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.
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