Senior Technical IT Storage Engineer

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JOB SUMMARY

This job is an integral member of one of our teams responsible for supporting the design, development, and maintenance of our technical IT Storage solutions, ensuring their efficient and reliable operation. This position will be responsible for contributing to our technical IT ecosystem that includes infrastructure, systems, networks, applications, integrations, etc. They will work closely with other technical IT professionals, analysts, and engineers to build and optimize solutions, ensuring quality, integrity, and performance. The ideal candidate is adaptable, solution-oriented, and capable of collaborating across multiple teams to support a broad range of technical initiatives. The incumbent, and team, may be involved in every aspect as a part of the technical process from idea generation, analysis, design, build, and support using various technologies and design patterns.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for one or many of the following tasks:
  • Analyzing, designing, testing, implementing, and automating technical IT storage solutions.
  • Providing general production monitoring, storage capacity management, and storage ecosystem support.
  • Assisting in data backup and recovery management along with both disaster recovery and cyber recovery testing and activities.
  • Collaborating on the design and implementation of storage architectures to ensure solution alignment to enterprise goals and standard.
  • Collaborating with stakeholders across IT, product, analytics, and business teams to gather requirements and provide technical storage solutions that meet organizational needs.
  • Monitoring work efforts against production schedules and providing progress updates, reporting any issues or technical difficulties to leadership on a regular basis.
  • Meeting defined scope, target dates and budgets with minimal or no defects.
  • Documenting technical processes and procedures.
  • Participating in technical reviews and knowledge sharing sessions.
  • Mentoring other associate and intermediate technical engineers as needed.
  • Performing technical analysis and providing insights to support decision-making.
  • Staying up-to-date with the latest relevant technologies and industry best practices.
  • Other duties as assigned or requested.

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years of experiences in one or many of the following tasks: analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions, as well as providing general production support, meeting defined scope, target dates and budgets with minimal or no defects.
• 5 years of technical problem solving, solution implementation, team/project collaboration
• 5 years of basic computer science concepts and principles, common operating systems, development languages/scripting

Preferred

7 years of experience with each of the following:

• Managing technology platforms and infrastructure used by our enterprise.

• Working with and designing technology solutions in healthcare or equivalent large industries.

• Translating requirements, design mockups, prototypes, or user stories into viable technical implementations.

• Producing technical solutions that are fault-tolerant, efficient, and maintainable.

• Developing and meeting technical governance, quality, and security best practices.

• Defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility trade-offs that optimize short-term execution while planning for long-term technical capabilities.

• Understanding cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, AWS) and their respective storage services.

SKILLS

• Storage Administration

• NetApp technologies: AFF/FAS controllers, OnTap, SnapMirror, SnapVault, SnapLock, SnapCenter, StorageGrid, ARP, ActiveIQ, etc.

• Protocols: NFS, CIFS/SMB, ISCI, FC SAN
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on detail and accuracy

• Strong track record in designing, implementing, and supporting large-scale technical solutions

• Strong methodical troubleshooting and root cause analysis abilities

• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive

• Demonstrated passion for propelling positive business outcomes while keenly considering user impacts

• Ability to work effectively as a team player in cross-functional environments

• Comfort with a range of IT tools and technologies, with a willingness to learn new skills and technologies as needed

• Ability to develop automation to improve efficiency and accuracy

• Ability to take on diverse tasks and projects, adapting to the evolving needs of the organization

• Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment

Additional Preferred Technical Skills:

• CommVault Backup & Recovery

• Cisco MDS

• VMWare SRM

• Windows Clustering

• Ansible

• GitLab

• NetApp OnTap Cloud Volumes

• Fpolicy

• Certificate Management

• Linux

• Fundamental networking understanding

• Storage integrations with ServiceNow, Dynatrace, or other 3rd party tools.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field.

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Remote-based

Teaches / trains others

Occasionally

Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

No

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

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As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

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