GDIT is your place. Make it your own by discovering new ways to apply the latest technologies securely and expertly. By owning your opportunity at GDIT, you'll become a critical part in how we successfully solve our clients' biggest challenges, deliver on promise, and innovate the storage/data needs of the mission. Our work depends on a Storage Engineer joining our team to support Government activities in Annapolis Junction, MD or Sterling, VA.

At GDIT, we foster a people-focused and customer-centric environment in delivering Storage Engineering Services. As a Storage Engineer supporting the Government, you will be trusted to engineer solutions for storage devices and backup technologies, as well as automating data share and access management. In this role, a typical day will include:

• Participating in requirement analysis, solution design, testing, and implementation of next generation Storage and Backup systems, both on and off premise.
• Collaborating with the Gov Technical Leads, storage vendors, and cloud providers to evaluate emerging technologies.
• Developing and maintaining the storage demonstration environment in the designated test lab.
• Developing test plans to assess storage systems and backup solutions
• Participating in root cause analysis for significant problems and suggests clear recommendations for improvements.
• Providing storage upgrade recommendations and project integration support.
• Providing Tier 3 & 4 support to existing storage and backup systems.
• Conducting system security engineering activities with a Storage/SAN focus.
• Installing, monitoring, and tuning new storage solutions to obtain an Authorize to Operate (ATO).

What you'll need:

• Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a CI poly
• Must meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA Security.
• Education: Bachelor of Science Degree, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Minimum of 8 years related experience and/or DoD systems
• In-depth knowledge of NetApp, Dell/EMC, Pure Storage, Cohesity, Rubrik, NetBackup, Hyperconverged (VxRail, Nutanix) solution
• Experience with full life cycle storage area network (SAN) administration, architecture, and support including storage utilizations, capacity planning and adjusting storage requirements.
• Experience with virtual environment such as VMWare .
• Familiarity with Cloud storage solutions (AWS, Azure, or Oracle).
• Demonstrated knowledge of a broad range of technology towers i.e.: Storage, Virtualization, Intel, Networking, Data Center Migration and Disaster Recovery
• Some travel required

COVID-19 Vaccination: GDIT does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to all employees. To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, however, GDIT may requireemployees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.