Data Storage Administrator

SSI; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Medical, Vision, Dental, and

Prescription Drug Insurance Plans, 60%

Life Insurance, Disability benefits

24 paid days off in the first year

401(k) Retirement Plan

Education assistance

Personal Technology Refresh

Employee Referral bonuses

Job summary

SSI is seeking an experienced IT storage specialist to support data center storage solutions in a hybrid role. The position requires approximately three days onsite in Columbus and the ability to respond within two hours for emergencies.

Responsibilities include monitoring storage utilization, licensing management, escalation coordination, disaster recovery planning, and daily health checks across NetBackup, Cohesity, Pure Storage, and cloud backups (AWS/Azure).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years IT experience.
• Experience with enterprise class data storage systems.
• Active Secret clearance required.
• Knowledge of NAS, iSCSI, NetApp Filers, Cohesity, VMware, and cloud backups.

Responsibilities

• Monitor data storage utilization and produce reports.
• Manage storage software and hardware licensing and support agreements.
• Assist with escalation of storage problems and coordinate vendor support.
• Configure storage products and disaster recovery plans.
• Perform daily checks on storage and backup hardware/software and implement mitigation for failures.

Skills

Security+ Certification

Active Secret clearance

Storage technologies

Detail-oriented

Multi-tasking

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

NetApp ONTAP/CDOT

Cohesity

NetBackup

Pure Storage

VMware vSphere

AWS Backup

Azure Backup

Tape Libraries

Job description

Description

Job requires hybrid support, onsite and remote work, approximately 3 days onsite in Columbus. Must be able to respond to work location in under 2 hours in case of emergency call.

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, coordinate with vendor support personnel.
• Assist with configuration of storage products; maintaining data backup and recovery software configuration; maintain data storage environment configuration; manage data storage software and documentation; assist with escalation of storage problems and coordinate with vendor support personnel; 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 and, on finding failures / anomalies, research and implement mitigation strategies and solutions to correct issues. Environments should include, but not be limited to NetBackup, Pure, Cohesity, AWS and MS-Azure backup.
• Must complete weekly, daily and as needed detailed reporting requirements for status of projects, storage checks, etc. Reporting may be via email, spreadsheet updates, OneNote maintenance, weekly activity report submissions, etc.

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (in Computer Science or related field) or equivalent, 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 such as; 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 (Outlook, Visio, Excel, Word, OneNote PowerPoint) skills
• Must be detail-oriented and have 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 prior to hire: Security+ Certification
• Must have or be able to obtain prior to hire: Storage Environment CE certification such as: NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) or Hybrid Cloud Admin or 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 - Assoc/Prof, MS Certified Azure Administrator Assoc, etc.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Oracle Cloud or Google Cloud experience
• DLA experience a plus

SSI is committed to non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on any characteristics protected by law.

SSI is a HUBZone small business that provides professional services including systems engineering, information systems integration, and technology management services.

• Employee Medical, Vision, Dental, and Prescription Drug Insurance Plans, 60% paid premium for dependents.
• Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability benefits at no cost.
• 24 paid days off in the first year on board.
• We also provide Military Leave benefits, a 401(k) Retirement Plan, education assistance, Personal Technology Refresh and Employee Referral bonuses.
• Positions subject to Service Contract Act (SCA) have benefits provided as required by law.