Senior Storage Engineer

SciTec is a dynamic small business, with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense, and we are growing our creative team! We support customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver unique world-class data exploitation capabilities.

Important Notice

SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.

SciTec has an immediate opportunity for a talented Senior Storage Engineer to join our team in Boulder, CO. Successful applicants will bring deep experience with data center design, configuration, & maintenance, familiarity with hardware procurement, a readiness to work hands‑on keyboard to solve challenging data center problems, a strong collaborative spirit, experience successfully mentoring junior team members, superior problem‑solving skills, a passion for security and data protection, and a clear focus on supporting customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable enterprise storage architectures across SAN, NAS, and NVMe-over-TCP.
• Lead architecture reviews and capacity planning for high-performance and high-availability storage systems.
• Deploy and manage storage infrastructure using technologies such as Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NVMe over TCP, and RAID.
• Drive adoption of next-generation storage solutions including all-flash and NVMe-based systems.
• Monitor and fine‑tune storage systems for latency, throughput, and IOPS performance.
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve performance bottlenecks across compute and storage layers.
• Architect and test failover and high-availability solutions for business continuity.
• Implement replication, snapshot, and backup strategies in line with RPO/RTO objectives.
• Provide Level 3 support for storage-related incidents and changes.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of storage configurations and runbooks.
• Work closely with infrastructure, network, security, and application teams to support business needs.

Other Duties

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 7+ years professional experience performing duties of a datacenter engineer
• CompTIA Security + (Plus) Certification
• Deep expertise in NAS (NFS, SMB), SAN (Fibre Channel, iSCSI), and NVMe over TCP
• Strong knowledge of storage protocols, multipathing, zoning, and LUN masking.
• Familiarity with storage monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Nagios, Grafana, or vendor-specific tools).
• Direct experience configuring and supporting NAS and/or SAN storage appliances including Dell Powerscale, Powerstore and/or Unity
• Proven experience designing and supporting high-availability storage solutions.
• Deep understanding of performance metrics (IOPS, latency, throughput) and tuning methodologies.
• Experience with DR solutions, storage replication (sync/async), and snapshot technologies.
• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information technology or related field
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
• Demonstrated attention to detail
• Good verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance
• In-depth knowledge and experience with Cohesity or Veeam backup solutions
• Experience with VMWare compute, storage, and network configurations
• Experience with on-prem, hybrid and cloud environments supporting kubernetes environments
• Expert understanding of LAN/WAN principles and protocols, including BGP routing

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Benefits

• 3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required)
• 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
• 80% company paid Dental insurance
• 100% company paid Vision insurance
• 100% company paid Life insurance
• 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
• Short-term Disability insurance
• Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
• Discretionary Performance Bonus
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
• Flexible Work Hours

The pay range for this position is $146,000- $171,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.

SciTec is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Vet/Disabled.