Storage Area Network (SAN) Administrator

Job Description

Job DescriptionDescription:

SSI is seeking candidates interested in supporting a new DLA contract opportunity beginning in the August/September 2025 timeframe following the award of a new multi-year contract.

Job Description:

• Performs engineering work concerned with the analysis, planning, designing, evaluating, selecting, and upgrading of Storage Area Network (SAN) systems at an Enterprise level
• Performs various tests and documents results
• Administers and maintains Enterprise SAN
• Provides technical support and troubleshooting of all SAN components
• Assists in the maintenance and operation of all SAN components and provides experience and input to support the government for the acquisition of SAN related hardware and software
• Configures and administers storage arrays, fiber switches, and associated components.
• Configures and administers data restore, disaster recovery, data backup clients, and servers
• Configures and administers file sharing on NAS devices over various communications
• protocols (i.e., CIFS, NFS, and SMB)
• Maintains storage aspects of new server integrations, storage allocation, and change management
• Sets up procedures to consolidate storage of data from different platforms (i.e., Windows, UNIX, and Linux).
• Performs routine equipment checks and preventative maintenance
• Performs storage analysis, capacity planning, and performance planning of storage components.
• Documents the policies and procedures to support the operational storage environment and participates in the design and ongoing refinement of procedures and policies
• Prepares reports on storage administration best practices, new technologies, etc., and recommends enhancements and configuration changes to improve and optimize storage.

Requirements:

• Five (5) years hands-on experience with enterprise SAN (Storage Area Network) management to include capabilities and technologies such as:
• Fiber Channel zoning, iSCSI, FCoE (Fiber Channel over Ethernet) unified fabric, HBA/CNA (Host Bus Adapter/Converged Network Adapter), storage controllers, and LUN (Logical Unit Number), RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks), and file sharing / NAS (Network Addressable Storage)
• Hands-on experience with enterprise hierarchical storage system management; operation of enterprise backup/restore services, using software such as Veritas NetBackup
• Two (2) years of hands-on experience with Cloud vendor Storage/Backup solutions.
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT Level II
• Active Secret Security Clearance

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• DLA Experience

SSI is committed to non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.

SSI is a HUBZone small business that provides professional services including systems engineering, information systems integration, and technology management services. SSI offers a generous array of benefits including: Employee Medical, Vision, Dental, and Prescription Drug Insurance Plans, 60% paid premium for dependents. SSI provides Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability benefits at no cost. SSI employees receive 24 paid days off in the first year on board. We also provide Military Leave benefits, a 401(k) Retirement Plan, education assistance, Personal Technology Refresh and Employee Referral bonuses. Positions subject to Service Contract Act (SCA) have benefits provided as required by law.