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Senior Storage Engineer (5015) (US, DC, Tampa, San Antonio) (Secret)
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable enterprise storage architectures across SAN, NAS, and NVMe-over-TCP.
- Lead architecture reviews and capacity planning for high-performance and high-availability storage systems.
- Deploy and manage storage infrastructure using technologies such as Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NVMe over TCP, and RAID.
- Drive adoption of next-generation storage solutions including all-flash and NVMe-based systems.
- Monitor and fine-tune storage systems for latency, throughput, and IOPS performance.
- Perform root cause analysis and resolve performance bottlenecks across compute and storage layers.
- Architect and test failover and high-availability solutions for business continuity.
- Implement replication, snapshot, and backup strategies in line with RPO/RTO objectives.
- Provide Level 3 support for storage-related incidents and changes.
- Maintain up-to-date documentation of storage configurations and runbooks.
- Work closely with infrastructure, network, security, and application teams to support business needs.
- Other duties as assigned
Required Skills & Experience
- Secret clearance
- 7+ years professional experience performing duties of a datacenter engineer
- CompTIA Security + (Plus) Certification
- Deep expertise in NAS (NFS, SMB), SAN (Fibre Channel, iSCSI), and NVMe over TCP
- Strong knowledge of storage protocols, multipathing, zoning, and LUN masking.
- Familiarity with storage monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Nagios, Grafana, or vendor-specific tools).
- Direct experience configuring and supporting NAS and/or SAN storage appliances including Dell Powerscale, Powerstore and/or Unity Proven experience designing and supporting high-availability storage solutions.
- Deep understanding of performance metrics (IOPS, latency, throughput) and tuning methodologies.
- Experience with DR solutions, storage replication (sync/async), and snapshot technologies.
- A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information technology or related field
- Demonstrated attention to detail
- Good verbal and written communication skills
Desired Skills & Experience
- Active DoD TS/SCI clearance
- In-depth knowledge and experience with Cohesity or Veeam backup solutions
- Experience with VMWare compute, storage, and network configurations
- Experience with on-prem, hybrid and cloud environments supporting kubernetes environments
- Expert understanding of LAN/WAN principles and protocols, including BGP routing
Application Deadline: March 30, 2026
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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.
At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.
We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.
Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.
SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
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