Lead Storage Engineer

GD Information Technology • Bethesda, MD

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

GDIT is seeking a Lead Storage Engineer to join our program supporting the biomedical research community for our customer with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health. Responsibilities: Leads the design, implementation, management, and daily operations of data storage and protection systems for NHLBI, including on-premise and cloud-based solutions. Maintains and manages large-scale scientific data storage systems and facilitates secure data transfer. Ensures seamless data backup, archiving, and disaster recovery processes. Manages storage provisioning requests, develops capacity plans, and tunes performance based on usage trends and project demands. Conducts daily health checks, performance analysis, and proactive issue resolution for enterprise storage infrastructure. Evaluates emerging storage technologies and recommend enhancements to optimize system scalability, security, and efficiency. Ensures system patching and configuration security and compliance with vulnerability remediation requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, computer science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience managing large-scale storage solutions and data protection practices.
• Experience with scientific data management and cloud storage.
• Experience with DELL/EMC Unity and Isilon storage platforms.
• Experience protecting data via EMC RecoverPoint, EMC SyncIQ, Commvault, and Druva inSync
• Experience with disaster recovery solutions and technologies such as Superna Eyeglass

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI)
• Strong organizational and management skills.
• Experience working with NIH
• AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals - , CompTIA A+ - , CompTIA Network+ - , MS 70-413 Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Leads the design, implementation, management, and daily operations of data storage and protection systems for NHLBI, including on-premise and cloud-based solutions.
• Maintains and manages large-scale scientific data storage systems and facilitates secure data transfer.
• Ensures seamless data backup, archiving, and disaster recovery processes.
• Manages storage provisioning requests, develops capacity plans, and tunes performance based on usage trends and project demands.
• Conducts daily health checks, performance analysis, and proactive issue resolution for enterprise storage infrastructure.
• Evaluates emerging storage technologies and recommend enhancements to optimize system scalability, security, and efficiency.
• Ensures system patching and configuration security and compliance with vulnerability remediation requirements.

Benefits

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you build your skills and own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and 10 company-paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees