Storage Administrator (Remote Opportunity)

VetsEZ•Atlanta, GA

4d•Remote

About The Position

VetsEZ is seeking a SAN Engineer / Storage Administrator for a 100% remote position supporting a large federal government healthcare modernization project. The role supports the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Data Migration & Syndication (DMS) initiative within the Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office (EHRM-IO). The engineer administers, maintains, and optimizes enterprise storage infrastructure, including HPE, NetApp, Pure Storage, and Brocade technologies, and supports data migration, backup and recovery, and storage integration across on-premises and Microsoft Azure environments. The position is part of a remote, multidisciplinary infrastructure and engineering team and collaborates with storage administrators, systems engineers, database specialists, cloud engineers, vendor support teams, and federal stakeholders. The engineer supports storage operations, capacity planning, infrastructure modernization, technical troubleshooting, and documentation to help ensure the availability, performance, and reliability of mission-critical healthcare systems. Candidates must reside within the continental United States.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or another engineering or technical discipline, or eight years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
At least five years of relevant professional experience.
Hands-on experience administering enterprise SAN and storage infrastructure, 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, performance, and availability issues across on-premises infrastructure and Microsoft Azure environments.
Working knowledge of enterprise backup and recovery technologies, including Commvault, storage snapshots, snapclones, hierarchical storage management, and storage integration for data migration and disaster recovery.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, including diagnosing complex infrastructure issues, optimizing storage performance, identifying operational risks, and implementing corrective actions.
Excellent written and verbal communication, technical documentation, and collaboration skills, including participation in technical discussions, coordination with vendor support teams, and preparation and presentation of technical reports and briefing materials.
U.S. citizenship.
Successful completion of a background check.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including required fingerprinting, when required for the position.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Department of Veterans Affairs or other federal government infrastructure environments, particularly data migration, data syndication, and EHR modernization initiatives.
Knowledge of database architecture, administration, and security across on-premises and cloud-hosted systems.
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.
Understanding of secure AI practices, non-production testing, protection of sensitive infrastructure information and PHI/PII, and compliance with federal responsible AI guidance.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, administer, and optimize enterprise SAN infrastructure, including Brocade Fibre Channel switches, HPE 3PAR, Primera and Alletra arrays, NetApp AFF clusters, and Pure Storage FlashArray and FlashBlade systems, supporting approximately nine petabytes of storage across VA healthcare environments.
Monitor and maintain storage capacity, utilization, performance, and availability using tools including HPE InfoSight, HPE SSMC, NetApp ONTAP, NetApp Unified Manager, Pure Storage Pure1, SolarWinds, and SANnav; produce capacity forecasts, performance metrics, and weekly status reports.
Administer 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 integration, technical refresh initiatives, and large-scale data migrations across EHRM, BISL, and Azure environments, including provisioning storage devices, migrating workloads, and maintaining secure, reliable connectivity.
Troubleshoot storage connectivity, hardware, firmware, and performance issues across SAN fabrics, storage arrays, and cloud environments; coordinate with vendors on root cause analysis and corrective actions to minimize disruptions.
Maintain storage documentation, including technical guides, topology diagrams, build and configuration guides, capacity planning reports, and ATO documentation.
Evaluate approved AI-assisted tools for storage automation, predictive analytics, troubleshooting, and reporting.
Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and project success.