Data Storage Administrator

About the role

This hybrid role requires approximately three days onsite in Dayton with the ability to respond to the work location within two hours for emergency calls. You will provide technical support for data center data storage solutions and services, monitor storage utilization, produce utilization analyses and reports, and maintain storage management procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to data center managing data storage solutions and services.
• Monitor data storage utilization; provide data utilization analysis and reports.
• Document, review, and maintain data storage management procedures.
• Manage storage software and hardware licensing and support agreements.
• Assist with escalation of storage problems and coordinate with vendor support personnel.
• Assist with configuration of storage products.
• Maintain data backup and recovery software configuration.
• Maintain data storage environment configuration.
• Manage data storage software and documentation.
• Assist in development, maintenance, testing, and execution of disaster recovery plans.
• Assist in preparation of disaster recovery test plans.
• Perform daily checks on storage and backup hardware and software; research and implement mitigation strategies for failures/anomalies.
• Work with environments including NetBackup, Pure, Cohesity, AWS, and MS‑Azure backup.
• Complete weekly, daily, and as‑needed detailed reporting on project status, storage checks, etc., via email, spreadsheet updates, OneNote, or weekly activity reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in IT.
• Experience with enterprise class data storage systems.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Current working knowledge of storage technologies: NAS iSCSI, NetApp Filers (ONTAP/CDOT 9.x), Cohesity Backup Appliances and Servers, MS‑Azure and AWS (including backup environment), SNOW Ticketing, Tape Libraries, EMC Data Domain and VNX, Pure Storage, VMware (vSphere 6.x/7.x).
• Strong MS‑Office skills (Outlook, Visio, Excel, Word, OneNote, PowerPoint).
• Detail‑oriented with ability to multi‑task and prioritize projects.
• Knowledge of HA clustering, storage consolidation, performance and tuning, CIFS, RAID, multi‑pathing, and storage archiving.
• Must have Security+ Certification prior to hire.
• Must have or be able to obtain prior to hire a Storage Environment CE certification such as: NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) or Hybrid Cloud Admin/Architect, NetApp Certified Technology Associate, NetApp Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP, Cohesity Data Protect or NetBackup, VMWare Certified Professional Digital Workspace 2021, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional, MS Certified