IT - Solutions Engineer III (Remote)

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Benefits and amenities packages

Job summary

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies is seeking a Senior Storage Engineer to manage, maintain and architect storage infrastructure including SAN, block and file storage. You will provide technical expertise in storage technology, drive project planning and design, and support enterprise storage solutions.

Ideal candidates bring extensive hands-on experience with enterprise storage, strong documentation skills, and the ability to work across internal and customer-facing environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience planning designing configuring and supporting large enterprise storage environments including SAN networking, block storage, and NAS.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills with ability to handle multiple tasks.
• SAN, Data protection planning, forecasting, and full analysis skills.
• Strong technical documentation skills; create/update architecture diagrams and docs.
• Researches and implements new storage technologies and drives improvements.
• Primary responsibilities include internal and customer-facing storage infrastructure (EMC Isilon, Cisco MDS, IBM DS8000).

Responsibilities

• Provide functional and technical expertise with managing, implementing, and designing data & storage environments.
• Execute solutions for highly active databases, development, and disaster recovery environments.
• Deliver technical troubleshooting and ensure outages and SLAs are addressed.
• Maintain up-to-date architecture and integration documentation.
• Create and maintain storage policies and procedures.
• Read specs, ask questions, and make storage recommendations.
• Provide on-call support as needed.

Skills

Storage architecture

SAN & NAS tooling

Data protection planning

Technical documentation

On-call support

SQL/DB2 understanding

Windows/Linux/VMware knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

EMC Isilon

Cisco MDS9700

IBM DS8000

Infinidat

Commvault

VMware

Hyper-V

Linux

Windows

SQL/DB2

Job description

Make a difference with a career in insurance

At The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, we put people first and apply the Golden Rule to our daily operations. To put this into action, we’re looking for extraordinary people to join our talented team. Our service-oriented, ethical, knowledgeable, caring associates are the heart of our vision to be the best company serving independent agents. We help protect families and businesses as they work to prevent or recover from a loss. Share your talents to help us reach for continued success as we bring value to the communities we serve and demonstrate that Actions Speak Louder in Person®.

If you’re ready to build productive relationships, collaborate within a diverse team, embrace challenges and develop your skills, then Cincinnati may be the place for you. We offer career opportunities where you can contribute and grow.

Build your future with us

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies' IT Infrastructure department is currently seeking a Senior Storage Engineer. The storage engineer will be responsible for the management, maintenance, monitoring, and architecture of the storage infrastructure. They will ensure proper configuration of all storage components (Example; SAN environment, block, and file storage). They provide technical and engineering expertise in the areas of Storage Technology, related to project planning, design, and engineering of systems.

To ensure active engagement in meetings, it is mandatory for all IT associates to have cameras turned on for all interactions with other associates, customers, and stakeholders. Your camera must be on and positioned correctly to clearly show your face. This practice is crucial for maintaining connection and engagement, as non-verbal cues are essential for effective communication.

Work location and flexibility are subject to change based on evolving business needs, but generally, selected candidates who reside:

• within 50 miles of Headquarters may be expected to work in a hybrid capacity, combining remote and onsite work when business needs necessitate.
• more than 50 miles from Headquarters must be flexible and available to travel to Fairfield, OH, on an occasional basis for special events, training sessions, or key meetings.

Be Ready To

• provides functional and technical expertise with managing, implementing, and designing data & storage environments
• execute solutions for environments such as highly active databases, development, and highly available or disaster recovery environments
• provides technical system troubleshooting; Oversight and accountability for resolution of outages, service level issues, and user/customer support needs.
• ensures technical documentation is kept up to date (architecture / integration diagrams and documentation)
• create and maintain policies and procedures for storage technologies
• read detailed specifications, ask appropriate questions to clarify understanding to make recommendations regarding storage types and amounts
• provides on call support

Be Equipped With

• 3+ years’ experience with the planning, designing, configuring and supporting of large enterprise storage environments that include; SAN Networking, block storage, and NAS storage (file storage)
• strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills and ability to take on multiple tasks simultaneously
• SAN, Data protection planning, forecasting, and full analysis skills
• strong technical documentation skills
• researches and implements new technology initiatives
• primary responsibilities include; both Internal and Customer facing storage infrastructure which includes, but is not limited to, technologies from, EMC (Isilon, DLM), Cisco SAN Switches (MDS9700 series), IBM (DS8000), Infinidat, Commvault

Preferred

• familiarity with Windows, VMware, Hyper -V and Linux platforms
• ability to do Scripting
• understanding of SQL and DB2 databases

Bring Education Or Experience From

• a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent work-related experience

Providing outstanding service and developing strong relationships with our independent agents are hallmarks of our company. Whether you have experience from another carrier or you’re new to the insurance industry, we promote a lifelong learning approach. Cincinnati provides you with the tools and training to be successful and to become a trusted, respected insurance professional – all while enjoying a meaningful career.

Enjoy Benefits And Amenities

Your commitment to providing strong service, sharing best practices and creating solutions that impact lives is appreciated. To increase the well-being and satisfaction of our associates, we offer a variety of benefits and amenities. Learn more about our benefits and amenities packages.

Many departments at our Headquarters in Fairfield, Ohio, offer hybrid work options, empowering associates to work from home several days a week. Depending on your role and responsibilities, hybrid options may be available.

Embrace a diverse team

As a relationship-based organization, we welcome and value a diverse workforce. We grant equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race; creed; color; sex, including sexual orientation; religion; national origin; age; disability; or any other basis prohibited by law. Learn more about the Federal Employment Notices.

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