Storage Administrator

Description

As part of the IT Network Infrastructure team, the Storage Administrator plays a key role in solution design, implementation and administration of all storage platforms across the enterprise including SAN/NAS on-premises arrays, backup/recovery, cloud storage and disaster recovery. This role will help optimize our company storage platforms for performance, archival/retrieval and disaster recovery readiness. • Monitoring storage utilization, optimizing volume performance and general daily administration of all storage platforms • Solution and implement storage and backup monitoring and alerting platforms for historical reporting and real-time alerting • Design, implement and maintain data protection strategies for all data types across the organization • Administration of all data snapshots and backups, ensuring all data types are properly protected and fall under appropriate policies • Handle data recovery requests in a timely manner and perform routine recovery test of various backup types • Manage data tiering and archiving lifecycle for all data across the enterprise • Perform standard lifecycle updates on storage and backup hardware, firmware and associated platform software • Configure and administer storage management services for storage reporting, analysis, archival, ransomware prevention, replication and failover recovery • Collaborate with storage vendors on enhancements, maintenance renewal, system updates and routine maintenance • Play a key role in disaster recovery planning, implementation and ongoing administration, utilizing the latest recovery strategies and technologies • Research and test cloud storage strategies for reducing costs and automating data archival and retrieval for various applications and use cases • Ensure all data storage and backup/recovery architectures are designed, configured and administered with best-practices in information security methodologies • Roadmap planning for all storage and backup platforms by evaluating new technologies and solutions that would benefit Imagine • Participate in weekly change management meetings, ensuring changes are properly documented and peer reviewed • Work with network team on configuration and management of storage switches and network configuration and monitoring • Plan and perform system upgrades for after business hours • Script and automate routines for data workflow for various environments • Provide mentoring on cloud technologies and adoption to others in IT • Work with IT security staff to manage security related products and remediate vulnerabilities to meet corporate security policy • Develop and maintain systems configuration documentation and standard operating procedures • Automate routine and repetitive tasks to reduce manual configuration • Interact with business teams to plan and implement new storage solutions and optimization strategies • Work independently, as well as a member of a team. Collaborate with others in Infrastructure, EUC, Information Security, Development and Help Desk teams. • Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours support • Other duties as assigned

Skills

Storage, Netapp, Vmware, Backup, Cloud, Linux, commvault, Dell, Windows

Top Skills Details

Storage,Netapp,Vmware,Backup,Cloud,Linux,commvault,Dell,Windows

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor degree of Computer Science, IT, or similar field, or equivalent work experience • 4+ years of experience in storage and backup/recovery administration • 2+ years of experience with cloud-based storage platforms and administration • Expertise with scripting for automation of manual tasks and configuration management • Comfortable remaining composed and calm under stressful conditions • Demonstrated ability to balance IT concerns and business needs while at the same time being a strong advocate for IT best practices • Demonstrated ability to balance IT concerns and business needs while at the same time being a strong advocate for IT best practices • 7+ years of experience in storage and backup/recovery administration • NetApp storage technologies and associated management tools • Dell PowerScale / Isilon storage technologies and associated management tools • Commvault and/or other enterprise-class backup/recovery platform administration • Large-scale clustered virtualization technologies (ex. VMware, Hyper V, Nutanix) • Azure or other cloud-based storage technologies • Windows and Linux administration skills • Systems monitoring configuration experience

Experience Level

Expert Level

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 – $65.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Grayslake,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 18, 2025.

About TEKsystems:

We’re partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That’s the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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