Storage Engineer I

Advisor Group•La Vista, NE

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The primary responsibilities for this position are to implement and maintain datacenter backup and storage systems. Review performance of platform, adjust as necessary. Manage and maintain software and firmware levels of systems on a regular basis. Secondary responsibilities include management of general datacenter equipment including; storage, compute, console, power, cabling, and virtualization, monitor performance, and troubleshoot/resolve any system problems. Additional duties include providing security analysis, participation in audits, general data center related tasks, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

5 years’ experience with storage systems
5 years’ experience with SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network Attached Storage) Technologies
5 years’ experience with Windows Server operating system
5 years’ experience of physical and virtual server builds
Experience writing scripts to automate common tasks
Knowledge of Microsoft clustering, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and Windows networking
Knowledge of TCP/IP with the ability to demonstrate and describe networking fundamentals.
Knowledge of virtualization principles.
Strong written and verbal communication skills across multiple projects and team members

Nice To Haves

5 years experience managing information technology systems in a hybrid infrastructure.
5 years experience with disaster recovery related tasks; planning, documenting, and implementing.
Industry certifications.

Responsibilities

Perform all duties associated with the Data Center Services Team, directed by DCS Leadership
Manage, monitor, and maintain backup systems.
Manage, monitor, and maintain storage systems.
Work with System Administration teams and Application Operations teams to validate all systems are backed up based upon requirements.
Performs all pertinent duties with Windows and Linux operating systems.
Perform configuration tuning as necessary.
Create documentation based on standardized templates and update any previous documentation with new changes.
Ensures that all supported systems are highly reliable, secure, and performing at acceptable levels.
Performs root cause analysis of outages and ensures they are repaired.
Reviews any new patches or releases that would improve performance or are recommended by the vendor.
Continually enhances alarming and system monitoring for servers and network.
Aids in the research, development and deployment of new technologies and multi-vendor integration.
Implements and maintains a consistent backup and disaster recovery plan
Ensures timely and effective delivery of hardware upgrades, network upgrades and new configurations
Participates in planning design, technical review and implementation for new infrastructure hardware and operating systems for voice and data communication networks
Assists in developing ongoing security strategy
Performs various projects and tasks assigned by manager
All other duties as assigned.