Senior Storage & Infrastructure Engineer

Kforce is immediately seeking an experienced Sr. Storage & Infrastructure Engineer in support of our enterprise telecommunications and mass media client based in Greenwood Village, CO., * Design, build, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure storage infrastructure across block (Dell PowerMax, Pure Storage), NFS/file (Dell PowerScale Isilon, Pure), and S3/object (MinIO, Pure) platforms

• Design, deploy, and operate VMware VCF (vSphere, vSAN, NSX, SDDC Manager, Aria) including lifecycle management, upgrades, and capacity
• Deploy and maintain Dell and Cisco server infrastructure, including firmware, lifecycle, and hardware refresh
• Plan and execute storage, backup, and virtualization upgrades and migrations with minimal disruption
• Engineer data protection platforms, including Rubrik, Cohesity, and Veritas NetBackup: policy design, replication, immutability, and recovery workflows
• Manage and optimize replication and snapshot technologies (e.g., SRDF, SnapVX) to meet RPO/RTO objectives for mission-critical and protected applications
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle tasks using Ansible/AWX/AAP, Python, and Bash; Use NetBox and MAAS as sources of truth and for bare-metal provisioning
• Conduct regular performance testing, capacity planning, and forecasting for storage and compute growth
• Develop and test disaster recovery and cyber-recovery plans, and validate recoverability on a recurring basis
• Participate in incident, problem, and change management in alignment with Incident and Change Management policies; Provide on-call support as required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, and/or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in storage, systems, or site reliability engineering with enterprise block, file, and object platforms, including Dell PowerMax, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), and Pure Storage
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience with enterprise data protection platforms such as Rubrik, Cohesity, and Veritas NetBackup
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience with infrastructure as code and automation tools such as Ansible (AWX/AAP) or Terraform
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience scripting or developing with Python or Bash
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience designing and operating VMware virtualization, including VCF/vSphere, on Dell and Cisco server hardware
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, Splunk) used to track platform health, performance, and capacity
• Hands-on experience with NFS and S3/object storage (e.g., MinIO, Pure FlashBlade)
• Knowledge of SAN fabrics, IP networking, Kubernetes, Git, Linux and Windows administration, and data center operations
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks and to work under pressure with strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead technical teams and programs
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Knowledge of FCC compliance reports and other applicable rules and regulations
• Knowledge of cable television or related technologies

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

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