Lead System Administrator, Hybrid, St. Louis Region

Mercy Hospital St. Louis Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Matched retirement plans

Job summary

Mercy Hospital St. Louis Critical Care Medicine Fellowship is seeking a Lead System Administrator – Storage to architect, implement, and support Mercy's enterprise storage infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud environments.

You will lead storage initiatives, collaborating with infrastructure, application, database, security, and cloud teams to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable data platforms. The role requires 5–8 years in storage engineering (NetApp focus) with strong experience in

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–8 years in storage engineering with NetApp focus.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with NFS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and implement storage solutions.
• Configure and maintain storage environment.
• Monitor performance and tune for optimal operation.
• Manage data protection, backup, and recovery with enterprise tools.
• Ensure security/compliance of the storage environment.
• Provide 24/7 support for storage-related issues.

Skills

NetApp

NFS/iSCSI/FC

VMware

Windows/Linux/Unix

Scripting/Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT or related field

Tools

ONTAP

Data Infrastructure Insights

Active IQ Unified Manager

Ansible

Terraform

Powershell

Azure NetApp Files

Cloud Volumes ONTAP

NetApp SnapCenter

Job description

Find your calling at Mercy!
The Lead System Administrator – Storage role is responsible for the architecture, implementation, administration, and operational support of Mercy's enterprise storage infrastructure. This role serves as a technical leader for storage technologies, ensuring the availability, performance, security, and scalability of mission-critical data platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. This role also partners with infrastructure, application, database, security, and cloud teams to deliver reliable and resilient storage solutions that support the Mercy ministry.

Job Description
Find your calling at Mercy!
The Lead System Administrator – Storage role is responsible for the architecture, implementation, administration, and operational support of Mercy's enterprise storage infrastructure. This role serves as a technical leader for storage technologies, ensuring the availability, performance, security, and scalability of mission-critical data platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. This role also partners with infrastructure, application, database, security, and cloud teams to deliver reliable and resilient storage solutions that support the Mercy ministry.
Key Responsibilities

• Design and Implementation: Architect, design, and implement storage solutions to meet Mercy requirements.
• Configuration and Maintenance: Configure and maintain storage environment.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor storage performance and conduct regular tuning to ensure optimal operation.
• Data Protection / Backup and Recovery: Manage and ensure the success of Data Protection tools backup and recovery processes using enterprise tools (NetApp SnapCenter, SVM-DR, SnapMirror, SnapLock, and Commvault)
• Security / Compliance: Work with teams to ensure that the storage environment is secure and complies with Mercy standards.
• Support and Troubleshooting: Provide 24/7 support for storage-related issues, troubleshoot problems, and implement solutions.
• Collaboration: Work with teams to integrate storage solutions with various applications and databases.
• Upgrades and Patching: Perform regular upgrades and patching of NetApp systems to maintain security and performance.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of storage configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Automation: Experience with automation tools and scripting (Ansible, Terraform and/or Powershell).

Qualifications
Position Details:
Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in storage engineering, with a focus on NetApp technologies.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

Technical Skills

• NetApp Expertise: In-depth knowledge of NetApp storage systems, including ONTAP
• Protocols: Proficiency in managing protocols such as NFS, iSCSI, and Fiber Channel.
• RAID and Storage Management: Experience with setting up and managing RAID groups, aggregates, volumes, quotas, and qtrees.
• Monitoring Tools: Familiarity with NetApp monitoring and performance tuning tools like Data Infrastructure Insights & Active IQ Unified Manager.
• Operating Systems: Experience with Windows, Unix, Linux, and VMware environments.
• Cloud Integration: Knowledge of integrating NetApp storage with cloud storage solutions, including Azure NetApp Files & Cloud Volumes ONTAP
• Hyperscale Experience: Experience in storage migrations to Azure or other hyperscalers.
• Internal cloud: Experience building PaaS or internal clouds

Soft Skills

• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Attention to Detail: High level of attention to detail and accuracy.

Additional Skills (Preferred)

• Healthcare Experience: Previous experience in a large enterprise healthcare environment is a plus.
• Certifications: Relevant certifications such as NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA) or NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer (NCIE) are preferred.

Why Mercy?
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.