Storage Systems Architect (cloud storage solutions - Azure NetApp Files) | Pleasanton, CA (Remote) | 12 Months
Top 3-5 Must Haves
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10+ years Design and Implement cloud
storage solutions (Azure NetApp Files)
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5+ years’ experience automating
infrastructure systems (REST API, JSON, Ansible)
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5+ years’ experience administering /
troubleshooting / implementing File, Block, and Object Storage
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5+ years’ data management, data
security / compliance and classification (Azure solutions)
THE DELIVERABLES SUPPLIER SHALL PROVIDE STATE FUND ARE:
- Provide Senior Level Storage Systems Server setup,
administration, configurations, and automated implementations.
- Help support State Fund’s Enterprise Storage
environments and resources for optimal efficiency, functionality, security
and management.
- Oversee planning, design, implementation, and operation
of Enterprise Storage Arrays(On- Prem/Cloud) infrastructure projects and
participate in the specification of business requirements and
implementation plans.
- Provide operational support and experience with
managing virtualized infrastructures.
- Participate in Capacity planning and Disaster Recovery.
- Help define, improve promote architecture and standards
based on ITIL best practices.
- Assist and support all Development and troubleshoot
complex application issues.
- Provide on-site and remote technical assistance to
other team resources and to customers.
- Provide infrastructure design, implementation planning,
deployment support, software strategy. system troubleshooting, performance
engineering and optimization, maintenance strategy.
- Provide technical guidance, knowledge transfer and
mentorship to State Fund internal engineering peers as required and lead
technical staff responsibilities.
- Drive requirements and technical due-diligence and
infrastructure design.
- Secures storage systems by establishing and enforcing
policies; defining and monitoring access.
- Accomplishes information systems and organization
mission by completing related results as needed.
- Acting as the primary infrastructure design, contact on
projects, providing leadership, advice on Enterprise and Cloud Storage
systems.
Resource Requirements, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
- Supplier shall ensure that all resources assigned to
the project have the minimum skills requirement to render the services in
a competent and efficient manner.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- 10+ years related system engineering/Infrastructure and
customer support experience.
- 5+ years with both Storage Management NAS/SAN Arrays
(Netapp and Pure).
- 5+ years’ experience with FC / ISCSI Storage Area
Networks (Cisco MDS)
- 5+ years’ experience administering / troubleshooting /
implementing File, Block, and Object Storage
- 5+ years’ experience automating infrastructure systems
(REST API, JSON, Ansible)
- 5+ years supporting and optimizing VMWare Vsphere
virtualization environments
- 2+ years implementing and supporting VVOLs
- Extensive experience with NTFS and Unix permission
administration
- Extensive experience implementing and supporting hybrid
cloud infrastructure.
- Extensive programming experience (Shell, Python, PHP,
Powershell etc.).
- Experience and knowledge of Windows, Linux and Unix
Operating systems.
- Fluent knowledge of Windows Active Directory,
networking and security concepts.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to apply them
during business impacting incidents.
- Capable of mentor others and lead by example (heart of
a teacher)
- Project Management, Problem Solving, People Management.
- Ability to work on complex problems where analysis of
situations or data requires in-depth evaluation of various factors.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (e.g. Computer
Science, IT, or similar disciplines).
- Equivalent work experience implementing and operating
enterprise level data center storage systems (NAS and SAN), and compute
infrastructure.
- MCSE,VCP,CCNA certifications desired.
HIGHLY PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Good organizational skills and the ability to track and
prioritize several tasks.
- Excellent problem solving skills, along with the
ability to work independently, as well as part of a cross-functional team.
- Ability to work on complex problems where analysis of
situations or data requires in-depth evaluation of various factors.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
- Ability to think and operate as a team player
- Extremely strong communication skills, both written and
verbal
- Experience managing storage system services and similar
support providers in a client/vendor relationship
- Ability to act as a consultant and provide
recommendations to the IT / Design Team.
- Ability to operate as independently or as part of
collaborative effort
- Demonstrate strong project leadership and ability to
develop strong working relationships with customer technical personnel.
- Proven track record of project delivery results.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to apply them
during business impacting incidents.
- Capable of mentor others and lead by example.
