Data Engineer
$107.9k - $195.05kFull-time
California Creative Solutions Inc.
Data Engineer - TS/SCI
Bethesda, Maryland
$107,900.00 - $195,050.00
Clearance: TS/SCI
Client is seeking a Data Storage Engineer. This role requires technical expertise in storage engineering, system administration, and operations. This role is responsible for optimizing the configuration of the enterprise storage infrastructure to maximize availability, performance, and capacity. This role participates in the lifecycle process of purchasing, installing, maintaining, and replacing storage devices across on-premise and cloud IT environments. This role collects and evaluates metrics to optimize storage operations. This individual identifies risks, performs assessments, and analyzes risk mitigation strategies. Finally, this individual is responsible for developing and maintaining system documentation and procedures in accordance with customer requirements. The Customer utilizes an Agile Framework to plan and successfully complete all initiatives.
The work location is in Bethesda.
Full Life Cycle Engineering Duties and Primary Tasks:
Systems Engineering / Architecture / Lifecycle Design
Design and engineer scalable enterprise storage architectures supporting performance, resiliency, high availability, and mission growth requirements across on-premise and cloud environments.
Develop logical and physical storage architectures, reference designs, and engineering roadmaps aligned to customer mission requirements and future capacity demands.
Perform systems design and engineering analysis for storage modernization initiatives, including solution trade studies, technology evaluations, and engineering recommendations.
Engineer lifecycle replacement strategies for enterprise storage infrastructure, balancing risk, obsolescence, cost, and operational continuity.
Develop and maintain engineering artifacts including architecture diagrams, low-level designs, interface documentation, data flow mappings, and implementation plans.
Apply systems engineering principles to storage integration, interoperability, performance optimization, and infrastructure resilience.
Perform engineering analysis of system dependencies, failure modes, and technical risks; develop mitigation strategies to improve reliability and supportability.
Advanced Engineering / Design Responsibilities
Engineer and optimize storage solutions for multi-petabyte environments supporting virtualization, GPU/compute-intensive workloads, and mission-critical applications.
Provide engineering support for performance modeling, capacity forecasting, and lifecycle planning using operational metrics and trend analysis.
Contribute to disaster recovery architecture, data protection engineering, and continuity solution design for enterprise storage services.
Experience with systems engineering lifecycle methodologies, including requirements development, systems design, architecture, integration, testing, sustainment, and lifecycle refresh.
Demonstrated knowledge of storage systems architecture, lifecycle engineering, and infrastructure modernization principles.
Familiarity with model-based or traditional systems engineering disciplines, architecture frameworks, and engineering documentation practices preferred.
Install, configure, and administer enterprise storage systems from multiple vendors to include, but not limited to, Dell EMC and Quantum
Install, configure, and administer Rubrik server and client software. Schedule and monitor backup policies. Generate backup status reports as required
Administer Cisco Brocade fiber channel switch fabrics. Configure single initiator zone sets and monitor switch utilization and performance
Create and secure SMB file shares
Coordinate with server administrators to create, secure, and mount NFS exports
Develop and implement Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations plans in accordance with customer requirements
Install, configure, maintain, and administer Linux and Windows servers in support of storage operations such as Rubrik, Media, DSM and Master servers
Build capacity management dashboards that improve visibility into enterprise storage use, health, resilience, and provide ongoing resources for planning for enterprise infrastructure lifecycle replacement
Configure Rubrik policies.
Troubleshoot and resolve backup job failures
Coordinate with vCenter administrators to provision Storage Area Network (SAN) resources to VMWare ESX cluster datastores as required
Configure and manage volume snapshots. Assist customers with point-in-time file restores
Schedule and monitor volume replication for disaster recovery
Monitor health and availability of infrastructure applications and systems
Work with vendors to troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software failures
Coordinate with Change Management to deconflict and schedule hardware maintenance activities, system and firmware updates, and other configuration changesExecute system changes during scheduled maintenance windows
Monitor and evaluate system performance and capacity trendsResolve tier 2 and tier 3 service requests
Identify opportunities to automate operations.
Develop automaated solutions that take advantage of Dell and NetApp system APIs
Seek opportunities for continuous improvement to support effective and efficient operations
Work with Cloud Storage solutions as needed for Cloud applications
Work independently with minimal supervision
Mentor junior team members
Basic Qualifications
Extensive experience managing and administering Veritas Rubrik
Experience with scripting technologies such as PowerShell
Working knowledge of Unix or Linux based operating systems
Working knowledge of Distributed File System (DFS)
Excellent communication skills
Ability to mentor junior team members
Ability to complete complex projects with minimal direction
Experience working independently to support a 24/7/365 customer environment
Experience contributing to deliverables and meeting performance metrics
Experience coordinating with senior management and customers
Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoD 8570.11- IAT Level II certification requirements (currently Security+ CE,
CCNA-Security, GSEC, or SSCP along with an appropriate computing environment (CE) certification)
Extensive experience administering enterprise-level data storage systems (Dell Storage Center, Dell Compellent, and Data Domain preferred) with a demonstrated understanding of the following services and technologies
SAN administration including provisioning of LUNs, managing fibre channel zoning, and mapping storage to servers
NAS administration including NFS and SMB file sharing
Integration with VMWare ESX Server
Data migration strategies
Snapshots
Volume replication
Managing file and share permissions in an Active Directory environment
Storage monitoring and performance tuning
Understanding of Cloud storage management
Education
Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Master's degree with 6 years. Education equivalency of Associate's with 12 years of related experience or High School Diploma with 14 years of related experience can be used in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
Clearance Requirement
Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.
TS/SCI with Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to obtain a poly.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Disaster Recovery and COOP storage backup and recovery within and across the data centers and the Cloud
Ability to analyze cloud migration approaches to support customer decision making for effective and efficient cloud migrations
Experience managing Distributed File System (DFS) namespaces
Bethesda, Maryland
$107,900.00 - $195,050.00
Clearance: TS/SCI
Client is seeking a Data Storage Engineer. This role requires technical expertise in storage engineering, system administration, and operations. This role is responsible for optimizing the configuration of the enterprise storage infrastructure to maximize availability, performance, and capacity. This role participates in the lifecycle process of purchasing, installing, maintaining, and replacing storage devices across on-premise and cloud IT environments. This role collects and evaluates metrics to optimize storage operations. This individual identifies risks, performs assessments, and analyzes risk mitigation strategies. Finally, this individual is responsible for developing and maintaining system documentation and procedures in accordance with customer requirements. The Customer utilizes an Agile Framework to plan and successfully complete all initiatives.
The work location is in Bethesda.
Full Life Cycle Engineering Duties and Primary Tasks:
Systems Engineering / Architecture / Lifecycle Design
Design and engineer scalable enterprise storage architectures supporting performance, resiliency, high availability, and mission growth requirements across on-premise and cloud environments.
Develop logical and physical storage architectures, reference designs, and engineering roadmaps aligned to customer mission requirements and future capacity demands.
Perform systems design and engineering analysis for storage modernization initiatives, including solution trade studies, technology evaluations, and engineering recommendations.
Engineer lifecycle replacement strategies for enterprise storage infrastructure, balancing risk, obsolescence, cost, and operational continuity.
Develop and maintain engineering artifacts including architecture diagrams, low-level designs, interface documentation, data flow mappings, and implementation plans.
Apply systems engineering principles to storage integration, interoperability, performance optimization, and infrastructure resilience.
Perform engineering analysis of system dependencies, failure modes, and technical risks; develop mitigation strategies to improve reliability and supportability.
Advanced Engineering / Design Responsibilities
Engineer and optimize storage solutions for multi-petabyte environments supporting virtualization, GPU/compute-intensive workloads, and mission-critical applications.
Provide engineering support for performance modeling, capacity forecasting, and lifecycle planning using operational metrics and trend analysis.
Contribute to disaster recovery architecture, data protection engineering, and continuity solution design for enterprise storage services.
Experience with systems engineering lifecycle methodologies, including requirements development, systems design, architecture, integration, testing, sustainment, and lifecycle refresh.
Demonstrated knowledge of storage systems architecture, lifecycle engineering, and infrastructure modernization principles.
Familiarity with model-based or traditional systems engineering disciplines, architecture frameworks, and engineering documentation practices preferred.
Install, configure, and administer enterprise storage systems from multiple vendors to include, but not limited to, Dell EMC and Quantum
Install, configure, and administer Rubrik server and client software. Schedule and monitor backup policies. Generate backup status reports as required
Administer Cisco Brocade fiber channel switch fabrics. Configure single initiator zone sets and monitor switch utilization and performance
Create and secure SMB file shares
Coordinate with server administrators to create, secure, and mount NFS exports
Develop and implement Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations plans in accordance with customer requirements
Install, configure, maintain, and administer Linux and Windows servers in support of storage operations such as Rubrik, Media, DSM and Master servers
Build capacity management dashboards that improve visibility into enterprise storage use, health, resilience, and provide ongoing resources for planning for enterprise infrastructure lifecycle replacement
Configure Rubrik policies.
Troubleshoot and resolve backup job failures
Coordinate with vCenter administrators to provision Storage Area Network (SAN) resources to VMWare ESX cluster datastores as required
Configure and manage volume snapshots. Assist customers with point-in-time file restores
Schedule and monitor volume replication for disaster recovery
Monitor health and availability of infrastructure applications and systems
Work with vendors to troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software failures
Coordinate with Change Management to deconflict and schedule hardware maintenance activities, system and firmware updates, and other configuration changesExecute system changes during scheduled maintenance windows
Monitor and evaluate system performance and capacity trendsResolve tier 2 and tier 3 service requests
Identify opportunities to automate operations.
Develop automaated solutions that take advantage of Dell and NetApp system APIs
Seek opportunities for continuous improvement to support effective and efficient operations
Work with Cloud Storage solutions as needed for Cloud applications
Work independently with minimal supervision
Mentor junior team members
Basic Qualifications
Extensive experience managing and administering Veritas Rubrik
Experience with scripting technologies such as PowerShell
Working knowledge of Unix or Linux based operating systems
Working knowledge of Distributed File System (DFS)
Excellent communication skills
Ability to mentor junior team members
Ability to complete complex projects with minimal direction
Experience working independently to support a 24/7/365 customer environment
Experience contributing to deliverables and meeting performance metrics
Experience coordinating with senior management and customers
Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoD 8570.11- IAT Level II certification requirements (currently Security+ CE,
CCNA-Security, GSEC, or SSCP along with an appropriate computing environment (CE) certification)
Extensive experience administering enterprise-level data storage systems (Dell Storage Center, Dell Compellent, and Data Domain preferred) with a demonstrated understanding of the following services and technologies
SAN administration including provisioning of LUNs, managing fibre channel zoning, and mapping storage to servers
NAS administration including NFS and SMB file sharing
Integration with VMWare ESX Server
Data migration strategies
Snapshots
Volume replication
Managing file and share permissions in an Active Directory environment
Storage monitoring and performance tuning
Understanding of Cloud storage management
Education
Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Master's degree with 6 years. Education equivalency of Associate's with 12 years of related experience or High School Diploma with 14 years of related experience can be used in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
Clearance Requirement
Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.
TS/SCI with Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to obtain a poly.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Disaster Recovery and COOP storage backup and recovery within and across the data centers and the Cloud
Ability to analyze cloud migration approaches to support customer decision making for effective and efficient cloud migrations
Experience managing Distributed File System (DFS) namespaces
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