Deep technical knowledge of PowerScale/Isilon (OneFS) architecture, including SmartPools, SmartQuotas, SyncIQ, InsightIQ, and DataIQ.
- Proven experience deploying and managing Dell EMC ECS (Elastic Cloud Storage), with strong understanding of object-based architectures, buckets, namespaces, and geo-replication.
- Advanced understanding of file and object protocols, including NFS (v3/v4), SMB/CIFS, and S3 API.
- Strong grasp of storage networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, LACP) and directory services integration (Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos).
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex system logs and performance metrics.
- Ability to work fully remote.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with other Dell EMC storage arrays (PowerMax, VPLEX) or SAN switches (Brocade, Cisco MDS).
- Familiarity with hybrid-cloud storage tiering (e.g., CloudPools tiering to AWS/Azure/GCP).
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform).
- Scripting proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
- Background in healthcare, payment integrity, or regulated environments.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance.
- Dental Insurance.
- Vision Insurance.
- 401(k) + 401(k) matching.
- Paid time off.
- Referral Program.
About ZipStaff:
ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients.
To apply, submit your resume highlighting your enterprise storage engineering experience, Dell EMC PowerScale/Isilon (OneFS) and ECS work, protocol expertise (NFS, SMB, S3), and production support background. Pure research or junior experience will not be considered.