Senior Storage Administrator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Oversee, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and provide support for enterprise servers and storage systems for ALTESS and its clientele.

• Assist in the implementation of new hardware and software systems.

• Contribute to the development of local operating procedures and policies.

• Monitor ongoing system performance and generate utilization reports to identify issues and necessary corrective measures.

• Propose, showcase, and implement technologies aimed at expanding, upgrading, and enhancing the efficiency of the current infrastructure.

• Design, install, configure, secure, and uphold highly available enterprise data storage systems.

• Maintain policies and standards related to storage and networking.

• Refresh data between environments upon request from application development teams.

• Manage relevant storage networks.

• Provide support for backup software across Windows Server, Solaris, and RHEL/OEL Linux environments.

• Support mission-critical Army IT services across enterprise data centers and cloud-based environments.

• Occasionally travel to government facilities or data center locations based on mission requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• CompTIA Security+ certification.

• Computing Environment (CE) Certification (e.g., MCSE, Server+, CCNA, RedHat, Palo); waivable for 30 days post project start date.

• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

• Background in Computer Science or IT.

• A minimum of three years' experience in the design, installation, configuration, security, and maintenance of highly available enterprise data storage systems.

• At least three years' experience in maintaining storage and network policies and standards.

• Three or more years' experience in refreshing data between environments at the request of application development teams.

• Three or more years' experience in creating, maintaining, and adhering to Standard Operating Procedures for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and common issue resolution.

• Three or more years' experience with MS-Windows, Solaris, and RHEL/OEL Linux environments.

• Three or more years' experience in administering relevant storage networks.

• Three or more years' experience with VMware 7.x or later.

• Three or more years' experience with IP-based network communication.

• Experience in installing and configuring backup software with Windows Server 2019, Solaris 11, and RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 and above.

• Familiarity with Windows PowerShell and Bash shell scripting.

• Strong command line interface (CLI) skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong inclination to work collaboratively.

• Preferably seven or more years' experience in supporting Cybersecurity patch management, STIGs, SRG, RMF, SCA-V, and Cyber Operational Readiness Assessments (CORA).

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is preferred; equivalent hands-on experience in enterprise storage administration may be considered in lieu of a degree.

🏝️ Benefits

• Recognition as a Military Friendly Employer with support for active-duty and veteran employees.

• Eligibility for remote work.

• Options for on-site or hybrid work arrangements for local candidates in Roanoke and Radford, Virginia.