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Form of workStorage Engineer
Location: Atlanta, GA
Duration: 06 months
Position Description:
The Storage Engineer position is part of the operations team responsible for the 24x7 support of business critical storage systems. This individual will administer, manage, monitor and maintain storage platforms to ensure high levels of data quality, availability, reliability and security. The desired candidate will be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in backup and recovery systems. Evaluate backup and recovery system capabilities and needs. Perform capacity planning, performance monitoring and tuning, and diagnose and address performance issues in the backup and recovery system and clients. Develop and execute procedures to ensure that all of the companys electronic data is being backed up in a manner that will allow the recovery of key business systems and electronic data. Troubleshoot backup and recovery failures and implement solutions to correct the root causes. Implement redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of storage appliances and stored data assets. Participate in and support capacity planning and development of long-term strategic goals for enterprise storage in conjunction with data owners and department managers. Work with systems and database administrators to implement storage architectures that utilize industry best practices. Install and configure storage devices and corresponding software. Establish appropriate end-user access control levels for stored data. Perform and test backups and restores to ensure that enterprise data is effectively protected. Perform tasks necessary to fulfill service level agreements with end-users regarding storage allocations, limitations, security, and availability. Communicate and enforce, through system procedures, data storage retention policies. Follow change control, incident response, and testing processes for modifications to storage appliances and software. Anticipate, mitigate, identify, respond to, and resolve issues with storage devices, storage access, and data retrieval. Research and make recommendations on storage products, services, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts. Monitor, analyze, and predict trends for storage equipment performance, space allocation, and data growth to recommend enhancements to the IT storage team. Develop routines for end-users to facilitate storage best practices, including desktop storage administration. Remain informed on storage trends and issues, including current and emerging technologies and best practices; advise, counsel, and educate executive and management teams on their relative importance. Perform storage server/database transaction and security audits leading to identification and mitigation of security threats to enterprise data. Recommend and implement changes where necessary. Create required reports in response to business user needs. Develop, document, and maintain operational processes and tasks. Manage and/or provide guidance to junior members of the team.
Qualifications:
College diploma or university degree in the field of computer science and/or 5-8 years equivalent work experience.
Certifications in SNIA Certified Storage Professional (SCSP); EMC Proven Professional Storage Administrator; Certified McData SAN Professional (CMSP); or NetApp Certified Storage Professional (NACP) Subject Matter Expertise with NetBackup backup and restore technologies. Good understanding of storage architecture design techniques, theories, principles, and practices. Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring, and supporting storage servers and management software. Hands-on SAN/NAS/DAS troubleshooting experience.
Location: Atlanta, GA
Duration: 06 months
Position Description:
The Storage Engineer position is part of the operations team responsible for the 24x7 support of business critical storage systems. This individual will administer, manage, monitor and maintain storage platforms to ensure high levels of data quality, availability, reliability and security. The desired candidate will be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in backup and recovery systems. Evaluate backup and recovery system capabilities and needs. Perform capacity planning, performance monitoring and tuning, and diagnose and address performance issues in the backup and recovery system and clients. Develop and execute procedures to ensure that all of the companys electronic data is being backed up in a manner that will allow the recovery of key business systems and electronic data. Troubleshoot backup and recovery failures and implement solutions to correct the root causes. Implement redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of storage appliances and stored data assets. Participate in and support capacity planning and development of long-term strategic goals for enterprise storage in conjunction with data owners and department managers. Work with systems and database administrators to implement storage architectures that utilize industry best practices. Install and configure storage devices and corresponding software. Establish appropriate end-user access control levels for stored data. Perform and test backups and restores to ensure that enterprise data is effectively protected. Perform tasks necessary to fulfill service level agreements with end-users regarding storage allocations, limitations, security, and availability. Communicate and enforce, through system procedures, data storage retention policies. Follow change control, incident response, and testing processes for modifications to storage appliances and software. Anticipate, mitigate, identify, respond to, and resolve issues with storage devices, storage access, and data retrieval. Research and make recommendations on storage products, services, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts. Monitor, analyze, and predict trends for storage equipment performance, space allocation, and data growth to recommend enhancements to the IT storage team. Develop routines for end-users to facilitate storage best practices, including desktop storage administration. Remain informed on storage trends and issues, including current and emerging technologies and best practices; advise, counsel, and educate executive and management teams on their relative importance. Perform storage server/database transaction and security audits leading to identification and mitigation of security threats to enterprise data. Recommend and implement changes where necessary. Create required reports in response to business user needs. Develop, document, and maintain operational processes and tasks. Manage and/or provide guidance to junior members of the team.
Qualifications:
College diploma or university degree in the field of computer science and/or 5-8 years equivalent work experience.
Certifications in SNIA Certified Storage Professional (SCSP); EMC Proven Professional Storage Administrator; Certified McData SAN Professional (CMSP); or NetApp Certified Storage Professional (NACP) Subject Matter Expertise with NetBackup backup and restore technologies. Good understanding of storage architecture design techniques, theories, principles, and practices. Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring, and supporting storage servers and management software. Hands-on SAN/NAS/DAS troubleshooting experience.
