NetApp - Performance Engineer Student Assistant

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 19,286 - 24,796; Part time

Job summary

Wichita State University in the Ennovar department seeks a student assistant to perform administrative and technical tasks under supervision. The role supports campus activities and may involve mentoring other students or assisting across units based on the supervisor's guidance.

The position is part-time, requires a high school diploma, and hours are set by the class schedule. Pay ranges from $14 to $18 per hour, with the work setting anchored on campus in Kansas.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience with Windows and UNIX-like OS environments is expected.
• Ability to install patches and updates and maintain OS images.
• Experience writing test reports and documenting results.

Responsibilities

• Support a research and applied learning project at Wichita State University.
• Assist with services and deliverables as outlined by the supervisor.
• Document test results and reproduce issues to aid debugging.
• Collaborate with test engineers and developers throughout the project.

Skills

Windows/UNIX-like OS

Patching/Service packs

OS installation

Test execution

Test management PyNT

Bug reporting

Reproducing issues

Test status reporting

SAN assembly

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

PyNT

Job description

Department
Ennovar

Campus Location
Other Kansas Location

Hire Type
Part Time

Pay
$14 - $18 per hour

Work Schedule
Based on class schedule

Export Compliance Requirement
No export control requirement.

Job Summary

A student assistant will carry out administrative and technical tasks requested by a supervisor. Depending on the area the student assistant is employed in, they may assist and mentor other students or provide support throughout the campus in various forms.

Responsibilities

• This is a research and applied learning project where WSU agrees to provide Student Personnel to perform the following Services. The Parties agree to the milestones and schedule of Deliverables as follows.
• The following project will take place at Wichita State University and in its Digital Transformation Building.
• Project description: The X70 R4 will be used to collect the information ordered activities:
• Storage Efficiency: Measure Storage Efficiency ratios as it applies to compression and Dedup using different types of datasets.
• Performance: Measure the performance of the X70 R4 using Vdbench and different types of datasets.
• Check the following features of the X70 R4:
• Redundancy
• Availability
• Serviceability
• Usability
• Interoperability

Required Education

• High school diploma or equivalent

Additional Requirements

• Minimum Skills Needed to Perform for Scope of Services: WSU shall assign Student Personnel to perform the Services stated above who meet the following minimum skills:
• Working with a variety of Windows and UNIX-like operating systems (e.g. Windows, Linux, Solaris, AIX, etc.).
• Installing service pack and patch updates.
• Operating system installation and maintenance on PCs and servers
• Executing test cases designed to validate host software features, controller firmware features, disk drive functionality, and component (host adapters, switches, hubs) interoperability.
• Documenting test results via test management tools (e.g., PyNT).
• Writing problem reports that describe test case failures.
• Reproducing problems in order to assist developers\' debug efforts.
• Providing test status information to test engineers and developers.
• Assembling test configurations into a storage area network (SAN) (i.e., connecting hosts, controller modules, disk drive modules, switches and hubs).

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain in a stationary position.
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment including but not limited to phone, printers, copiers, and calculators.
• Ability to communicate with others and accurately exchange information.