Cloud Storage Engineer

$114,750 - $155,250/Yr

General Dynamics - Silver Spring, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Silver Spring, MD

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

GDIT is seeking a Cloud Storage Engineer to support the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID). This role involves maintaining, monitoring, and supporting the physical and cloud infrastructure of the institute's data centers. The engineer will design, deploy, and manage storage solutions that align with NIAID's business continuity and data protection requirements, playing a crucial role in building a resilient cloud-based Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy AWS-based storage solutions leveraging FSx for NetApp ONTAP, Amazon EBS, S3, and other AWS services.
• Lead the integration of on-premises NetApp systems with AWS FSxN, optimizing data transfer and synchronization.
• Create and implement cloud DR strategies using AWS and NetApp technologies.
• Analyze, monitor, and optimize storage costs in the cloud.
• Develop automation scripts to manage storage capacity and implement best practices for data storage.
• Implement security policies and data protection mechanisms to ensure data integrity and compliance.
• Conduct regular audits and assessments of storage solutions.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of related experience in AWS storage solutions, particularly with NetApp ONTAP and Amazon FSx for NetApp (FSxN).
• AWS Certification(s) in Storage or Solutions Architect.
• Hybrid Cloud Administrator, Hybrid Cloud Implementation Engineer, or Hybrid Cloud Architect certification.
• Experience in designing, deploying, and managing disaster recovery (DR) strategies within AWS.
• Hands-on experience with key AWS services, including S3, EC2, VPC, and Lambda.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced Networking certification.
• Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure storage architecture meets project requirements.
• Provide guidance and training to internal teams on storage best practices.

Benefits

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel insurance