Storage Administrator with Security Clearance

Job#: 3044380 Job Title: Storage Administrator
Location: Alexandria, VA
Employment Type: 6-month contract to hire
Pay: $50-72.11/hr & $110-150k conversion PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be able to obtain and/or maintain a Department of Defense Top Secret SCI security clearance as a condition and continuation of employment (sponsorship unavailable at this time). If you are interested, please apply or email an updated copy of your resume and sec+ to Emma at Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as an Infrastructure Admin supporting enterprise storage and server operations!

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, Maintain, and support enterprise storage infrastructure.
• Monitor storage performance, availability, and capacity
• Provision storage resources for servers, virtual environments, and applications
• Perform firmware upgrades, patches, and hardware maintenance
• Implement backup, replication, and disaster recovery strategies
• Maintain documentation for storage configurations, procedures, and disaster recovery plans
• Ensure compliance with organizational security and data protection standards. Education/Certifications
• CompTIA Security+
• Bachelor’s degrees in information technology or a related field Experience
• 3-5+ Years of experience administering enterprise storage environments
• Experience with SAN, NAS, and DAS storage technologies
• Hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms such as NetApp and Dell EMC
• Knowledge of Fiber Channel, iSCSI, NFS, SMB/CIFS, and object storage protocols
• Experience configuring and managing, storage provisioning, performance tuning, and capacity planning
• Experience with storage monitoring and reporting tool
• Familiarity with virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, or Nutanix
• Knowledge of backup and recovery technologies (Veeam, Rubrik, and NetBackup) Apex Systems Military & Veteran Programs

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