Senior Storage Design Engineer

If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity in the IT, engineering, software development, logistics, and project management fields, Linchpin Solutions is the place to be! We are currently hiring for a dynamic and experienced Senior Storage Design Engineer.

Clearance: Active DoD Secret Clearance

Work Schedule: Onsite, up to 10% travel as needed

Role Overview:

The Senior Storage Design Engineer assists the Government Lead in the daily engineering duties on systems. Implement and administer networked storage infrastructure and interconnected systems, capacity planning, performance analysis, and design of storage systems. Determine current levels of system and application resource utilization and performance. Construct analytical models and develop workload projection methodologies to estimate and describe utilization and performance at multiple levels. Utilize the capacity management tool set to perform workload sizing for new and existing applications. Plan and evaluate storage requirements. Support the implementation of hardware and software upgrades and analyze the impact of new technologies on processor and peripheral utilization and performance. Construct capacity plans, develop capacity reports, oversee storage of capacity and performance data, and conduct capacity management audits. is responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive and scalable systems for enterprise-level organizations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design system architectures, and develop solutions that optimize business processes and improve operational efficiency. Evaluate emerging technologies, conduct system audits, and provide guidance on best practices for system integration and management.

General Skillset

• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work both collaboratively and individually
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Ability to give presentations and briefings as needed

Specific Skillset

• Provide capacity and performance management, design, configuration, and integration
• Perform Disaster Recovery
• Design, develop, and Integrate Storage Attached Network (SAN) design, configuration, and integration included
• Configure and integrate NetApp Data on Tap 8.x design
• HA/DR solution management
• Data de-duplication, mirroring, and retention
• Design storage devices based on an analysis of capacity use and requirements
•  Execute the installation and integration of storage device, system, and components
•  Develop, configure, and integrate Virtual Storage Console for VMware
•  Perform tasks associated with application networking ports and protocols, Information Assurance (IA), routing, and Local Area Network (LAN)
•  Perform storage integration with SQL 2008 r2 and HBSS, and integration and installation on various server hardware 

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Certified Cisco Network Associate (CCNA)
• CASP+; CISSP; CSSLP; RHCSA
•  IASAE II / IAT III 

Experience Requirements

• 10 years of relevant IT-related experience
• Experience with the following hardware, software and procedures/protocols:
•  Data Ontap 9.x
• Ontap CLI
• iSCSI
• NFS
• CIFS
• FlexVols
• Block Storage (LUNs)
• IP Groups and routing
• Ontap Upgrades
• AFF (A70, A250, A300, A700) series of filers
• SP and BMC consoles
• Firmware upgrades
• Active IQ (AIQ)
• System Manager
• SnapCenter
• SnapMirror
• Creating and restoring data from Snapshots

Build your career with us!

Linchpin Solutions’ professional services organization is committed to delivering qualified candidates that meet or exceed clients’ technical and management expectations. Our growth means exciting career opportunities for talented professionals in IT, engineering, software development, logistics, project management, and other key areas. We provide personnel that become valuable assets to the organizations they serve and contribute to the overall skill diversity and strength of the Linchpin Team.

Career choices

Linchpin’s success comes from the talent and commitment of our professionals. As one team, we share the challenges and rewards that come from growing the company, which reinforces our culture of ownership. All of our professionals benefit from the value we collectively create.

Benefits

Linchpin Solutions, Inc. offers paid vacation time, sick time, and holidays. We offer a 401K plan with matching, as well as health, dental, and vision insurance. We also provide Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life insurance which is funded by Linchpin Solutions.

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We are an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.