Storage System Engineer

Description:

Quantum Sky is seeking a Storage System Engineer (Systems Engineer III) to join our team onsite at our Customer Program in Dulles, VA. The candidate will be assigned to a National Systems ISP/ASP program within our government services product line to help create, deploy, and support an element of the customer’s Future Ground Architecture and Infrastructure Service Provider platform. 

 

Responsibilities:

• The role involves ensuring continuity of operations across six data center sites and one test site using High Availability technologies.
• The candidate will support server processing and virtualization needs for multiple Active Directory domains, lead large-scale migrations from legacy to standardized environments, and support Operations and Maintenance, Post Deployment, and Integration of new technology.
• Responsibilities include collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, creating technical work products, evaluating customer change requests, engaging with customer and third-party operations, and presenting status and plans at customer change board meetings.

• This full-time position may require overtime to meet key deadlines.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 5-7 years of experience with SAN and NAS storage systems
• B.S./B.A. in Aerospace Engineering, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or Math with 5-7 years of relevant work experience
• Experience in ISP/ASP compute, network, and storage environments
• Systems engineering experience on a large government cloud deployment contract
• Demonstrated judgment in managing competing priorities to meet program objectives
• Experience in identifying risks and establishing effective mitigation and contingency plans
• Experience with Hitachi, Dell EMC, SGI, and NetApp storage environments
• Experience with fiber channel storage switching fabric and Ethernet storage network systems
• Experience with VMware and Windows support
• Experience with large-scale VMware storage configurations, including design, deployment, and maintenance
• Experience with Veritas NetBackup 8.0
• Knowledge of backup systems and server technologies related to archive and storage
• Ability to interface with program and company leadership, customers, and end users
• Willingness to work overtime to meet key deadlines and lead team efforts
• Experience in Computer Network and Systems Administration domains
• Ability to collaborate with partners to define computing requirements and create end-to-end solutions
• Proficiency in integrating and solving complex infrastructure problems
• Experience ensuring high reliability and performance through systems monitoring and infrastructure management
• Ability to respond to and use an online ticketing system for user service requests
• Experience ensuring server and application compliance with security and performance requirements (NISPOM, RMF/DISA)
• Ability to convert and upgrade older infrastructure to new technologies
• Proficiency in developing, revising, and maintaining technical and operational documentation
• Opportunity to grow technical competence in areas such as SAN, NAS, Backups, Windows, Linux, virtualization, User Authentication, DNS, NFS, and system imaging/build automation
• Experience mentoring and sharing knowledge to improve team performance
• Must have a current CompTIA Security+ CE or IAT Level II certification

Clearance: 

• Active and in-scope United States TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance
• Qualified applicants may be subject to a security investigation and must meet minimum qualifications for access to classified information

 

Location:

• Dulles, VA

About Quantum Sky:

Compensation:

• Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically between $170,000-$180,000. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.

Benefits: