Data Storage Engineer (SME)

Intelligent Waves LLC•Fort Belvoir, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Intelligent Waves is seeking a Data Storage Engineer (SME) to partner on a large enterprise IT contract for a Department of War (DoW) organization to support storage operations across multiple geographic locations. The Storage Engineer SME provides senior technical leadership for enterprise storage services within the organization's IT Department. This role architects, implements, and sustains highly available storage platforms supporting mission-critical I3TS workloads across primary, alternate, and regional environments. The engineer drives performance optimization, capacity planning, and resilient backup and recovery strategies to meet recovery objectives, continuity requirements, and operational service levels. This position ensures storage operations align with organizational and federal compliance requirements and coordinates closely with EOC, infrastructure, network, and security teams.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor’s degree with 8–12 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 6–10 years of relevant experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Extensive experience administering enterprise storage platforms, preferably including Dell Storage Center, Dell Compellent, and Data Domain
Strong SAN administration experience, including LUN provisioning, Fibre Channel zoning, and storage-to-server mapping
Experience managing NAS environments, including NFS and SMB file sharing
Experience integrating enterprise storage solutions with VMware ESX environments
Knowledge of data migration strategies, snapshots, and volume replication technologies
Experience managing file and share permissions within Active Directory environments
Proficiency in storage monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity management
Understanding of cloud storage management and related technologies
Extensive experience administering Veritas and Rubrik backup solutions
Experience supporting Disaster Recovery (DR) and Continuity of Operations (COOP) storage backup and recovery solutions across data centers and cloud environments
Working knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems
Experience with scripting and automation technologies such as PowerShell
Ability to work independently in a 24/7/365 operational environment
Must meet DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II certification requirements (Security+ CE, CCNA Security, GSEC, SSCP, or equivalent) along with an applicable Computing Environment (CE) certification

Nice To Haves

Industry certifications such as NetApp, EMC, or equivalent storage certifications
Experience supporting enterprise backup and recovery operations across both on-premises and cloud environments

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and administer enterprise storage platforms including NetApp, PowerFlex, Quantum, and other vendor solutions
Configure and manage volume snapshots and assist customers with point-in-time file restores
Schedule and monitor volume replication processes to support disaster recovery operations
Build and maintain capacity management dashboards to improve visibility into storage utilization, system health, resilience, and lifecycle planning
Install, configure, and administer Rubrik server and client software
Schedule, monitor, and maintain backup policies and recovery operations
Generate backup and storage status reports as required
Develop and implement Disaster Recovery (DR) and Continuity of Operations (COOP) plans in accordance with customer requirements
Create, manage, and secure SMB file shares
Coordinate with server administrators to create, secure, and mount NFS exports
Install, configure, maintain, and administer Linux and Windows servers supporting storage operations, including Rubrik, Media, DSM, and Master servers
Coordinate with Change Management teams to schedule and deconflict hardware maintenance, firmware upgrades, system updates, and configuration changes