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About the Role This position is
on-site and based in Cupertino, CA . We are open to candidates who are willing to relocate within a reasonable timeframe.
We are seeking an experienced
Senior SAN Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimize our enterprise storage infrastructure. While experience with
Xsan and/or StorNext is highly desirable, we welcome candidates with deep expertise in any enterprise SAN environment who are eager to apply their skills to our platform.
Key Responsibilities - Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise storage area network infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and data integrity
- Monitor and troubleshoot SAN performance issues, connectivity problems, and hardware/software failures
- Plan and execute storage capacity management, including forecasting growth and recommending upgrades
- Implement and manage SAN zoning, LUN masking, multipathing, and fabric configurations
- Administer Fibre Channel (FC) and/or iSCSI storage networks, including switch configuration and management
- Develop and maintain backup, replication, and disaster recovery strategies for SAN-based storage
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (systems, networking, media/production, security) to support storage needs
- Create and maintain documentation including architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, and change management records
- Evaluate new storage technologies and make recommendations for infrastructure improvements
- Participate in on-call rotation to provide after-hours support for critical storage systems
Qualifications & Experience - 7+ years of hands-on experience administering enterprise SAN environments
- Strong knowledge of Fibre Channel protocols, topologies, and switch management (Brocade, Cisco MDS, or equivalent)
- Experience with enterprise storage arrays (e.g., NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage, HPE, IBM, Quantum, or similar)
- Solid understanding of storage protocols and concepts: FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB/CIFS, RAID levels, thin provisioning, snapshots, and replication
- Proficiency with SAN zoning, LUN provisioning, and multipathing (MPIO/PowerPath/DM-Multipath)
- Experience with storage performance monitoring and tuning
- Experience with tape-based backup and archive solutions, including tape library management, media rotation, and backup software administration
- Working knowledge of networking fundamentals including DNS, VLANs, subnetting, routing, and network troubleshooting as they relate to storage infrastructure
- Familiarity with Linux and/or macOS server environments
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
Preferred Qualifications - Experience with Apple Xsan and/or Quantum StorNext shared file systems
- Experience supporting media & entertainment, broadcast, or post-production workflows
- Familiarity with high-bandwidth, low-latency storage requirements for video/content workflows
- Knowledge of metadata controllers and clustered/shared file system concepts
- Experience with Quantum storage products (StorNext, Artico, Xcellis, tape libraries)
- Experience administering macOS environments at scale, including system configuration, updates, and endpoint management
- Familiarity with ACLs (Access Control Lists) and permissions management across multi-platform storage environments
- Experience with Directory Services (Active Directory, Open Directory, LDAP) for authentication and access management
- Experience with Jamf Pro or similar MDM/endpoint management platforms for macOS fleet administration
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, Zabbix, New Relic, Datadog, or similar platforms for infrastructure and storage monitoring
- Certifications such as Brocade Certified Fabric Professional, NetApp NCDA/NCIE, CompTIA Storage+, or vendor-equivalent
- Experience with automation/scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell) for storage management tasks
- Familiarity with cloud storage integration (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and hybrid storage architectures
- Experience with tape libraries and HSM (Hierarchical Storage Management) workflows
Education - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field - or equivalent combination of education and experience
Work Environment & Other Details - Employment Type: Full-time
- May require occasional off-hours work for maintenance windows and emergency support
- May require lifting up to 50 lbs (rack-mounted equipment)
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What We Offer .Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Media.Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting .Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.
Salary range $133,298.00 - $150,925.00 USD #LI-AO1
#LI-Hybrid
What We Offer Benefits - Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
- 401k with company contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
- Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
- A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
- Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)
This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company's then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.
Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.
Salary Range:
$133,298-$150,925 USD
About Monks Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave : Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek's first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show's inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group's 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato's AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents-and resonates with-the world around us.
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