Storage/Virtualization Engineer

Remote Contract to Perm role

Heavy in Compute/Storage/Virtualization with Network/Infrastructure as a plus. 

Job Summary:

This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing Managed Services Provider. This individual will be customer-facing and responsible for monitoring and management of large, complex global enterprise IT infrastructure. This individual will be supported by a remote 24x7 team but will periodically be on call for quarterbacking resolutions of Severity 1 issues. In the eyes of the customer, this individual will be the subject matter expert and the point of contact ensuring the success of a 7-figure managed services contract.

Key Responsibilities:

· Design, implement, and manage storage solutions to meet business needs for larger enterprise customer environments.

· Monitor storage infrastructure performance and provide capacity planning.

· Administer and support SAN, NAS, and cloud storage environments.

· Ensure data integrity and security across storage platforms.

· Perform data backup and recovery operations.

· Optimize storage systems for efficiency and performance.

· Develop and maintain documentation for storage procedures and configurations.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required:

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

· 3-5 years of experience in storage engineering or a related role.

· Strong expertise in SAN, NAS, and cloud storage technologies.

· Experience with storage performance analysis and troubleshooting.

· Knowledge of data backup and recovery strategies.

· Familiarity with storage security best practices.

· Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

· Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred:

· Linux / Unix experience

· Extensive experience in networking systems and managing systems integrations

· Prior experience with LogicMonitor, New Relic, DataDog, Big Panda, DynaTrace, or similar technologies.

· Certifications from EMC, Dell, HPE on Storage / Compute technology

· Experience with scripting/programming languages such as Python.

· Experience producing business relevant presentations and technical oriented writing.

· Knowledge of IT governance and compliance frameworks.

 specific vendor technologies that will be supported for your reference below.