Storage Engineer (TS/SCI with CI poly)

Please review the job details below.

Maxar is seeking a Storage Engineer to support the development and integration of various intelligence capabilities into a test and subsequently operational environment.   Our program team is a multi-faceted software development and systems administration team working to build and maintain software applications backed by a self-managed high-performance compute (HPC) infrastructure on a private cloud system.  We are responsible for the system from the hardware to the user interface.

Principal Responsibilities: 

• Design, deploy, and manage enterprise storage systems, ensuring high availability, redundancy, and disaster recovery capabilities across multiple data centers and physical sites. 
• Configure, monitor, and optimize storage solutions to meet performance, capacity, and scalability requirements while minimizing downtime and ensuring data integrity. 
• Perform regular infrastructure assessments, updates, and patches on storage systems to ensure optimal performance, security, and compliance with industry best practices and organizational standards. 
• Troubleshoot storage-related issues, including performance bottlenecks, connectivity issues, and data access problems, utilizing root cause analysis techniques. 
• Develop and maintain documentation related to storage architecture, procedures, and configurations, ensuring compliance with industry standards and organizational policies. 
• Evaluate and recommend new storage technologies and solutions to enhance system performance, efficiency, and scalability, keeping up to date with emerging trends and vendor offerings. 
• Support security initiatives to protect enterprise storage systems, ensuring compliance with applicable security policies, regulations, and best practices. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Eight (8) years' experience in storage operations / storage engineering. 
• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree from an accredited university in a technical field is required. Five (5) additional years of experience in storage operations may be considered in lieu of degree. 
• Experience with backup solutions, infrastructure, storage engineering, storage systems, and systems architecture  
• Minimum of 8 years’ related experience with IC and/or DoD systems  
• Experience with full life cycle storage area network administration, architecture, and support including storage utilizations, capacity planning and adjusting storage requirements 
• Must meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA Security 
• Top Secret SCI with a CI Polygraph 

Desired Skills: 

• Experience with virtual environments such as OpenShift or OpenStack 
• In-depth knowledge of Dell/EMC and Hyperconverged solution 
• Proficiency with RedHat administration  
• Demonstrated knowledge of a broad range of technology towers i.e.: storage, virtualization, networking, data migration, and disaster recovery

#cjpost

#LI-RD

● The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $131,000.00 - $219,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.  If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

The date of posting can be found on Maxar’s Career page at the top of each job posting.

To apply, submit your application via Maxar’s Career page.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.