DevOps Storage Engineer with Security Clearance

DevOps Storage Engineer Quantum Sky is searching for a DevOps Storage Engineer to support an Intel customer in Chantilly, VA. If you enjoy working with new technologies, enterprise-leading equipment, and seek to design, deploy, and maintain enterprise storage solutions, we would like to speak to you. This position will play a key critical role in building, maintaining, and optimizing the underlying infrastructure to support Enterprise Information Technology (IT) workloads. You will join a diverse team of engineers to design, deploy, maintain, and secure platform infrastructure. You will collaborate with people inside and outside the organization to deliver the highest standards for building, deploying, and securing infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• DevOps Storage Engineers demonstrate the ability to build, maintain, and troubleshoot complex storage infrastructures to maintain a secure, performant, and available solution.
• Knowledge of Linux distributions, including user management, security hardening, and system troubleshooting
• Understanding of iSCSI, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, NFS, SMB/CIFS, NVMe/TCP, NVMe/RoCE for efficient and performant data transfer
• Experience with ext4, XFS, Btrfs - knowing when to use each based on performance needs
• Knowledge of RAID levels and disk management techniques for redundancy and performance
• Proven ability to deploy, configure, and manage storage area networks and network-attached storage solutions
• Hands-on experience with major vendors like Dell EMC, NetApp, or HPE Nimble - including firmware updates and troubleshooting
• Experience setting up synchronous/asynchronous data replication for disaster recovery
• Knowledge using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix to track performance metrics and identify bottlenecks
• Intermediate scripting experience for automating routine tasks and creating custom monitoring solutions
• Experience with Ansible, Chef, or Puppet to manage storage infrastructure as code Qualifications Required:
• Proven experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting enterprise SAN, NAS, and unified storage platforms (e.g., NetApp, Dell PowerStore/PowerMax, Pure Storage), with deep knowledge of block and file protocols including Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, and SMB/CIFS.
• Proficiency in automating storage provisioning, lifecycle tasks, and configuration management using tools like Terraform and Ansible, backed by scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Strong hands-on experience integrating persistent volumes with container platforms, specifically leveraging Kubernetes Container Storage Interface (CSI) drivers, storage classes, and dynamic volume provisioning.
• In-depth Linux systems administration skills (Red Hat/CentOS, Ubuntu), including multipath I/O configuration (DM-Multipath), volume managers (LVM), filesystem tuning (ext4, XFS, ZFS), and performance troubleshooting (I/O latency, IOPS, throughput).

Desired

• Experience designing and managing S3-compatible cloud and software-defined object storage solutions (e.g., AWS S3/EBS/EFS, MinIO, Ceph) across hybrid or multi-cloud enterprise footprints.
• Hands-on experience embedding automated storage tests and provisioning workflows into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and managing storage declarations via GitOps workflows (e.g., ArgoCD).
• Familiarity with telemetry and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) to track storage metrics, monitor SLA thresholds, and build automated forecasting models for capacity planning.
• Industry certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate, vendor storage credentials (e.g., NetApp NCDA,
• Pure Certified Architect), or an advanced cloud provider specialty (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect).

Clearance: Active Top Secret w/ SCI Eligibility Location: On-site in Chantilly, Virginia About Quantum Sky Compensation:

• Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically between $120,000- $140,000. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.

Benefits

• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and parental leave.

The world the mission operates in is going post-quantum, contested, and machine-speed. Quantum Sky engineers the advantage across cyber, networks, software, and quantum because the mission demands dominance, not parity. We don't follow the map. We draw it.  At Quantum Sky, we believe that success starts with our people. We foster a collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven environment where every team member plays a critical role in shaping the future of technology. Are you ready to join #TeamQuantumSky?  Quantum Sky Engineering LLC is 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, status as a protected veteran, or any characteristic protected by applicable law.