CGS Federal
Cloud and Storage Engineer
About this role
Contact Government Services is hiring a Cloud and Storage Engineer to design and manage a large-scale EMC-based SAN infrastructure supporting a federal agency. The role involves architecting storage solutions, ensuring 24/7 uptime, and developing standards for configuration, optimization, and disaster recovery in a complex, geographically dispersed environment.
What you'll do
- Design and implement full-scale SAN architecture for EMC-based infrastructure across multiple platforms and locations
- Develop standards and processes for storage configuration, optimization, replication, virtualization, and security
- Perform capacity planning, utilization reporting, and cost modeling for storage and backup environments
- Troubleshoot complex SAN infrastructure issues and coordinate resolutions with internal and external stakeholders
- Plan and execute scheduled maintenance and infrastructure projects while maintaining 24/7/365 uptime
- Architect and maintain private cloud and hybrid cloud environments with security, patch management, and auditing responsibilities
What they're looking for
- Dell EMC products (OneFS, MDS SAN switches, Unity, Isilon, VNS, Data Domain, RecoverPoint)
- Storage Area Network (SAN) architecture and design
- Disaster recovery and backup solutions
- Cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure preferred)
- Fiber channel and multi-tier storage infrastructure
- Technical documentation and capacity planning
- Security assessment and vulnerability management
- Troubleshooting complex enterprise storage systems
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care, and commuting
- Paid time off and state/federal holiday observance
- Professional growth opportunities
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CGS Federal
CGS Federal provides workforce development solutions and federal technology services, including training programs, job placement initiatives, and custom software development for government agencies. The company is hiring workforce development professionals in Washington, DC and SharePoint/PowerApps developers in Chicago and Atlanta to support these initiatives.
- Website
- cgsfederal.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience designing and implementing EMC SAN infrastructure. What specific EMC products (Unity, Isilon, RecoverPoint, OneFS) have you worked with, and what was the scale of those deployments?
- Walk us through how you would approach capacity planning and performance optimization for a multi-tier, geographically dispersed SAN environment with petabytes of storage.