Senior Storage Design Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Storage Design Engineer to support a long-term enterprise infrastructure program. This individual will serve as a senior technical resource responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing large-scale storage environments supporting mission-critical systems. This position is 100% onsite in Quantico, VA.

Responsibilities of the Senior Storage Design Engineer:

• Design, implement, and administer enterprise storage infrastructure supporting large-scale government environments
• Perform storage capacity planning, performance analysis, workload forecasting, and utilization reporting
• Design and integrate SAN, NAS, and virtualization storage solutions utilizing NetApp technologies
• Support high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) architectures across enterprise systems
• Configure and manage storage technologies including iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, LUNs, FlexVols, and Fiber Channel environments
• Execute storage hardware, firmware, and software upgrades while evaluating performance impacts
• Develop storage designs supporting VMware, Hyper-V, Microsoft DFS, Exchange, and SQL environments
• Configure and maintain SnapMirror, SnapCenter, snapshots, replication, and data protection solutions
• Perform storage security management, auditing, and compliance activities
• Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and operational readiness initiatives
• Develop technical documentation, capacity reports, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures
• Collaborate with engineering, virtualization, network, and systems administration teams to support enterprise infrastructure initiatives
  
  

Qualifications of the Senior Storage Design Engineer:

• 10 years of experience in storage engineering, architecture, capacity planning, and performance management
• Extensive experience with NetApp Data ONTAP 8.x/9.x environments
• Strong knowledge of SAN/NAS technologies including iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, Fiber Channel, LUNs, and FlexVols
• Experience supporting AFF storage platforms including A70, A250, A300, and A700 series
• Hands-on experience with SnapCenter, SnapMirror, Active IQ, System Manager, and ONTAP CLI
• Experience designing and supporting disaster recovery and high availability storage solutions
• Knowledge of VMware and Hyper-V storage integration
• Experience supporting SQL Server, Exchange, and enterprise file services environments
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and performance analysis skills
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Active Secret Clearance
• IASAE II or IAT III certification (SecurityX or equivalent)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with storage automation and scripting using PowerShell or APIs
• Experience with Oracle or other enterprise database platforms
• Familiarity with DoD enterprise infrastructure environments
• Experience supporting large-scale capacity management and disaster recovery programs
  
  

Compensation for the Senior Storage Design Engineer:

• Salary: $125,000 - $140,000 (depending on experience)
• Comprehensive Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, and Paid Holidays
  
  

This job opens for applications on 6/10/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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