Network Storage Engineer - Washington, DC

Network Storage Engineer
Washington DC
6+ months/FTE Possible
PUBLIC TRUST

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

SAN Fabric Administration and Deployment

- Administer day-to-day SAN fabric infrastructure using Cisco MDS and Cisco Nexus platforms.

- Configure, deploy, and maintain core SAN network connectivity supporting enterprise storage services.

- Execute moves/adds/changes to SAN network components in alignment with approved change processes.

- Maintain SAN fabric configurations, standards, and baseline documentation across supported environments.

Connectivity and Performance Operations

- Manage all network connectivity to the SAN for storage, virtualization, replication, and backup/recovery workflows.

- Monitor SAN network health, performance, and availability to prevent degradation and service disruption.

- Perform capacity and performance tuning activities to support sustained enterprise storage operations.

- Produce operational reporting for connectivity, availability, and performance metrics as required.

Incident Management and Troubleshooting

- Troubleshoot SAN connectivity and performance issues to restore service with minimal operational impact.

- Perform incident triage, escalation, and coordination with storage, server, and vendor support teams.

- Conduct root cause analysis and document corrective actions for recurring SAN issues.

- Support operational surge and on-call activities tied to critical incidents and outage response.

Operational Compliance and Resilience

- Ensure SAN network operations align with SEC security, compliance, and operational standards.

- Support continuity and disaster recovery objectives by maintaining resilient SAN interconnectivity.

- Coordinate SAN-related tasks with enterprise infrastructure teams and the EOC for integrated operations.

- Maintain SOPs, topology diagrams, and implementation records for audits and operational readiness.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust (or higher if required).

Education: Bachelors degree in a relevant field.

Experience:

- 8+ years of experience in data center network administration for storage area networks (SANs).

- Experience working with Cisco MDS and Cisco Nexus platforms.

- Must possess a CCNA Data Center Certification or equivalent.

Technical Skills:

- Staffing-matrix minimum technical prerequisites: Cisco MDS and Cisco Nexus administration; SAN fabric configuration, deployment, and maintenance; SAN connectivity and performance troubleshooting.

- Operational-context expectations under the SEC ISS operating model (not additional staffing-matrix minimum technical prerequisites): support for 24x7x365 infrastructure monitoring and incident response.

- Operational-context expectations under the SEC ISS operating model (not additional staffing-matrix minimum technical prerequisites): network documentation, escalation, and change control execution.