Job Detail
The Storage Architect is responsible for designing solutions to solve storage challenges, creating solution and procedural standards and ensuring the standards are maintained. The position will have the opportunity to work in a storage environment that leverages solutions from some of the top tier storage providers. You will have the opportunity to work with system architects, project managers and system administrators on projects to meet business needs.This position will provide first and second level of support and will be required to participate in the 24x7 on-call rotation. This position will be a leader within the department and offer mentoring to others.
Responsibilities• Research, design, and create procedures to install, administer and maintain distributed enterprise storage technology to ensure maximum availability of mission critical business systems, applications and data
• Initiate, lead, and document Proof of Concept (POC) activities and evaluations / testing of new storage technologies
• Participate and/or lead? in the architecting of solutions
• Research, establish, and document enterprise standards for storage infrastructure, including virtualization, RAID configurations, tool sets, tiering, etc.
• Operational readiness (OR) of new storage technologies, including implementation standards, documentation, monitoring tools, and support procedures
• Create and maintain a storage reporting solution
• Maintain the operational procedures for all production systems and periodically measure the team’s ability to follow the procedures.
• Perform problem resolution in an effective and timely manner in accordance with our SLA’s.
• Participate in multiple projects/tasks and follow LT - I/T project/task procedures.
• Perform 1st and second level Storage Administrator support
• This position requires participation in a 24x7x365 on-call rotation. The frequency of the rotation depends on the # of members in the team. On-call requires carrying a cell-phone and responding to calls within the agreed upon timeframe set within our SLA’s. Internet connectivity from home is required as part of the on-call rotation.
Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5-7 years in storage administration experience
• ITIL Fundamentals certification is a plus
• Advanced knowledge of Windows 2003 and 2008 clustering and virtualization
• Expert knowledge of SAN connectivity solutions and best practices
• Expert knowledge of block level storage technologies including RAID technologies and best practices
• Expert knowledge of NAS technologies and best practices
• Intermediate understanding of Commvault and backup/restore/archive best practices
• Advanced attention to low level multi-dimensional details
• Advanced ability to consistently provide a very high work quality
• Advanced ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving fast paced environment
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• Advanced ability to work effectively in a business emergency situation
• Advanced organizational and time management skills
• Advanced understanding of hardware/software upgrades, installations, maintenance and troubleshooting
• Advanced understanding of problem management, incident management and change control processes is desired
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