Storage and Virtualization Systems Engineer

Indiana University; Bloomington (IN); Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Indiana University is seeking a Storage and Virtualization Systems Engineer to join the UITS Telecommunication Infrastructure team in Bloomington or Indianapolis. The role provides senior-level expertise for storage and data protection systems critical to university continuity and security.

You will design, implement, and optimize virtualized storage environments, coordinate cross-team projects, and lead disaster recovery planning while mentoring junior staff and ensuring alignment with

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• Five years of systems engineering or related experience.
• Preferred: three years each in storage array administration, multi-site storage infrastructure, business continuity management, data protection and replication, fiber channel infrastructure, and system administration (Windows, Linux, hypervisor, container).
• Strong communication, time management, and prioritization skills, with a high degree of accuracy and initiative.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate projects, provide oversight for complex work, and serve as a primary point of contact for collaboration with other UITS teams and university stakeholders.
• Design, develop, and implement advanced systems that adhere to university policies and standards, and serve as a senior point of escalation for complex system performance issues.
• Author test cases and automation scripts, report bugs, and work closely with other technical teams to resolve highly complex problems.
• Establish metrics, determine system configurations for performance and security, and analyze capacity data to develop capacity plans.
• Document infrastructure design decisions and issue resolutions, and lead service disaster recovery planning.
• Evaluate new capabilities and emerging technologies, and recommend improvements to systems engineering practices, tools, and approaches.
• Review work and guide junior peers, and serve as a project leader when needed.

Conocimientos

Communication

Time management

Prioritization

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Herramientas

Storage array administration

Multi-site storage infrastructure

Data protection & replication

Fiber channel infrastructure

Windows/Linux/hypervisor/container administration

Descripción del empleo

Storage and Virtualization (Systems Engineer)

UITS Telecommunication Infrastructure, Indiana University | Bloomington or Indianapolis, IN | Full-Time | Job ID 320776

About the Team

The Intelligent Infrastructure team is the driving force behind Indiana University’s private cloud. The team designs, deploys, and manages a complex, georedundant, virtualized computing and storage environment that provides Infrastructure as a Service to the entire university community, from department workloads to crucial campus operations.

The team maintains a self-service portal for spinning up virtual servers, storage, and network resources, automated workflows for resource management, and infrastructure for everything from traditional enterprise applications to containerized microservices.

About the Role

This position is on the Storage and Virtualization team and provides senior-level expertise for the storage and data protection systems that keep university data available, secure, and recoverable during system failures or major incidents. These systems are a key part of IU’s business continuity strategy and essential for protecting critical services from downtime.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects, provide oversight for complex work, and serve as a primary point of contact for collaboration with other UITS teams and university stakeholders.
• Design, develop, and implement advanced systems that adhere to university policies and standards, and serve as a senior point of escalation for complex system performance issues.
• Author test cases and automation scripts, report bugs, and work closely with other technical teams to resolve highly complex problems.
• Establish metrics, determine system configurations for performance and security, and analyze capacity data to develop capacity plans.
• Document infrastructure design decisions and issue resolutions, and lead service disaster recovery planning.
• Evaluate new capabilities and emerging technologies, and recommend improvements to systems engineering practices, tools, and approaches.
• Review work and guide junior peers, and serve as a project leader when needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in computer science or a related field.
• Five years of systems engineering or related experience.
• Preferred: three years each in storage array administration, multi-site storage infrastructure, business continuity management, data protection and replication, fiber channel infrastructure, and system administration (Windows, Linux, hypervisor, container).
• Strong communication, time management, and prioritization skills, with a high degree of accuracy and initiative.

Work Arrangement

The position is based in Bloomington or Indianapolis, Indiana, and is eligible for a hybrid schedule mixing remote and in-person work, subject to change based on university policy and business needs. The role is on call in support of critical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.