Senior NetApps Storage Architect

• Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade, and support various storage and backup platforms and associated management tools.
• Participate in the evaluation, deployment, management, and integration of new technologies in alignment with other engineers, architects, and technical service lanes.
• Provides technical leadership and is responsible for the development of new storage infrastructure and Information Lifecycle Management designs, including requirements and analysis.
• Shares ownership of the operational responsibility for storage provisioning and availability at government customer site with the Customer/Government Storage Manager.
• Keep abreast of current developments in storage and backup technology to assist Federal staff in assessing the future direction of storage and backup technology.
• Responsible for the delivery of the technical architectural design, strategies and plans that will be delivered on an ongoing basis.
• Create and maintain documentation: logical/physical diagrams, run books, and other technical engineering documents.
• Performs end-to-end analysis on the performance of the storage infrastructure, presents findings, and submits recommendations for improvement.

• Bachelor degree in a technical field is required. An additional 5 years of experience in storage operations might be substituted for degree.
• 15+ years’ experience in storage operations or storage architecture, with a focus on NetApps.
• Experience with SAN, NAS, Fiber Channel and iSCSI storage implementations.
• Proven proficiency in storage solutions including but not limited to block, nfs, sif, s3, sharefile systems, and nas.
• Strong understanding of fundamental hardware concepts: disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA, firmware, RAID, performance concepts (I/O, paging, swapping, system calls), iSCSI, Fiber Channel, Ethernet.
• Experience connecting storage arrays to Hypervisor Technologies (NUTANIX, VMWARE VCF, OpenStack).
• IAM II certification (DoD 8140 required upon start of employment. Acceptable certifications includeCCNA-Security/CySA+/GICSP/GSEC/Security+ CE/CND/SSCP)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 20 years’ experience in overall storage operations or storage architecture. 10 years of experience in the specific storage technology that is in the customer environment.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work, speaking, standing, talking, walking, working with computers, working with data, working with numbers and figures, ability to handle stress & work under pressure, ability to use MS Office and a PC, analytical or critical thinking skills, leadership and listening skills, multi-tasking, ability, negotiating skills, oral & written communication skills, presentation skills, project management ability and skills, computer operating skills, and team building skills