Sr. Storage Systems Admin

Overview

On Site
$120,000 - $140,000
Full Time
No Travel Required

Skills

NetApp
Storage Systems
SAN
NAS

Job Details

Onsite - Direct Hire - NetApp Expertise Required - No Sponsorship Available - NO REMOTE

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Lead and participate in design, implementation, configuration, and security compliance activities of SAN and NAS storage systems
  • Maximize the storage infrastructure functionality and recommend optimal improvements for availability, performance, system resource optimization, and disaster recovery readiness
  • Ensure data is accessible through secured protocols and recommended vendor and industry standards
  • Patch management for all SAN and NAS storage systems
  • Provision and decommission storage in accordance with documented procedures
  • Manage and troubleshoot NFS exports and CIFS Shares
  • Identify automation opportunities by communicating and collaborating with the team and automate repeatable task using scripting & Ansible
  • Proactively manage SAN and NAS storage environments by monitoring alerts, incoming work pipelines, and by troubleshooting complex hardware and performance issues
  • Troubleshoot issues across development, test, and production systems
  • Interface with SAN and NAS storage technology vendors to resolve complex challenges
  • Own the activities for knowledge documentation and operational standards for SAN and NAS storage management activities
  • Participate in change control lifecycle activities
  • Participates in On-Call rotation support
  • Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 5 years work experience in production support of Storage & Backup Administration of a large scale, multi-site NetApp environment
  • Expert level knowledge of large-scale SAN and NAS storage (NetApp FAS and AFF, Cisco MDS, Synology, IBM FS5100)
  • NetApp Storage Administration certification is preferred
  • Advanced to expert knowledge of technologies such as operating systems (AIX, Linux, Windows, VMware)
  • Understanding of application /database design & integration with SAN and NAS storage systems
  • Expert knowledge in networking as related to server environments and virtualization.
  • Strong communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently and demonstrate a high degree of personal & professional initiative
  • Proven experience in mentoring and coaching junior team members
  • Strong Scripting and Automation experience