Network Storage Engineer

Job Title: Sr Network Storage Engineer Location: Washington, DC Type: Contract Compensation: $63.56 - $70.00 per hour Work Model: Hybrid Hours: 40.0 Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust (or higher if required), This is a senior-level infrastructure engineering role focused on managing and supporting Storage Area Network (SAN) environments in a large enterprise data center. The position is responsible for maintaining secure, high-availability storage connectivity, troubleshooting SAN performance issues, and ensuring reliable operations across storage, virtualization, backup, and disaster recovery platforms., * Provide senior-level administration and engineering support for SAN fabric infrastructure and core network connectivity supporting the department’s environment.

• Maintain reliable, secure, and high-performing SAN network operations across enterprise data center services and storage-dependent platforms.
• Work closely with the Enterprise Operations Center and infrastructure teams to support 24x7x365 monitoring, incident response, and service restoration.
• Administer day-to-day SAN fabric infrastructure using Cisco MDS and Cisco Nexus platforms.
• Configure, deploy, and maintain core SAN network connectivity supporting enterprise storage services.
• Execute moves/adds/changes to SAN network components in alignment with approved change processes.
• Maintain SAN fabric configurations, standards, and baseline documentation across supported environments.
• Manage all network connectivity to the SAN for storage, virtualization, replication, and backup/recovery workflows.
• Monitor SAN network health, performance, and availability to prevent degradation and service disruption.
• Perform capacity and performance tuning activities to support sustained enterprise storage operations.
• Produce operational reporting for connectivity, availability, and performance metrics as required.
• Troubleshoot SAN connectivity and performance issues to restore service with minimal operational impact.
• Perform incident triage, escalation, and coordination with storage, server, and vendor support teams.
• Conduct root cause analysis and document corrective actions for recurring SAN issues.
• Support operational surge and on-call activities tied to critical incidents and outage response.
• Ensure SAN network operations align with the department’s security, compliance, and operational standards.
• Support continuity and disaster recovery objectives by maintaining resilient SAN interconnectivity.
• Coordinate SAN-related tasks with enterprise infrastructure teams and the EOC for integrated operations.
• Maintain SOPs, topology diagrams, and implementation records for audits and operational readiness.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of experience in data center network administration for storage area networks (SANs).
• Experience working with Cisco MDS and Cisco Nexus platforms.
• Must possess a CCNA Data Center Certification or equivalent.
• Supporting SAN fabric configuration, deployment, and maintenance; SAN connectivity and performance troubleshooting.
• Support for 24x7x365 infrastructure monitoring and incident response.
• Network documentation, escalation, and change control execution.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• CCNP Data Center or higher Cisco data center specialization.
• Support for SAN networking in NetApp-centric enterprise storage environments.
• Experience supporting federal IT operations under FISMA/NIST-aligned requirements.
• Supporting DR/COOP failover connectivity across primary and alternate data centers.
• ITIL 4 Foundation (or equivalent) with strong incident, problem, and change management discipline.
• NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA).

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.