Storage Engineer

Chicago, Illinois | Direct Hire

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Storage Engineer
Location: Chicago – Onsite/Remote
PERM
Salary: 110-120K
Interview: Phone / Video / F2F

As a member of the Storage Operations team, provide day-to-day support for the global client storage infrastructure. Daily activities include Project Coordination and Planning, Storage Operations following set PSPG's (Policies Standards Procedures Guidelines), Project Deployment, Storage Environment Provisioning, Analysis & Reports, Administrative Support, and Vendor Management & Coordination.

Essential Functions

Deploy, maintain and upgrade NetApp, Nimble, Nutanix, Rubrik and Panzura infrastructure storage devices.
Solid understanding of Microsoft Windows Server operating systems and technologies on either physical or virtual platforms such as VMWare (VDI), Hyper-V, and / or Nutanix Acropolis.
Respond to Level 1 thru 3 support tickets and provide timely support to other IT groups.
Experience supporting large Microsoft Windows file sharing and NAS implementations.
Work on IT projects and be able to see project from planning stages to completion.
Work with new hardware and software technologies and be able to understand and learn said technologies to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) as needed or delegated by manager.
Work with the Data Center Operations team to provide data center support as necessary for storage technologies.
Work with and adhere to Change Control Management policies and implementation standards.
Strong attention to detail and ability to think through the implications of specific deployment decisions.
Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent written communication skills and the ability to build consensus across different stakeholders.
A team player with a positive attitude and excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.

Required:

Solid understanding of the NetApp storage platform and software suite, Deduplication, and Data Replication.
Experience in supporting large Microsoft Windows file sharing and NAS implementations.
Solid understanding of Microsoft Windows Server operating systems and technologies on either physical or virtual platforms such as VMWare (VDI), Hyper-V and/or Nutanix AHV.
Knowledge of scripting and automation techniques.
Understanding of Ransomware detection, remediation and tools.
Basic coding techniques (PowerShell) and the ability to automate processes to implement and manage the server environment effectively.
Knowledge of networking and load balancing and fail over systems.
Knowledge of the application of system concepts such as DNS, VMWare vMotion, VMware Storage vMotion, Hyper-V and other server technologies.
Knowledge of hardware vendors and the tools associated with selected vendor products.
Ability to install, configure and implement hardware (rack, stack, and cabling).
Capable of interpreting messages/alerts from multiples systems to identify potential problems.
Have worked with and adhered to Change Control Management policies and implementation standards