Storage Engineer Senior

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Job Summary:

JCS Solutions has a need for a Senior Storage Engineer to support large-scale migration and operations on a large, high-profile DOD contract. The I3TS program provides enterprise-wide IT support to enable DTRA’s Information Management & Technology Directorate (ITD) to consolidate, modernize, and continuously innovate the delivery of IT services and mission capabilities to DTRA’s internal and external mission partners operating in CONUS and OCONUS locations. This position offers an excellent opportunity to be part of a high-performing team responsible for supporting a high-velocity collaborative environment, along with tremendous growth potential. If you are interested in a challenge and a great working environment, apply today!

What’s in it for you:

• Join a premier technology firm specializing in innovative solutions.
• Be part of a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative work culture.
• Enjoy tremendous growth potential in a high-performing team environment.
• A robust benefits package:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-and-long term disability
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • 401k retirement plan with employer match
  • Annual Professional Development Reimbursement Program
  • And more!

What you will do:
The specific duties include but are not necessarily limited to the following:

• Responsible for installation, configuration, administration, support and maintenance of systems, including associated hardware.
• Responsibilities will include management of systems infrastructures, implementing best practices to Identify and recommend system functional specifications, configuration of physical and virtual systems, backup and recovery of IT infrastructure, updating and supporting systems by tuning performance and allocating storage space.   
• Plan and prepare for disaster recovery, storage capacity, and provide performance analysis. 
• Ensure a high level of storage availability and reliability of storage infrastructure. 
• Monitor storage capacity and performance and provision storage for use. 
• Troubleshoot storage system performance and capacity issues. 
• Support multiple storage and database technologies, 
• Provide senior level engineering design support to provide enterprise- level data exchange solutions using physical and virtual server hosting, off-site data replication and service level storage solutions. 
• Evaluates, designs, documents, installs, implements, tests, and performs problem isolation and resolution; and monitors, tunes, sets standards and maintains a range of computing, networking, and storage systems. 
• Performs these functions across physical media, Operating Systems, File Systems, protocol stacks & network components. 
• Uses monitoring, performance analysis, network management, software and hardware equipment to troubleshoot and isolate problems; gauge performance and activity. 
• Devises solutions to operational problems within the capacity and operational limitations of installed equipment. 
• Develop and execute contingency plans for compute host system, storage, and network related software/hardware failures including isolated and major outages. 
• Update system and process documentation as needed. 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills are a must.

What you will bring:

• Must currently possess a Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance in the future.  Active DoD Top Secret Clearance is a plus.
• Must be a US Citizen
• Bachelor's degree with 8-12 years of experience or Master’s degree with 6-10 years of experience. (specific years of experiencing and/or certification will be considered in lieu of degree)
• Current IAT Level II or higher Certification such as Security + or CISSP
• Advanced knowledge and experience with VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, and/or Red Hat Virtualization  (Design, Build, Operate), especially vSAN configurations.
• Cloud storages solutions, such as Azure Blob and Amazon S3.
• Understanding of Backup/Recovery systems such as Veeam and/or Commvault
• Extensive prior experience migrating/consolidating SAN/NAS 
• Cisco and Brocade Fibre Channel switches; FCoE
• Successful verification of your 8140 (Previously 8570), IAT Level II (SEC+ or equivalent) prior to your start date with Leidos, as well as ability to maintain certification for duration of assignment to the DTRA I3TS contract.

How you will wow us:

• Past or current ISSM/ISSO experience 

JCS Solutions LLC (JCS) is a premier technology firm specializing in enterprise-wide capabilities including cloud and infrastructure solutions, cyber security, digital modernization, next generation technologies enablement, software solutions, and mission support services dedicated to providing the highest quality of services and solutions. JCS delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to federal agencies.

We are a learning organization that promotes a work culture of collaboration, inclusiveness, inspiration and innovation.

JCS has been certified as a Great Place to Work four years in a row and was awarded as Washington Post’s Top Places to Work for 2024 .

Our employees embody our core values, and we are looking for others who do too!

• Customer Experience: Strive for excellence and delight our clients
• Innovation: Embrace creative thinking to enable continual growth and powerful solutions
• Accountability: Take ownership of and pride in our actions and service delivery
• Inspire: Be inspired to be your best self and have fun in the process
• Integrity: Do the right thing, the right way, every time!
• Stewardship: Careful management of something entrusted to us.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.