Senior Storage Operations Engineer

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Remote (Nationwide)

Flexential

<strong>Flexential&rsquo;s DNA has deep roots in the southeast and the west. For nearly 20 years, both Peak 10 and ViaWest helped data-intensive organizations transform IT from a cost center to an asset that helps achieve innovation and improve speed to market while also lowering risk. We joined forces in August of 2017, and rebranded as Flexential in January of 2018.<br /><br />Flexential stands for something not often found in the world of IT transformation: the human touch. The best infrastructure solutions aren't about infrastructure, they're about people. With a mission to accelerate customer success through people and technology, we build trusted relationships and deliver tailored, value-added and reliable solutions to demonstrate the power of people in a technical world.<br /></strong> http://www.flexential.com/

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Full Time

Overview: The Storage Operations Engineer is responsible for the support, enhancement, and operational delivery of mission critical Flexential managed IT services, specifically Cloud Storage Platforms. The Storage Operations Engineer is responsible for ongoing allocation of data center storage (EMC, NetApp, Infinidat Hitachi &amp; Other Platforms) to all Cloud platforms for internal and external customers. Cloud Platforms are geographically dispersed and, as such, require a &ldquo;remote hands&rdquo; approach to technical support leveraging vendor and local datacenter technicians.
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Implement and support SAN and NAS Infrastructure (including installation, configuration, upgrade, patching, and maintenance &amp; monitoring).</li> <li>Storage provisioning to endpoints (including, but not limited to, Windows, Linux, and virtualized servers).</li> <li>Installs and configures disk storage systems.</li> <li>Design and execute complex change management activities.</li> <li>Participate in customer facing calls covering troubleshooting, design, best practice recommendations, and design.</li> <li>Manages fiber channel SAN switches and directors; well versed in fiber channel, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, IP, zoning and masking.</li> <li>Act as an operations escalation point for service exceptions, participating in an on-call rotation</li> <li>Monitor and correct storage performance issues, preferably in a proactive manner.</li> <li>Support, document, and execute on migrations and upgrades in support of platform asset lifecycle management.</li> <li>Responsible for capacity planning and performance analysis.</li> <li>Troubleshoot difficult problems and recommend appropriate actions, enlisting peer and vendor support as needed.</li> <li>Strive to work beyond routine tasks, utilizing a DevOps approach when possible.</li> <li>Assist in scoping, simulating, and performing disaster recovery-related exercises.</li> <li>Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation (one-week rotating shifts).</li> <li>Occasional travel may be required.</li> <li>Perform other duties as required and assigned.</li> </ul> <div id="gtx-trans" style="position: absolute; left: -68px; top: 26.7639px;">&nbsp;</div>
Requirements: <ul> <li>4+ years IT Experience in Disk Storage Systems Implementation and Support.</li> <li>4+ years experience with EMC hardware</li> <li>4+ years experience with EMC Software; Navisphere Manager, EMC Secure Remote Gateway, Navisphere Analyzer, RecoverPoint. EMC Control Center.</li> <li>4+ years experience with NetApp</li> <li>4+ years experience supporting OnTap and related software.</li> <li>Experience with Infinidat, Hitachi and Object Storage platforms a plus</li> <li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Information Technology or related field required or equivalent experience.</li> <li>Storage related certification or formalized training <span class="WNS2">(EMC/Brocade/Cisco/NetApp)</span></li> </ul> <p dir="DEFAULT">&nbsp;</p> <p dir="LTR"><strong>Knowledge / Skill / Ability:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Ability to work in a fast paced, SLA-bound, 24x7 service provider environment</li> <li>Practical understanding of a large breadth of infrastructure technologies under support</li> <li>Effectively prioritize reactive and proactive activities</li> <li>Department is <u>highly</u> visible and paramount to customer satisfaction</li> <li>World-class customer service and communication skills</li> <li>Ability to quickly assess problems and execute a viable plan of action</li> <li>Strong conflict resolution skills</li> <li>Knowledge of ITIL and Agile process and how they relate to architecture and project delivery</li> <li>Strong communication skills (oral and written) required.</li> </ul>