Storage Administrator

Belcan LLC; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Belcan LLC is seeking a Storage Administrator to operate and optimize enterprise storage across SAN, NAS, and object platforms. You will ensure data availability, integrity, and performance for mission‑critical apps, coordinating with VMware and database teams.

The role requires 3–8 years in storage, multi‑vendor experience, and strong troubleshooting; expect on‑call duties and a focus on fault isolation, capacity planning, and DR readiness.

Qualifications

• 3-8 years of experience in enterprise storage administration.
• Hands‑on with at least two major storage vendors.
• Experience in virtualized and cloud-integrated environments.
• SAN/NAS expertise including Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS/SMB.
• Knowledge of storage replication, snapshots, deduplication, and tiering.
• Familiarity with Brocade/Cisco SAN switches and VMware storage concepts.

Responsibilities

• Storage provisioning across SAN/NAS and quotas.
• Monitor performance, capacity, health of storage arrays.
• Backup verification, snapshot management, replication checks.
• Coordinate with VMware, Compute, and Database teams.
• Automation and scripting to provisioning and reporting.
• Documentation of diagrams, SOPs, and configuration records.
• On‑call rotations and after‑hours support as needed.

Skills

Storage administration

Troubleshooting

Scripting

Capacity planning

Tools

EMC

NetApp

HPE

Brocade

Cisco SAN

Job description

Innovative, Secure, and Outcome-Based Solutions

Job Summary:

The Storage Administrator is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and performance of enterprise storage systems across a diverse, multi‑vendor environment. This role ensures data availability, integrity, and optimal performance for mission‑critical applications.

Job Duties:

• Manage and maintain enterprise storage systems including SAN, NAS, and object storage platforms.
• Monitor storage performance, capacity utilization, and health across all storage arrays.
• Provision storage volumes, LUNs, shares, and exports for servers and applications.
• Perform storage zoning, masking, and host mapping tasks.
• Troubleshoot storage performance issues, connectivity failures, and hardware errors.
• Perform firmware upgrades, patching, and lifecycle maintenance on storage hardware.
• Coordinate with VMware, Compute, and Database teams for storage‑related support activities.
• Conduct regular backups verification, snapshot management, and replication checks.
• Support disaster recovery processes including failover, validation, and recovery testing.
• Maintain storage documentation including diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, and configuration records.
• Respond to incidents and requests through the ITSM system with accurate documentation.
• Analyze trends in storage usage and provide forecasts for capacity planning.
• Ensure compliance with security, audit, and change management policies.
• Collaborate with vendors for hardware support, replacement, and troubleshooting.
• Participate in on‑call rotations and provide after‑hours support as needed.
• Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to junior network staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Storage Provisioning - Allocate and manage storage volumes, LUNs, shares, and quotas across SAN/NAS platforms.
• SAN Fabric Management - Configure zoning, masking, and connectivity across Brocade/Cisco fabrics.
• NAS Administration - Manage CIFS/NFS shares, permissions, snapshots, and replication.
• Performance Monitoring - Analyze latency, throughput, IOPS, and capacity trends to optimize performance.
• Backup & Recovery - Support backup platforms (NetBackup, Commvault, Veeam) and ensure successful restore operations.
• Data Protection - Implement snapshots, replication, and DR strategies across storage systems.
• Incident & Problem Resolution - Diagnose storage failures, connectivity issues, and performance bottlenecks.
• Automation & Scripting - Use PowerShell, Bash, or Python to automate provisioning and reporting.
• Documentation - Maintain architecture diagrams, SOPs, and configuration records.
• Cross‑Team Collaboration - Work with server, virtualization, cloud, and network teams to support business workloads.

Required Qualifications:

• 3-8 years of experience in enterprise storage administration.
• Hands‑on experience with at least two major storage vendors.
• Experience supporting storage in virtualized and cloud‑integrated environments.
• SAN/NAS Expertise - Strong understanding of Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS/SMB.
• Experience with multi‑vendor storage arrays (EMC, NetApp, HPE, IBM, Pure, Hitachi).
• Knowledge of storage replication, snapshots, deduplication, and tiering.
• Familiarity with Brocade/Cisco SAN switches.
• Understanding of VMware storage concepts (datastores, vSAN, multipathing).
• Experience with backup technologies (NetBackup, Commvault, Veeam).
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage large‑scale enterprise storage environments.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• EMC Proven Professional
• HPE ASE
• Brocade or Cisco SAN certifications
• ITIL Foundation

Compensation:

We provide a competitive pay and benefits package. This position is offering a salary range of $95,000-$105,000Belcan considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to education, experience, geographic location, and discipline. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.

Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.