Lead Storage Engineer

Clearance Level
None
Category
Data Science and Data Engineering
Location
Bethesda, Maryland
(Hybrid Workplace)
Key Skills For Success

Data Storage

Disaster Recovery (DR)

Storage Systems

REQ#: RQ210887
Public Trust: MBI (T2)
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

GDIT is seeking a Lead Storage Engineer to join our program supporting the biomedical research community for our customer with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health.

Responsibilities:

  • Leads the design, implementation, management, and daily operations of data storage and protection systems for NHLBI, including on-premise and cloud-based solutions.
  • Maintains and manages large-scale scientific data storage systems and facilitates secure data transfer.
  • Ensures seamless data backup, archiving, and disaster recovery processes.
  • Manages storage provisioning requests, develops capacity plans, and tunes performance based on usage trends and project demands.
  • Conducts daily health checks, performance analysis, and proactive issue resolution for enterprise storage infrastructure.
  • Evaluates emerging storage technologies and recommend enhancements to optimize system scalability, security, and efficiency.
  • Ensures system patching and configuration security and compliance with vulnerability remediation requirements.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, computer science, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience managing large-scale storage solutions and data protection practices.
  • Experience with scientific data management and cloud storage.
  • Experience with DELL/EMC Unity and Isilon storage platforms.
  • Experience protecting data via EMC RecoverPoint, EMC SyncIQ, Commvault, and Druva inSync
  • Experience with disaster recovery solutions and technologies such as Superna Eyeglass

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience with Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI)
  • Strong organizational and management skills.
  • Experience working with NIH
  • AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals - , CompTIA A+ - , CompTIA Network+ - , MS 70-413 Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

  • Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you build your skills and own your career
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
  • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and 10 company-paid holidays
Work Requirements
Years of Experience

8 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $156,527 - $211,773. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
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About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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