Senior Engineer, Modern Platforms Data Center (USA Remote: Preferred TN, NC, FL state)

Presidio•Raleigh, NC

6d•Remote

About The Position

We're looking for a Senior Data Center Engineer to join our talented delivery team! The Senior Engineer will be expected to deliver projects nationally, while striving to ensure executional excellence by creating supreme customer experiences for all assigned projects. The Senior Engineer combines technical ability and experience with polished communication skills to deploy a variety of solutions that could focus on traditional, hyper-converged, or hybrid data center solutions. This position reports to the Director of Data Center and Data Protection services.

Requirements

Minimum 8+ years of Data Center engineering experience, experience with professional services preferred.
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work and/or military experience.
Extensive experience in VMware vSphere up to and including VMware Cloud Foundation
Experience with one or both of the following hypervisors: Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix Acropolis
Experience with some or all of the following storage platforms: Dell, HPE, Net App, Everpure
Experience with some or all of the following Hyper-Converged Infrastructure: Cisco HyperFlex, VMware VxRail, VMware vSAN, Nutanix
Experience with some or all of the following Data Protection solutions: Veeam, Rubrik, Dell, Cohesity, Commvault
Technical certifications are strongly desired in VMware, Nutanix, Dell, and/or AWS.
Strong work ethic and problem-solving skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize work, and meet timelines in a fast-paced environment.
Self-motivated and a desire to succeed.
Relentless attention to detail.
Must be a US Citizen.
Ability to obtain Government Security Clearance.
Must possess and maintain a current HPE Master ASE Certification throughout your tenure. It can be in either Storage or Compute.
Must also be willing and able to contribute to the team’s overall certification objectives and requirements, which are reviewed on a quarterly basis.

Nice To Haves

Firm understanding of Data Center networking best practices & architecture.
Experience with SAN Switching / Fabrics: Cisco MDS, Brocade, iSCSI
Cloud – AWS, Azure, or Google: Migration Experience – migrating variety of workloads, Architecture recommendations, Analysis, sizing, and cost estimate a plus, Developing maintenance processes - Automating cleanup, Resource group strategies, Deploying, configuring, and securing components - Storage accounts, Virtual machines, Backup vaults, Migrations, Web applications, Container runtime and orchestration – Kubernetes, Docker, Storage solutions - FSXn for ONTAP, Dell Apex File & Block, VMC on AWS, Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
Data Protection & Backup: Veeam Backup & Availability Orchestrator, RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs), Zerto
Experience with some scripting languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell

Responsibilities

Be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) throughout Data Center consulting engagements.
Be a trusted advisor to internal and external clients and SMEs.
Lead projects and the deployment of Data Center solutions for customers of all sizes and different design requirements.
Leading conversations and technical white boarding sessions in front of clients and/or peers.
Ability to excel both independently and with a cross-functional team of engineers on client projects and on-going professional services engagements.
Ability to see a project through fruition from assignment to completion with minimal guidance.
Maintain a billable target of at least 70%.
Post implementation support and troubleshooting for clients on occasion.
Technical writing skills to author professional documentation for client review.
Peer review other engineer’s documentation for completeness and accuracy.
Ability to track, manage, and record time spent across numerous projects within the defined deadline(s).
Ability to lift up to approximately 40 pounds.