Senior Server/Storage Systems Engineer

Senior Server/Storage Systems Engineer

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• Performs complex operating system provisioning and administration including system patch management. Works with application users and data owners to maintain named user access controls within current security roles and coordinate systems life cycle events.
• Manages technology projects in accordance with DevOps principles.
• Proactively monitors, analyzes and reviews multi-platform computing environment and executes problem avoidance practices in order to maintain a high level of reliability and availability.
• Identifies best and least cost infrastructure solutions that meet stringent security and availability requirements.
• Implements equipment using practical knowledge of DNS, LAN subnetting, and basic routing principals.
• Plans, documents and communicates operating systems, physical host and ancillary resource configuration standards.
• Takes leadership role in managing major incidents and problems through root cause analysis and effective communication among teams.
• Monitors relevant systems for availability and performance. Performs periodic metrics reporting to show continuous performance.
• Follows established IT processes for change, configuration and problem management as well as regulatory requirements such as NERC/CIP.
• Acts as technical lead on assigned projects. Takes responsibility for completion of assigned project tasks.
• Actively participates in professional development activities
• Conducts routine hardware and software audits of servers to ensure compliance with established standards
• Designs, recommends and develops a comprehensive system of inventory and monitoring for supported hardware and software.
• Ensures data/media recoverability by implementing a program of system backups appropriate to the operating system and resident application(s).
• For incumbents at SOCC, this job will be performed in a regulated, real-time, mission critical operational environment using the processes specific to that environment.

This general overview only includes essential functions of the job and does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instruction and to perform any other job-related duties requested by supervisor or management.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems and administration
• Knowledge of VMware virtualized Hypervisor architecture and administration
• Knowledge and experience in Powershell and/or other scripting languages
• Knowledge of DevOps and Cloud deployments
  • Working experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
  • Working experience in a Continuous Improvement/Continuous Delivery CI/CD environment
• Knowledge of unified computing systems and blade server architecture
• Knowledge of backup and recovery practices
• Knowledge of security best practices for systems, software and services
• Knowledge of storage architecture and administration
• Working knowledge of LAN/WAN, routing, switching, and subnetting
• Knowledge and experience with cloud technologies such as VMware, OpenStack, and CloudStack
• Knowledge and experience in ITIL processes including change and incident management and root cause analysis
• Skill in Active Directory provisioning, design and operation
• Skill in provisioning of storage related resources using protocols such as iSCSI, FCoE, CIFS and NFS
• Skill in the provisioning and administration of virtual servers
• Skill in verbal and written communications, including process and diagrammatical documentation as well as presentation skills
• Intermediate skill level in office productivity applications (i.e., email, word processing, spreadsheets, etc.)
• Skill in analyzing and solving complex problems
• Skill in communicating effectively with team members, supervision/management and external organizations under normal and emergency conditions
• Ability to build relationships, foster teamwork and work in a team environment

• Ability to balance and manage competing high priority work demands