Senior Storage Administrator

TekSynap • Radford, VA

8h • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Storage Administrator to join our team supporting an ITES task order.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in enterprise data storage system design, installation, configuration, security, and maintenance.
Three (3) years maintaining enterprise storage/network policies and standards.
Three (3) years of experience performing data environment refreshes at developer request.
Three (3) working with MS-Windows, Solaris, and RHEL/OEL Linux.
Three or more years' experience creating, maintaining, following Standard Operating Procedures for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and common problem resolution.
Three (3) years administering storage networks and managing VMware 7.x or later.
Three (3) years of experience with IP-based network communication.
Installation and configuration experience of backup SW with Windows Server 2019, Solaris 11, RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 and higher.
Three (3) years supporting cybersecurity practices such as STIGs, SRGs, RMF, SCA-V, and CORA.
Experience scripting in PowerShell and Bash; strong command-line interface (CLI) skills.
Strong CLI skills
Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Certifications
CompTIA Security+.
Computing Environment (CE) Certification (can be waived for 30 days after project join date.)
Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE).
Server+.
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
Clearance
Secret – IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive Clearance or Tier 3 (T3) investigation.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support enterprise storage systems and associated server environments.
Collaborate with OS and Storage teams to support ALTESS infrastructure and its customers.
Implement new hardware and software solutions, contributing to the development of local operating procedures and policies.
Monitor system operations and generate utilization reports to identify issues and recommend corrective actions.
Recommend, demonstrate, and implement new technologies to optimize and expand existing infrastructure.
Ensure the security, stability, and high availability of enterprise data storage systems.
Maintain storage and network policies and standards aligned with organizational requirements.
Refresh data environments as requested by application development teams.
Develop, document, and follow Standard Operating Procedures for system operations, disaster recovery, and troubleshooting.
Administer storage solutions across MS-Windows, Solaris, and RHEL/OEL Linux environments.
Manage storage networks and environments integrated with VMware 7.x or higher.
Configure and support network communication and backup software across multiple platforms.
Write and maintain scripts using PowerShell and Bash; perform advanced command-line operations.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of experience in enterprise data storage system design, installation, configuration, security, and maintenance.
• Three (3) years maintaining enterprise storage/network policies and standards.
• Three (3) years of experience performing data environment refreshes at developer request.
• Three (3) working with MS-Windows, Solaris, and RHEL/OEL Linux.
• Three or more years' experience creating, maintaining, following Standard Operating Procedures for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and common problem resolution.
• Three (3) years administering storage networks and managing VMware 7.x or later.
• Three (3) years of experience with IP-based network communication.
• Installation and configuration experience of backup SW with Windows Server 2019, Solaris 11, RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 and higher.
• Three (3) years supporting cybersecurity practices such as STIGs, SRGs, RMF, SCA-V, and CORA.
• Experience scripting in PowerShell and Bash; strong command-line interface (CLI) skills.
• Strong CLI skills
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• CompTIA Security+.
• Computing Environment (CE) Certification (can be waived for 30 days after project join date.)
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE).
• Server+.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
• Secret – IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive Clearance or Tier 3 (T3) investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support enterprise storage systems and associated server environments.
• Collaborate with OS and Storage teams to support ALTESS infrastructure and its customers.
• Implement new hardware and software solutions, contributing to the development of local operating procedures and policies.
• Monitor system operations and generate utilization reports to identify issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Recommend, demonstrate, and implement new technologies to optimize and expand existing infrastructure.
• Ensure the security, stability, and high availability of enterprise data storage systems.
• Maintain storage and network policies and standards aligned with organizational requirements.
• Refresh data environments as requested by application development teams.
• Develop, document, and follow Standard Operating Procedures for system operations, disaster recovery, and troubleshooting.
• Administer storage solutions across MS-Windows, Solaris, and RHEL/OEL Linux environments.
• Manage storage networks and environments integrated with VMware 7.x or higher.
• Configure and support network communication and backup software across multiple platforms.
• Write and maintain scripts using PowerShell and Bash; perform advanced command-line operations.

Benefits

• We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees