Hitachi & Pure Storage, SAN & Storage Engineer

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

Other

Job Family:

Systems Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Storage Infrastructure, Storage Management, Storage Services

Certifications:

Experience:

7 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Hitachi & Pure Storage, SAN & Storage Engineer

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Storage Engineer providing technical delivery and management of innovative, reliable, and responsive IT services to a federal government customer.  GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.  

At GDIT, people are our differentiator.  As a Storage Engineer, you will provide a stable, well performing storage environment for the customer.  You will also provide guidance, analysis, and recommendations on all storage components.  This exciting opportunity will support private cloud and virtualized hosting services for an enterprise implementation for the customer.  Hosting services are provided through two geodiverse, remotely managed data centers. 

HOW A STORAGE ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT  

• Lead the design and implementation of storage based solutions on HP and Hitachi, Netapp, Pure and Brocade technologies, ensuring alignment with customer objectives and industry best practices 
• Plans, coordinates, implements, and configures storage infrastructure (SAN switches, storage arrays, backup/recovery, storage appliances, etc.) 
• Maintains and/or enhances storage system tools and processes 
• Troubleshoot storage infrastructure as it relates to application and performance issues 
• Supports the design, planning, and implementation of storage for new applications 
• Documents and maintains storage assets 
• Maintain optimal system performance and make capacity change recommendations to enable optimal system performance 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED: 

Education and Experience 

• Bachelor's degree and 7 years of experience or 11 years if no degree
• Experience in administering Hitachi, NetApp, and/or Pure storage solutions 
• Storage certification preferred 

Preferred Technical Skills:  

• Server support experience, including blades and enclosures (preferred hardware platform: HP) 
• SAN switch experience 
• Enterprise storage system experience (preferred Hitachi VSP and HP 3PAR) 
• VMware system administration experience (preferred Version 5.x) 
• OS System Administration Skills (both Red Hat Linux and/or Windows) 
• Network Administration Experience (related to firewalls, LAN, DNS, etc) 
• Backup administrator experience in a SAN environment (preferred application: NetBackup) 
• Experience with Pure Storage design and Implementation 
• Experience with storage arrays and management tools, specifically Pure, HPE 3PAR, NetApp, and Hitachi 
• Demonstrated experience performing storage device performance monitoring and tuning 

Security Clearance Level:  

• Ability to pass government background investigation 
• Required Skills and Abilities:  
• Enjoys a fast-paced environment 
• Excellent customer service skills 
• Able to work and interact with others in a structured / team environment 
• Accuracy and attention to detail, must have organizational skills 
• Independent problem solver with troubleshooting, decision making and analytical skills 
• Requires limited supervision  
• Self-motivated 
• Self-starter 
• Time management skills 
• Flexibility and adaptability to handle competing work demands 
• Verbal and written communication skills 
• Demonstrated ability to communicate to nontechnical audience on technical issues 
• Demonstrated ability to communicate on a technical level to a technical audience 
• Ability to work flexible hours and be on-call 

Location:  

Remote, occasional travel may be required (<10%) 

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE: 

Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home 

401K with company match  

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages <