Remote Cloud and Storage Engineer

at Contact Government Services, LLC

Posted 2 days ago 0 applied

Description:

  • CGS is seeking a Cloud and Storage Engineer for a full-time position in the Information Technology department.
  • The role involves developing and implementing full-scale Storage Area Network (SAN) architecture for a large EMC-based SAN infrastructure to support a federal agency.
  • The ideal candidate should excel in a fast-paced environment and produce standards and implementation processes for storage configuration, optimization, replication, and storage security.
  • Responsibilities include developing and implementing SAN architecture, considering performance, capacity, replication, disaster recovery, backup storage, and recovery.
  • The engineer will define strategic direction for the SAN and backup environment and design customer storage requirements into an enterprise solution.
  • The position requires overall storage and backup capacity planning, utilization reporting, and troubleshooting complex SAN infrastructure issues.
  • The engineer will also review, plan, and execute scheduled maintenance and projects on the storage infrastructure.
  • Development of technical documentation, tiered storage, storage-as-a-service roadmaps, presentations, and cost models is required.
  • The role includes managing, maintaining, and developing the SAN infrastructure to ensure 24/7/365 uptime and architecting a private cloud environment.
  • Professional experience with Gov Cloud (AWS, Azure, etc.) and hybrid cloud architectures is desired.
  • Security-related tasks include documentation, vulnerability scan review, assessment support, patch management, and auditing.

Requirements:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business, or a relevant discipline is required.
  • Eight (8) years of relevant work experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
  • Significant, direct experience with Dell EMC products such as OneFile System (OneFS), MDS SAN switches, storage arrays (Unity, Isilon, VNS, and Data Domain), and RecoverPoint is necessary.

Benefits:

  • CGS offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life insurance is provided as part of the benefits.
  • Employees can participate in a 401k plan.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses are available.
  • Paid time off and observance of state and federal holidays are included in the benefits package.