Systems Engineer, Storage & Virtual Infrastructure (Prime)
About The Position
The Systems Engineer will support the Analytical Application team by maintaining secure, reliable storage and virtualized infrastructure across mission environments. The role focuses on NetApp storage administration, VMware vSphere, Linux systems administration, and Rancher, with responsibility for storage availability, infrastructure troubleshooting, system configurations, and supporting hardware and platform components used by mission applications. This position emphasizes storage engineering and infrastructure sustainment rather than Kubernetes-heavy DevOps. The engineer will serve as a technical resource for NetApp storage and virtual infrastructure while supporting a larger mission platform. Work spans storage administration, Linux systems engineering, virtualization, platform support, and troubleshooting in secure mission environments.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret clearance with Polygraph; clearance sponsorship is not available.
- U.S. citizenship; visa sponsorship is not available.
- 14 years of Systems Engineering experience on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university; five additional years of Systems Engineering experience may substitute for the degree.
- Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure through deployment, sustainment, and operations.
- NetApp storage administration experience.
- Experience with NetApp plugins and storage integrations.
- Strong Linux systems administration skills.
- Experience administering or supporting VMware vSphere environments.
- Experience supporting enterprise storage infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of storage configuration, capacity, availability, and performance.
- Experience troubleshooting hardware and infrastructure issues.
- Experience supporting virtualized environments.
- Experience maintaining secure system configurations.
- Experience with infrastructure sustainment and lifecycle support.
- Ability to analyze system requirements and translate them into infrastructure solutions.
- Experience developing and maintaining technical and operational documentation.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across infrastructure, systems, security, and application teams.
- Ability to work independently and troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Rancher.
- Minimal Kubernetes experience or general familiarity with Kubernetes concepts.
- Experience supporting storage infrastructure connected to containerized or platform environments.
- Experience with infrastructure monitoring and performance analysis.
- Familiarity with configuration management or infrastructure automation tools.
- Experience working in secure mission environments.
- Experience supporting infrastructure testing, integration, and deployment.
- Familiarity with Agile development environments and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
Responsibilities
- Administer and sustain NetApp storage environments.
- Support NetApp plugins and storage integrations within the larger platform.
- Monitor storage health, capacity, availability, and performance.
- Troubleshoot storage-related issues and help identify root causes.
- Support VMware vSphere environments and associated virtual infrastructure.
- Perform Linux systems administration across supported environments.
- Maintain system configurations and support infrastructure lifecycle activities.
- Support Rancher-based platform environments.
- Assist with infrastructure integration and sustainment activities.
- Support secure configuration, patching, hardening, and policy compliance.
- Troubleshoot hardware, storage, virtualization, Linux, and platform issues.
- Coordinate with application, systems, security, and infrastructure teams to resolve technical problems.
- Maintain technical documentation, configuration records, and operational procedures.
- Support testing and validation of infrastructure changes before production implementation.
- Provide technical input on storage and infrastructure requirements as systems evolve.
Benefits
- Ample paid time off, federal holidays, and birthday off.
- Multiple medical plan options, including plans with zero deductible or premium for employees.
- 401(k) with immediate vesting.
- Bonus opportunities, including profit sharing, quarterly awards, and President’s Club recognition.
- Regular team activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
