Storage Engineer

This role offers a hybrid work schedule; offering the flexibility to work remotely two days a week, while providing the opportunity for in-person collaboration

Overview:

The Storage Engineering candidate should have a combination of storage/data protection experience and system administrator skills. The role will have a primary focus on storage (SAN) environment consisting of block and file storage. The engineer will be responsible for performing a wide variety of storage configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting tasks for a multi-site multi-vendor storage infrastructure. Must be a self-starter with high level analytical skills combined with thorough documentation abilities. This position will report to the Storage Infrastructure Platform manager.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Performs the installation, configuration, maintenance, and documentation for various storage technologies
• Develop, implement, and oversee policies and procedures for the storage environment
• Automates storage operations to improve operational efficiency
• Research new storage technologies and makes recommendations to management
• Provides analysis and resolution assistance to operational and technical personnel
• Works with technical, operational, and functional areas to answer questions, resolve problems and identify opportunities for efficiency gains
• Effective presentation skills

Education and Experience Required:

• Combined minimum of 5 years' higher education and/or work experience in systems design, management and/or architecture
• 4+ years' experience in working with customers in identifying their business and technical requirements, and designing and/or implementing optimal technical solutions for them
• Advanced knowledge of SAN and NAS preferred
• Knowledgeable in VMware, Windows/Linux Operating Systems, SQL/Oracle Databases

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Experience with Pure, NetApp, Infinidat, and Cisco MDS
• Experience with leveraging public cloud services (Azure)
• Experience in scripting (PowerShell, Perl, Python etc.) to automate routine tasks
• Proficiency with pertinent project management, word processing and spreadsheet applications
• Capable of working on multiple projects of a complex nature
• Experience on large system enhancements, conversions, and production problem resolution
• Complete understanding of the system development life cycle
• Excellent problem-solving skills to assist in issue resolution
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent decision-making skills

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Location
Buffalo, New York, United States of America