Senior Storage & Infrastructure Engineer

DescriptionKforce is immediately seeking an experienced Sr. Storage & Infrastructure Engineer in support of our enterprise telecommunications and mass media client based in Greenwood Village, CO. Duties and Responsibilities* Design, build, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure storage infrastructure across block (Dell PowerMax, Pure Storage), NFS/file (Dell PowerScale Isilon, Pure), and S3/object (MinIO, Pure) platforms* Design, deploy, and operate VMware VCF (vSphere, vSAN, NSX, SDDC Manager, Aria) including lifecycle management, upgrades, and capacity* Deploy and maintain Dell and Cisco server infrastructure, including firmware, lifecycle, and hardware refresh* Plan and execute storage, backup, and virtualization upgrades and migrations with minimal disruption* Engineer data protection platforms, including Rubrik, Cohesity, and Veritas NetBackup: policy design, replication, immutability, and recovery workflows* Manage and optimize replication and snapshot technologies (e.g., SRDF, SnapVX) to meet RPO/RTO objectives for mission-critical and protected applications* Automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle tasks using Ansible/AWX/AAP, Python, and Bash; Use NetBox and MAAS as sources of truth and for bare-metal provisioning* Conduct regular performance testing, capacity planning, and forecasting for storage and compute growth* Develop and test disaster recovery and cyber-recovery plans, and validate recoverability on a recurring basis* Participate in incident, problem, and change management in alignment with Incident and Change Management policies; Provide on-call support as requiredRequirements* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, and/or equivalent work experience* Minimum of five (5) years of experience in storage, systems, or site reliability engineering with enterprise block, file, and object platforms, including Dell PowerMax, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), and Pure Storage* Minimum of five (5) years of experience with enterprise data protection platforms such as Rubrik, Cohesity, and Veritas NetBackup* Minimum of five (5) years of experience with infrastructure as code and automation tools such as Ansible (AWX/AAP) or Terraform* Minimum of five (5) years of experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk* Minimum of five (5) years of experience scripting or developing with Python or Bash* Minimum of five (5) years of experience designing and operating VMware virtualization, including VCF/vSphere, on Dell and Cisco server hardware* Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, Splunk) used to track platform health, performance, and capacity* Hands-on experience with NFS and S3/object storage (e.g., MinIO, Pure FlashBlade)* Knowledge of SAN fabrics, IP networking, Kubernetes, Git, Linux and Windows administration, and data center operations* Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks and to work under pressure with strong decision-making and problem-solving skills* Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead technical teams and programs* Strong communication and collaboration skills* Knowledge of FCC compliance reports and other applicable rules and regulations* Knowledge of cable television or related technologiesJob TypeContractCompensation54 - $69