Systems Engineer 5 - Enterprise Storage & NetApp Architecture

NineFX is seeking two Systems Engineer V professionals to serve as senior technical authorities for enterprise storage engineering across large, mission-critical government environments. This role provides specialized consulting, advanced architecture design, and leadership of complex modernization initiatives while engineering, optimizing, and securing NetApp storage, backup, and replication ecosystems. Hands-on NetApp expertise is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities Enterprise Storage Engineering

• Provide hands-on engineering support for NetApp SAN/NAS storage systems
• Configure, optimize, and manage storage using S3, CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel block protocols
• Conduct capacity planning, sizing, and performance tuning for enterprise backup and storage platforms including Veritas NetBackup, Cohesity, Rubrik, and CommVault
• Support datacenter migrations, storage replication technologies, and multi-platform storage integration
• Integrate storage arrays with hypervisors such as Nutanix, VMware VCF, and OpenStack

Systems Architecture & High Availability

• Design and implement enterprise storage architectures supporting resiliency, durability, scalability, and high availability
• Ensure proper configuration and tuning of hardware components including disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA, firmware, RAID, and performance subsystems (I/O, paging, swapping, system calls)
• Oversee installation, upgrades, lifecycle engineering, and modernization of storage hardware and software
• Evaluate emerging storage technologies and support forward-looking planning for future mission requirements

Security & Compliance

• Apply federal hardening requirements including FISMA, STIG, and agency-specific security baselines
• Utilize Nessus Security Center for vulnerability identification, remediation tracking, and compliance validation
• Ensure secure configuration and operational integrity across storage ecosystems in accordance with mission and regulatory mandates

Operational Support & Documentation

• Diagnose and resolve complex storage, replication, and backup issues in distributed environments
• Provide on-call support and incident response for critical systems
• Maintain comprehensive documentation including architecture diagrams, run books, SOPs, installation guides, lifecycle plans, and engineering artifacts
• Monitor and analyze storage utilization, performance metrics, and capacity trends

Consulting & Project Leadership

• Lead medium-to-large enterprise modernization efforts and major phases of IT engineering programs
• Provide specialized technical guidance and innovative solutions to complex IT challenges
• Conduct detailed analyses, prepare technical reports, and deliver briefings to government stakeholders
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, and federal personnel to evaluate, test, and integrate new technologies
• Demonstrate initiative, strong teamwork, and the ability to follow direction in high-impact mission environments

• Active TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph (must already be held - no sponsorship)
• Extensive hands-on experience with NetApp and enterprise storage systems (required)
• Bachelor’s degree + 12 years relevant experience
• Associate’s degree + 15 years relevant experience
• High School/GED + 20 years relevant experience
• IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE or equivalent)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals (TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NTP)