SAN Engineer / Storage Administrator (Remote Opportunity)

Mind Computing

1d•Remote

About The Position

Mind Computing is seeking a full-time, 100% remote SAN Engineer / Storage Administrator to support a project with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The role administers, maintains, and optimizes enterprise storage infrastructure using HPE, NetApp, Pure Storage, and Brocade technologies. It supports large-scale storage environments, data migrations, backup and recovery operations, and storage integration across on-premises and Microsoft Azure environments. The position also contributes to capacity planning, infrastructure modernization, technical troubleshooting, and documentation to ensure the availability, performance, and reliability of mission-critical healthcare systems. Candidates must reside within the continental United States. Selected candidates must complete fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check. The posting states that sponsorship is unavailable.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
At least 5 years of experience administering enterprise SAN and storage infrastructure.
Hands-on experience with enterprise storage technologies, including NetApp ONTAP, HPE Primera, HPE 3PAR 20850, HP LeftHand Centralized Management Console, HP Storage Essentials, and HP SN8700 Fibre Channel director switches.
Experience configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting Fibre Channel SAN environments, enterprise storage arrays, and storage connectivity across on-premises and Microsoft Azure environments.
Working knowledge of enterprise backup and recovery technologies, including Commvault, storage snapshots, snapclones, and hierarchical storage management.
Experience supporting data migration and disaster recovery operations within enterprise storage environments.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to diagnose complex infrastructure issues, optimize storage performance, identify operational risks, and implement corrective actions.
Excellent written and verbal communication, technical documentation, and collaboration skills, including the ability to coordinate with vendor support teams and present technical reports and recommendations to stakeholders.
Must reside within the continental United States.
Selected candidates must complete fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or other federal government infrastructure environments.
Experience supporting data migration, data syndication, or EHR modernization initiatives.
Knowledge of database architecture, administration, and security across on-premises and cloud-hosted environments.
Experience with enterprise storage management and automation tools, including HPE InfoSight, HPE SSMC, HPE 3PAR CLI, HP SSSU, NetApp ONTAP CLI, Pure Storage Pure1, SANnav, and PowerShell.
Familiarity with AI-driven predictive analytics for capacity forecasting, performance monitoring, and proactive infrastructure maintenance.
Experience using AI-assisted tools such as GitHub Copilot to develop and validate storage automation scripts, analyze logs and vendor diagnostics, generate performance reports, and maintain technical documentation.
Knowledge of secure and responsible AI practices, including non-production testing, protection of sensitive infrastructure information and PHI/PII, and compliance with applicable federal AI guidance.
Ability to obtain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, administer, and optimize enterprise SAN infrastructure, including Brocade Fibre Channel switches; HPE 3PAR, Primera, and Alletra storage arrays; NetApp AFF clusters; and Pure Storage FlashArray and FlashBlade systems.
Monitor and manage storage capacity, utilization, performance, and availability using tools such as HPE InfoSight, HPE SSMC, NetApp ONTAP, NetApp Unified Manager, Pure Storage Pure1, SolarWinds, and SANnav.
Develop capacity forecasts, performance metrics, and weekly status reports to support storage planning and operational visibility.
Administer enterprise backup, recovery, and data protection operations using Commvault, storage snapshots and snapclones, SQL Server backup tools, HPE tape libraries, and Microsoft Azure archival storage.
Support storage infrastructure integration, technical refresh initiatives, and large-scale data migrations across EHRM, BISL, and Azure environments.
Provision new storage devices, migrate existing workloads, and maintain secure and reliable connectivity across enterprise storage environments.
Troubleshoot complex storage connectivity, hardware, firmware, and performance issues across SAN fabrics, storage arrays, and cloud environments.
Coordinate with vendor support teams to perform root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and minimize operational disruptions.
Maintain storage infrastructure documentation, including technical guides, topology diagrams, build and configuration guides, capacity planning reports, and Authorization to Operate (ATO) documentation.
Evaluate approved AI-assisted tools for storage automation, predictive analytics, troubleshooting, and reporting.
Perform additional duties as needed to support project objectives and organizational innovation initiatives.