Data Storage Administrator

About the role

Hybrid support requiring approximately 3 days onsite at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, with the ability to respond to the work location within 2 hours for emergency calls.

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 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.
• Complete weekly, daily, and as‑needed detailed reporting (email, spreadsheet updates, OneNote, weekly activity reports) on project status and storage checks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of IT experience.
• 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), 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.
• Security+ Certification required prior to hire.