Storage Engineer- TS/SCI with Polygraph

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Infrastructure, Operations, Systems Architecture

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

SYSTEMS ENGINEER SR PRINCIPAL

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, Sterling, VA, or Colorado Springs, CO.

At GDIT, we foster a people-focused and customer-centric environment in delivering Infrastructure 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 storage technologies
• Developing and maintaining the storage demonstration environment in the designated test lab
• Develop and execute test plans for storage and backup solutions
• Performing root cause analysis for major issues and recommend improvements
• Providing storage upgrade recommendations and support system integration activities
• Providing Tier 3/4 support to storage and backup platforms
• Conducting system security engineering with a Storage/SAN focus
• Installing, monitoring, and optimizing storage solutions to achieve Authorize to Operate (ATO)

What you’ll need:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph
• Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements (e.g. Security+ CE, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, etc.) 
• Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field, or 12+ years of relevant IT experience in lieu of a degree
• Minimum 8 years of DoD or equivalent systems engineering experience
• Expertise with enterprise storage and backup platforms (e.g., NetApp, Dell/EMC, Pure Storage, Cohesity, Rubrik, NetBackup) and hyper‑converged solutions (VxRail, Nutanix).
• Full lifecycle SAN administration experience including utilization analysis and capacity planning
• Experience with VMware and virtualized environments
• Proficiency in Windows and Red Hat administration
• Familiarity with cloud storage solutions (AWS, Azure, Oracle)
• Broad understanding across related technology domains such as virtualization, networking, Intel-based systems, data center migration, and disaster recovery

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The likely salary range for this position is $142,792 - $190,523. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA MD Annapolis Junction

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and 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. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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