DataCenter Engineer

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, builds, analyzes, evaluates and installs database management systems to include database modeling and design, relational database architecture, metadata and repository creation and configuration management.
• Uses data mapping, data mining and data transformational analysis tools to design and develop databases.
• Determines data storage and optimum storage requirements.
• Prepares system requirements, source analysis and process analyses and design throughout the database implementation.
• Provide technical assistance and support to customers regarding NetApp storage and data management solutions.
• This may involve troubleshooting and resolving issues, answering customer inquiries, and providing guidance on best practices.
• Install, set up, and configure NetApp storage systems and software solutions at customer sites.
• Ensure proper connectivity and integration with existing infrastructure, networks, and applications.
• Collaborate with customers, system architects, and project teams to design and architect NetApp storage solutions based on the organization's requirements.
• Create and manage storage volumes, file systems, and LUNs (Logical Unit Numbers) on NetApp storage systems.
• Allocate storage resources to applications and users, monitor storage utilization, and perform capacity planning.
• Perform routine system maintenance tasks, including software upgrades, patch installations, and firmware updates.
• Maintain system performance and health, identify potential issues, and proactively address them to ensure optimal system functionality.
• Set up and manage data backup and disaster recovery solutions using NetApp technologies such as SnapMirror and SnapVault.
• Design and implement backup policies, perform regular backups, and ensure data integrity and recovery point & recovery time objectives.
• Plan and perform software upgrades, firmware updates, and patch installations on NetApp storage systems.
• Evaluate new releases, assess compatibility, and implement upgrade procedures while minimizing downtime.
• Monitor and analyze the performance of NetApp storage systems, identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance.
• Investigate and troubleshoot customer-reported issues, analyzing logs and diagnostic data to identify the root cause.
• Apply appropriate solutions, workarounds, or escalate complex issues to higher-level support teams if required.

Qualifications

• High School with 10+ years (or commensurate experience)
• Clearance Required: TS/SCI
• Plus Certification
• Demonstrated ability in the implementation, configuration, and management of end-to-end Datacenter technologies comprised of Cisco Networking, VMware Compute & Virtualization, and NetApp Data Storage
• Complex provisioning, preventative maintenance, implementation of disaster recovery architecture and supporting documentation for NetApp FAS and Hyper-converged Infrastructure solutions to include NetApp HCI & NetApp StorageGRID
• Configuration and management of data protection relationships via Snapmirror and SnapVault to provide disaster recovery and data archival across an Enterprise global storage environment
• Implementation of tools data storage management, monitoring and performance tools such as NetApp Snapcenter, NetApp Virtual Storage Console, and NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager
• Implementation of virtualization tools such as vRealize Operations Manager (VROPs) to daily proactive health checks, performance and workload optimizations capacity management, and in-depth reporting
• PMP
• Vmware Certified Professional
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
• Azure Administrator Associate
• ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related fields
• Experience support U.S. Special Operations
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and working with Agile teams using collaboration tools such as Gitlab

Benefits

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified

Pay

USD $125,000.00 - USD $140,000.00 /Yr.