Lead Backup Administrator

Garmin International, Inc.•Olathe, KS

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Garmin is seeking a full-time Lead Backup Administrator at its U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. The role leads administration of technology, contributes expertise in researching new technologies, and proposes cost-effective solutions. The Lead Backup Administrator facilitates team discussions and planning and contributes innovative suggestions within the discipline. The position designs and develops integrated backup solutions, builds expertise in storage and backup technologies, and supports virtual infrastructure. It conducts cost analyses and vendor comparisons, automates storage administration, communicates system operations and changes, and ensures adherence to regulatory, change-control, security, capacity, and redundancy requirements. The role also helps define team roadmaps and priorities, troubleshoots major incidents, mentors less experienced storage administrators, coordinates department-level non-project changes, and contributes technology solutions beyond the immediate discipline.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business, or another related field.
9 years of relevant experience.
Experience integrating and backing up virtual infrastructure, including Xen, VMware, and OpenStack hosting environments.
Ability to author and implement basic scripting and code to automate technical needs, such as moving files, performing backups, creating configurations, or completing other tasks.
Ability to solve moderately complex technical problems independently.
Experience successfully implementing technology solutions.
Strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills in a small-team setting.
Consistent quality and effectiveness in work documentation and organization.

Responsibilities

Design and develop integrated backup solutions to meet business requirements or improve Garmin’s network-attached storage and backup systems.
Develop technical expertise in established and emerging storage and backup technologies, including EMC PowerScale (Isilon), ECS, Data Domain, PPDM, NetApp storage systems, and VEEAM backup solutions.
Integrate and back up virtual infrastructure, including Xen, VMware, and OpenStack hosting environments.
Perform cost analyses and vendor comparisons for projects of varying scale; evaluate feasibility and recommend cost-effective approaches.
Provide 24x7 on-call support.
Automate storage device management, configuration, and provisioning with Ansible and NetApp cluster mode.
Communicate system operations and environment changes effectively.
Adhere to SOX, PCI, and other applicable regulatory requirements, and follow Garmin’s Change Control process.
Monitor and avoid storage capacity, redundancy, and health constraints, and ensure security requirements are met or exceeded.
Contribute significantly to defining team roadmaps and priorities and develop reliable solutions to complex problems using ingenuity and creativity.
Demonstrate a broad understanding of Garmin’s business model, including Engineering, Operations, Finance, Sales, and Marketing.
Mentor and guide less experienced Storage Administrators (levels 1, 2, and 3).
Research new technologies and propose cost-effective solutions.
Lead major incident troubleshooting involving multiple disciplines.
Facilitate team discussions and meetings; provide innovation within the area of expertise.
Apply extensive technical expertise and analysis to initiatives and contribute input to technology solutions beyond the discipline.
Serve as a leader of change and give and receive constructive feedback with professional maturity.
Address conflict effectively without appreciable oversight.
Coordinate department-level non-project changes.