Storage Engineer - TS/SCI

Storage Engineer – TS/SCIXcelerate Solution is seeking a Storage Engineer to support the National Digital Exploitation & OSINT Center (NDOC). This role requires technical expertise in storage engineering, system administration, and operations. This role is responsible for optimizing the configuration of the enterprise storage infrastructure to maximize availability, performance, and capacity. This role participates in the lifecycle process of purchasing, installing, maintaining, and replacing storage devices across on-premise and cloud IT environments. This role collects and evaluates metrics to optimize storage operations. This individual identifies risks, performs assessments, and analyzes risk mitigation strategies. Finally, this individual is responsible for developing and maintaining system documentation and procedures in accordance with customer requirements. The Customer utilizes an Agile Framework to plan and successfully complete all initiatives. Come join our award-winning organization and work with some of the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry.Location: Bethesda, MDResponsibilitiesDesign and engineer scalable enterprise storage architectures supporting performance, resiliency, high availability, and mission growth requirements across on-premise and cloud environments.Develop logical and physical storage architectures, reference designs, and engineering roadmaps aligned to customer mission requirements and future capacity demands.Perform systems design and engineering analysis for storage modernization initiatives, including solution trade studies, technology evaluations, and engineering recommendations.Engineer lifecycle replacement strategies for enterprise storage infrastructure, balancing risk, obsolescence, cost, and operational continuity.Develop and maintain engineering artifacts including architecture diagrams, low-level designs, interface documentation, data flow mappings, and implementation plans.Apply systems engineering principles to storage integration, interoperability, performance optimization, and infrastructure resilience.Perform engineering analysis of system dependencies, failure modes, and technical risks; develop mitigation strategies to improve reliability and supportability.Engineer and optimize storage solutions for multi-petabyte environments supporting virtualization, GPU/compute-intensive workloads, and mission-critical applications.Provide engineering support for performance modeling, capacity forecasting, and lifecycle planning using operational metrics and trend analysis.Contribute to disaster recovery architecture, data protection engineering, and continuity solution design for enterprise storage services.Experience with systems engineering lifecycle methodologies, including requirements development, systems design, architecture, integration, testing, sustainment, and lifecycle refresh.Minimum RequirementsRequires a Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, or Masters degree with 6+ years of experience. Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.Experience administering enterprise-level data storage systems (Dell Storage Center, Dell Compellent, and Data Domain preferred) with a demonstrated understanding of the following services and technologies:SAN administration including provisioning of LUNs, managing fibre channel zoning, and mapping storage to serversNAS administration including NFS and SMB file sharingIntegration with VMWare ESX ServerData migration strategiesSnapshotsVolume replicationManaging file and share permissions in an Active Directory environmentStorage monitoring and performance tuningUnderstanding of Cloud storage managementExperience managing and administering Veritas RubrikExperience with scripting technologies such as PowerShellWorking knowledge of Unix or Linux based operating systemsWorking knowledge of Distributed File System (DFS)Excellent communication skillsAbility to complete complex projects with minimal directionExperience working independently to support a 24/7/365 customer environmentExperience contributing to deliverables and meeting performance metricsExperience coordinating with senior management and customersCandidate must, at a minimum, meet DoD 8140/ 8570.11- IAT Level II certification requirements (Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP along with an appropriate computing environment (CE) certification). An IAT Level III certification would also be acceptable (CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, CCSP).Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.TS/SCI with CI Poly is required for position or a TS/SCI and willingness to obtain a Poly.Preferred QualificationsExperience with Disaster Recovery and COOP storage backup and recovery within and across the data centers and the CloudAbility to analyze cloud migration approaches to support customer decision making for effective and efficient cloud migrationsExperience managing Distributed File System (DFS) namespacesAbout Xcelerate Solutions Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions is one of America's fastest-growing companies. Xcelerate's culture is defined by our diversified workforce of dynamic and versatile professionals, supported with growth and development opportunities that contribute to individual and company growth. This strong commitment to our employees has been recognized by our inclusion on the Washington Business Journal's "50 Best Places to Work" list as well as being a "Great Place to Work" certified company with a 4.6 star, and a 99% CEO approval Glassdoor rating. Come find out why Xcelerate Solutions is one of the DC Metro top employers!Xcelerate Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or expression of another protected characteristic. As part of this commitment to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, Xcelerate provides reasonable accommodations if needed because of an applicant's or an employee's disability. Pay Transparency Notice: Xcelerate Solutions will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.