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Sr. Technical Consultant/Storage with Security Clearance

Fuse Engineering LLCAnnapolis Junction, MD🇺🇸United StatesPosted 13 Nov 2026

Why this role stands out

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to design and implement cutting-edge storage solutions on critical national security projects, fostering significant professional growth within a highly collaborative and innovative team. If you thrive on tackling complex technical challenges and possess strong NetApp and storage protocol expertise, this hybrid position is an excellent next step in your career.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior

Employment typeEmployee

Work modeHybrid

LocationAnnapolis Junction, MD, United States

FiberOpenStackTCP/IPDNSLDAPVMware

Job description

Design, architect, configure, deploy, upgrade, and support various storage and backup platforms and associated management tools • Diagnose and troubleshoot storage systems and other related technologies • Adhere to engineering and architecture standards and participate in technical review meetings as required • Participate in the evaluation, deployment, management, and integration of new technologies in alignment with other engineers, architects, and technical service lanes • Provide incident support and participate in on-call rotation during off-hours and weekends • Create and maintain documentation: logical/physical diagrams, run books, and other technical engineering documents • Demonstrate initiative and commitment to optimizing systems and processes • Oversee the installation of new storage hardware and software according to standard operating procedures • Oversee updates to hardware, operating systems, and software as needed to provide required functionality and security • Ensure systems are monitored and statistics relevant to capacity, performance, utilization, etc., are collected and regularly reviewed • Keep abreast of current developments in storage and backup technology to assist Federal staff in assessing the future direction of storage and backup technology Benefits to working in this role: • opportunity to work on critical, high-impact projects that contribute to national security • A high-growth environment with numerous opportunities for professional growth • A collaborative team environment that values innovation and efficiency Requirements Top Secret SCI w/ Maryland Polygraph Required Hands on NetApp experience a MUST • Hands-on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts (Storage Area Network - SAN && Network Attached Storage - NAS) • Must have knowledge and understanding of protocols such as S3, CIFS, NFS, iSCI, and Fiber Channel Block Storage (SAN) • Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments (to include Veritas NetBackup, Cohesity, Rubrik, && CommVault • Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments • Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies • Senior-level experience with the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware platforms and data centers • Strong understanding of high availability concepts with practical experience and implementation of key components in storage environments • Strong understanding of fundamental hardware concepts: disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA, firmware, RAID, performance concepts (I/O, paging, swapping, system calls), iSCSI, Fiber Channel, Ethernet • Strong understanding of essential TCP/IP concepts: TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NTP, etc.. • Experience connecting storage arrays to Hypervisor Technologies (NUTANIX, VMWARE VCF, OpenStack). • Understanding of security best practices and federal hardening requirements (FISMA, STIG, etc.) • CompTIA Security+ or similar certification for IAT Level II DoD 8570 compliance • Proficient written and oral communication skills • Strong collaborative attitude and ability to work in a team environment • Ability to take direction