Senior Systems Engineer

M9 Solutions is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to work onsite in support of a government contract for a client located in Manassas, VA. An active Public Trust clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance in analyzing and evaluating data protection policies and success rates.
• Provide daily management of production Commvault systems including Windows media agents; Commvault Hyperscale Appliances; Private Metrics Server; Client package creation; and cloud, NetApp, PURE, and Hyperscaler data targets.
• Provide daily support of client requests for recovery efforts to include but not limited to: Exchange, Windows file systems, Unix file systems, Oracle databases, and SQL databases.
• Assist in planning, designing, and evaluating hardware and software recommendations to enhance and improve the Enterprise Data Protection & Recovery System as a whole.
• Create and update standard operating procedures and technical documentation.
• Ability to work shifts to provide support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Ability to travel to multiple data centers for work on an as-needed basis.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Work Authorization: US Citizenship is required.
• An active Public Trust level clearance is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in the related field OR the equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Relevant certifications preferred, such as:
  • NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
• Experience in the implementation and management of enterprise data protection and recovery systems.
• Experience with a combination of PURE Snapshots, Oracle Cloud, AWS S3 & EC2, GCP, Commvault Metallic, and/or Microsoft cloud (Azure, O365, Teams, SharePoint).
• Expert in evaluation, implementation, and management of production Commvault data protection software, as well as Commvault Hyperscale, AWS, PURE FlashArray & FlashBlade, and NetApp data protection targets.
• Relevant operating systems security (Windows, ESX, Solaris, Linux, etc.).
• Knowledge of hybrid, private, and public clouds.
• Understanding of:
  • VMware ESX; vSphere; vCenter
  • Cloud technologies (backup and target)
  • IT security and encryption technologies
  • Network Attached Storage (NAS) technologies
  • Block and object storage
  • BCDR procedures
  • DFS
  • Converged infrastructure technologies
  • Data center layout and designs
  • Active/Active configurations
  • Kubernetes and containers
• Communicating technical topics to elected officials, senior executives, managers, and IT professionals in a manner appropriate to their knowledge level.
• Ability to comprehend and integrate complex computer technology and software into an effective enterprise data protection and recovery strategy.
• Maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues, users, contractors, and vendors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve issues with network/operating systems.

Salary Range 60000 - 180000 USD