Data Storage Administrator

SSI•Bath Township, OH

5h•$90,000 - $105,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role provides hybrid support, requiring both onsite and remote work, with approximately 3 days onsite in Dayton. The administrator must be able to respond to the work location in under 2 hours in case of an emergency call. The primary responsibility is to provide technical support to the data center, managing data storage solutions and services. This includes monitoring data storage utilization, providing data utilization analysis and reports, and documenting, reviewing, and maintaining data storage management procedures. The role also involves managing storage software and hardware licensing and support agreements, assisting with the escalation of storage problems, and coordinating with vendor support personnel. Additionally, the administrator will assist with the configuration of storage products, maintaining data backup and recovery software configuration, maintaining the data storage environment configuration, managing data storage software and documentation, and assisting in the development, maintenance, testing, and execution of disaster recovery plans, including the preparation of disaster recovery test plans. Daily checks on storage and backup hardware and software are required, with research and implementation of mitigation strategies and solutions for any failures or anomalies found. Environments include NetBackup, Pure, Cohesity, AWS, and MS-Azure backup. Weekly, daily, and as-needed detailed reporting on project status, storage checks, etc., is also a key responsibility, utilizing methods such as email, spreadsheet updates, OneNote maintenance, and weekly activity report submissions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (in Computer Science or related field) or equivalent, or equivalent experience
Minimum of 5 years experience in IT
Experience with enterprise class data storage systems
Active Secret clearance
Current working knowledge of storage technologies such as; NAS iSCSI, NetApp Filers (ONTAP/CDOT 9.x), Cohesity Backup Appliances and Servers, MS-Azure and AWS (including Backup environment), SNOW Ticketing, Tape Libraries, EMC Data Domain and VNX, Pure Storage, VMware (vSphere 6.x 7.x)
Strong MS-Office (Outlook, Visio, Excel, Word, OneNote PowerPoint) skills
Must be detail-oriented and have ability to multi-task and prioritize projects
Knowledge of HA clustering, storage consolidation, performance and tuning, CIFS, RAID, multi-pathing, and storage archiving
Must have prior to hire: Security+ Certification
Must have or be able to obtain prior to hire: Storage Environment CE certification such as: NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) or Hybrid Cloud Admin or Architect, NetApp Certified Technology Associate, NetApp Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP, Cohesity Data Protect or NetBackup, VMWare Certified Professional Digital Workspace 2021, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Assoc/Prof, MS Certified Azure Administrator Assoc, etc.

Nice To Haves

Oracle Cloud or Google Cloud experience
DLA experience a plus

Responsibilities

Provide technical support to data center managing data storage solutions and services.
Monitor data storage utilization; provide data utilization analysis and reports; document, review, and maintain data storage management procedures.
Manage storage software and hardware licensing and support agreements.
Assist with escalation of storage problems, coordinate with vendor support personnel.
Assist with configuration of storage products; maintaining data backup and recovery software configuration; maintain data storage environment configuration; manage data storage software and documentation.
Assist in development, maintenance, testing and execution of disaster recovery plans; assist in preparation of disaster recovery test plans.
Perform Daily Checks on Storage and Backup Hardware and software and, on finding failures / anomalies, research and implement mitigation strategies and solutions to correct issues.
Complete weekly, daily and as needed detailed reporting requirements for status of projects, storage checks, etc.