As a Storage and Virtualization Engineer, you will be an engineer on a multi-discipline team that will deliver and manage the technology roadmap for the client's infrastructure architecture and management infrastructure based on solutions and services. As a Storage and Virtualization Architect you will have the responsibility ensure that the solution meets the RMA requirements. You are well versed across multiple technology disciplines to include but not limited to Enterprise Solutions, MPLS, Cyber Security, Managed Services, Voice services, Cisco DMPVN, Wireless (4G and 5G), application performance, IT, Cloud, Enterprise Solutions, and more. You will work in a cross-functional and cross-organizational environment (including Third party partners) to facilitate and deliver the initial and on-going infrastructure solutions for the complex requirements throughout the life-cycle of the program.
Creating detailed design documents and implementation runbooks.
Understanding of software-defined datacenter solutions to include areas of expertise in, virtualization, storage, rhel or windows operating systems.
Implementing the technical requirements of the associated architecture to meet customer needs and requirements.
Working with internal and external suppliers to understand how certain solutions can be incorporated.
Working in collaboration with the other departments to develop proposals and high-level data center design
Serving as an escalation point for mission critical incidents and changes.
What we're looking for:
This role will have design and implementation level responsibility over a complex, multi-data center, virtual private cloud environment. You will have deep hands-on enterprise experience with hyper-converged hardware, VMware virtualization, Software Defined Networks and Dell Storage and RHEL Operating Systems.
You'll need to have:
Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
Six or more years of relevant work experience.
Experience in two or more technical areas listed:
Storage
Experience Designing and implementing Storage solutions, including, but not limited to, NFS, iSCSI, Fiber Channel, SMB
Advanced Storage Experience configuring of Datastores, RDMs, Storage policies etc.
Advanced knowledge Designing and implementing SAN and NAS Storage solutions
Advanced knowledge with Disaster Recovery methodologies in a virtual infrastructure
Virtualization
Experience Designing and Deploying VMware clusters from vSphere and ESXi CLI.
Experience Designing and Deploying one or more of the following VMware components: NSX, vSAN, vRealize, vRA, vRO.
Expert VMware experience supporting Vcenter/ESXi should include installation, implementation, performance monitoring, optimization, and troubleshooting.
Advanced experience of HA, Vmotion, and DRS Cluster environments.
Compute and Cloud
Experience Designing and Deploying Hyper-Converged hardware (Cisco, Dell, Nutanix).
Experience Designing highly available CLOUD infrastructure based on industry best practices.
Experience Designing Disaster Recovery infrastructure to include Cloud based workloads.
Experience Designing Hybrid Cloud environments including storage solutions and compute resources
Operating System
Advanced knowledge Designing and Implementing RHEL Operating systems
Advanced knowledge Designing and Implementing Windows Operating systems
Experience implementing Hardening or STIGs for RHEL or Windows Operating Systems
Experience creating Operating System Golden Images for fast deployment
Experience with Automation and configuration management.
Experience with technical documentation creation.
Clearance
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range: $60-65 hourly (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.)
Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron's benefits programs.
Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies. Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations.