Storage Administrator- Colorado Springs

Maximus; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Senior Storage Administrator to provide expertise to a federal client supporting mission critical defense systems. The role focuses on managing and maintaining our storage infrastructure, provisioning, troubleshooting, and ensuring availability, performance, and security of storage environments onsite at a government facility near Colorado Springs.

Candidates must have active Secret clearance, be US citizens, reside within a commutable distance to Colorado Springs, and be

Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance required.
• US Citizens only due to federal requirements.
• On-site position at a government facility near Colorado Springs.
• Residence within a commutable distance to Colorado Springs, CO.
• 7+ years of experience in storage administration.
• 5+ years of experience administering and supporting enterprise storage environments including IBM storage technologies and SAN.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the storage infrastructure, including storage area networks (SAN).
• Monitor storage performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimization strategies to ensure throughput and reliability.
• Provision storage resources and allocate space to meet the needs of applications and data.
• Troubleshoot storage issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams and vendors as necessary.
• Implement and maintain storage security measures, including access controls, encryption, and data protection mechanisms.
• Conduct storage capacity planning and forecasting to accommodate future growth and changing business requirements.
• Create and maintain documentation related to storage configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Ensure storage media are controlled and accounted for in the inventory and released to off-site processes and to on-site storage areas.
• Ensure all restorable media and necessary copies of software, documentation, and supplies stored at off-site locations are kept current and reviewed periodically.
• Maintain procedures for delivery of backup materials to recovery facilities/site.

Skills

Storage administration

On-call rotation

Security clearance

US citizenship

Tools

IBM storage technologies

SAN infrastructure

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Senior Storage Administrator to provide expertise to a federal client in support of their mission critical systems in defense of our Homeland.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Storage Administrator to join our team. As a Storage Administrator, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining our organization's storage infrastructure. Your role will involve overseeing storage administration, provisioning, troubleshooting, and ensuring the availability, performance, and security of our storage systems.

This position is onsite and requires an active security clearance.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS080, T2, Band 5

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administer and maintain the storage infrastructure, including storage area networks (SAN).
• Monitor storage performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimization strategies to ensure optimal throughput and reliability.
• Provision storage resources and allocate space to meet the needs of the organization's applications and data.
• Troubleshoot and resolve storage issues, collaborating with cross- functional teams and vendors as necessary.
• Implement and maintain storage security measures, including access controls, encryption, and data protection mechanisms.
• Conduct storage capacity planning and forecasting to accommodate future growth and changing business requirements.
• Create and maintain documentation related to storage configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Ensure appropriate storage medium are controlled and accounted for in the inventory and released to off-site processes and to on-site storage areas.
• Ensure all restorable media; necessary copies of software, documentation, and supplies stored at the off-site location are kept current and reviewed periodically for relevance.
• Maintain procedures for delivery of the backup materials to recovery facilities/site.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

• Active Secret security clearance required.
• Due to federal requirements, only US Citizens can be considered.
• This is an on-site position at a government facility.
• Candidates must reside within a commutable distance to Colorado Springs, CO
• Participation in a rotational on-call schedule for emergency page-outs is required.
• 7 or more years of experience in a Storage Administration role or in a related field.
• 5 or more years of experience administering and supporting enterprise storage environments, including IBM storage technologies and SAN (Storage Area Network) infrastructure.

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TCS080, T2, Band 5

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