Information Technology Senior Consultant – Level 5

DESCRIPTION:

Ascendant Innovations Corp is looking for an experienced Information Technology Senior Consultant (Level 5).  The candidate will be highly proficient with the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of large-scale systems across multiple hardware platforms and data centers. Key duties involve large-scale system design, capacity planning, data center migrations, performance tuning, and hypervisor integration with VMware and Nutanix.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Hands-on engineering experience with NetApp and other storage technologies and concepts (Storage Area Network – SAN & Network Attached Storage – NAS)
• Must have knowledge and understanding of protocols e.g. S3, CIFS, NFS, iSCI, and Fiber Channel Block Storage (SAN)
• Knowledgeable with designing, architecting, configuring, deploying, upgrading, and supporting various storage and backup platforms and associated management tools
• Experience with capacity planning and sizing storage and backup environments
• Experience in performance tuning and optimizing storage and backup environments
• Experience with data center migrations and storage replication technologies
• Strong understanding of high availability concepts with practical experience and implementation of key components in storage environments
• Strong understanding of fundamental hardware concepts
• Strong understanding of essential TCP/IP concepts: TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NTP, etc..
• Experienced connecting storage arrays to Hypervisor Technologies, e.g. NUTANIX, VMWARE VCF, OpenStack
• Understanding of security best practices and federal hardening requirements, e.g. FISMA, STIG, etc.
• Strong collaborative attitude and ability to work in a team environment
• Must meet the Labor Category requirements, contact staffing@ascendantinnovations.com

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, plus twelve (12) years of experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• CompTIA Security+ or similar certification for IAT Level II

OR

• Twenty (20) years of experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• CompTIA Security+ or similar certification for IAT Level II

Clearance Requirements:
Must be a US Citizen with an active Top Secret/SCI w/polygraph.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
AIC offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.