Sr. Storage Engineer

GD Information Technology•Bethesda, MD

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

GDIT is looking for a Storage Engineer to join our National Institutes of Health (NIH) CIT Hosting and Storage Services Program. We are seeking a forward-thinking innovator who brings deep curiosity for emerging technologies and a commitment to exploring how new digital capabilities can elevate human expertise rather than replace it. Our ideal candidate champions responsible experimentation, learns quickly from iteration, and approaches complex challenges with a critical, growth minded perspective that fuels continuous modernization and meaningful impact. This is a HYBRID role - 3 days on customer site in Bethesda MD. This role will require you to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and will require you to provide onsite fingerprinting at a designated facility. This investigation may review personal and criminal behavior, financial conduct, foreign influence, as well as other adjudications.

Requirements

BS/BA or equivalent combination of education and experience
6 years supporting SAN/NAS storage and backup environments
Experience with provisioning, replication, and performance checks
Skilled in storage documentation
Experience with documentation, effectively sharing insights, and developing standard operating procedures
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust

Nice To Haves

AWS Solutions Architect certification
AWS Advanced Networking certification
Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, security, and application teams, to ensure storage architecture meets project requirements and organizational standards
Hands-on experience with key AWS services, including S3, EC2, VPC, and Lambda, for automation and infrastructure management
Strong knowledge of data replication, synchronization, and backup/restore processes across hybrid cloud environments
Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex requirements and deliver effective solutions
Ability to effectively communicate

Responsibilities

Support SAN/NAS storage and backup environments
Manages storage provisioning, backups, and recovery
Performs storage troubleshooting and capacity tracking
Updates storage documentation and baselines
Data replication, synchronization, and backup/restore processes across hybrid cloud environments
Provide guidance and training to internal teams on storage best practices, backup, recovery, and DR procedures

Benefits

Full benefits
wellness programs
401K matching
competitive salary
paid time off
variety of medical plan options
Health Savings Accounts
dental plan options
a vision plan
a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
full flex work weeks where possible
a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
short and long-term disability benefits
life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance