TEKsystems
Senior Storage Engineer
TEKsystems, Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104
*Will be some occasional onsite work but majority of time will be WFH. CANDIDATE CAN BE FROM NC OR VA AND ONLY REQUIRED TO GO ONSITE 1-4 TIMES PER MONTH in Winston Salem, NC.*
Top Skills:MUST HAVE extensive experience with iSilonAbility to communicate and build rapport and trust with researchers who this individual will interface with requesting storage. Understand their request to help decipher how much storage they actually need versus wasting money for unnecessary storage.Experience with both hands-on and strategy when it comes to storage.Description:The Sr. Storage Engineer manages and supports a large storage environment, which includes over 6 petabytes of data across various platforms (EMC, NetApp, Cisco, Brocade). This role requires hands-on expertise, excellent communication, and leadership skills. Responsibilities include operational support, troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, and expansion of the storage and backup environments.Education/Experience:BS in Information Systems or related field, and 5-7 years of relevant experience.Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.Reports To:
Director, Servers & StorageLicensure, Certification, and/or Registration:EMC certifications preferred.Essential Functions:Maintain the Enterprise Storage SAN, NAS, Storage Fabric Networks, and Backup infrastructures.Provide expertise and consulting services to internal clients.Ensure compliance with storage practices for change, capacity, performance, and threshold management.Design and implement storage Disaster Recovery to meet application RPO and RTO.Manage storage demand and capacity, including trend analysis and purchase recommendations.Design and implement high availability storage solutions.Adhere to organizational standards and disaster recovery requirements for system hardware and software.Coordinate projects, including planning, scheduling, communication, and status reporting.Develop and review technical documentation.Configure, maintain, and monitor storage infrastructure.Perform system diagnostics, root cause analysis, and implement corrective measures.Identify issues, draw conclusions, and develop appropriate solutions.Seek improvement, automation, and efficiency opportunities.Mentor and support less experienced team members.Skills & Qualifications:Expertise in storage and backup architecture and methodologies.Experience managing large SAN and NAS environments.Proficiency with EMC storage systems, Cisco MDS, Brocade fabric management, and related technologies.Ability to troubleshoot and optimize storage and backup systems.Experience with Avamar, Data Domain, and automation frameworks.Knowledge of storage networking fundamentals, including SCSI, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and virtualization.Independent, organized, self-motivated, and responsible.Strong technical aptitude and critical thinking skills.Understanding of project management processes.Experience in managing EMC VPlex, VMax, Isilon, Recoverpoint in a VBlock Environment is preferred.Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.Excellent customer service and communication skills.Ability to deliver on commitments and work non-standard hours if necessary.Skills:
Storage, Isilon, Storage engineering, Cloud, Storage area network, Emc, Nas, BackupExperience Level:
Expert LevelAbout TEKsystems:We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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Top Skills:MUST HAVE extensive experience with iSilonAbility to communicate and build rapport and trust with researchers who this individual will interface with requesting storage. Understand their request to help decipher how much storage they actually need versus wasting money for unnecessary storage.Experience with both hands-on and strategy when it comes to storage.Description:The Sr. Storage Engineer manages and supports a large storage environment, which includes over 6 petabytes of data across various platforms (EMC, NetApp, Cisco, Brocade). This role requires hands-on expertise, excellent communication, and leadership skills. Responsibilities include operational support, troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, and expansion of the storage and backup environments.Education/Experience:BS in Information Systems or related field, and 5-7 years of relevant experience.Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.Reports To:
Director, Servers & StorageLicensure, Certification, and/or Registration:EMC certifications preferred.Essential Functions:Maintain the Enterprise Storage SAN, NAS, Storage Fabric Networks, and Backup infrastructures.Provide expertise and consulting services to internal clients.Ensure compliance with storage practices for change, capacity, performance, and threshold management.Design and implement storage Disaster Recovery to meet application RPO and RTO.Manage storage demand and capacity, including trend analysis and purchase recommendations.Design and implement high availability storage solutions.Adhere to organizational standards and disaster recovery requirements for system hardware and software.Coordinate projects, including planning, scheduling, communication, and status reporting.Develop and review technical documentation.Configure, maintain, and monitor storage infrastructure.Perform system diagnostics, root cause analysis, and implement corrective measures.Identify issues, draw conclusions, and develop appropriate solutions.Seek improvement, automation, and efficiency opportunities.Mentor and support less experienced team members.Skills & Qualifications:Expertise in storage and backup architecture and methodologies.Experience managing large SAN and NAS environments.Proficiency with EMC storage systems, Cisco MDS, Brocade fabric management, and related technologies.Ability to troubleshoot and optimize storage and backup systems.Experience with Avamar, Data Domain, and automation frameworks.Knowledge of storage networking fundamentals, including SCSI, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and virtualization.Independent, organized, self-motivated, and responsible.Strong technical aptitude and critical thinking skills.Understanding of project management processes.Experience in managing EMC VPlex, VMax, Isilon, Recoverpoint in a VBlock Environment is preferred.Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.Excellent customer service and communication skills.Ability to deliver on commitments and work non-standard hours if necessary.Skills:
Storage, Isilon, Storage engineering, Cloud, Storage area network, Emc, Nas, BackupExperience Level:
Expert LevelAbout TEKsystems:We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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