About the job
**This position is contingent upon contract award**
SOSi is actively seeking a Data Storage and Recovery Administration Engineer based in Wiesbaden, Germany. In this critical role, the successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert in the architecture, implementation, and ongoing management of enterprise storage solutions and Disaster Recovery (DR) frameworks. You will play a vital role in ensuring data availability and resilience at the theater level by overseeing high-performance NetApp and Cisco MDS infrastructures, executing advanced replication techniques, and spearheading failover operations to guarantee mission-critical continuity.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver expert engineering and administration for enterprise SAN/NAS environments, with a focus on NetApp technologies and Cisco MDS fabric switches.
- Manage and enhance data replication and backup methodologies using SnapVault, SnapMirror, and disk snapshot technologies to facilitate theater-level failover operations.
- Lead the strategy and execution of Disaster Recovery plans, ensuring swift data restoration and system availability during hardware or site failures.
- Oversee storage connectivity, allocation, and infrastructure within Windows Server (2012/2016) environments, ensuring flawless integration between computing and storage layers.
- Direct daily storage operations, including capacity planning, performance optimization, and maintenance of hardware and software in a high-availability data center.
- Ensure strict compliance with STIG for all storage arrays and switches to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN).

