SAN Storage Engineer – Milwaukee, WI
Contract Length: The length of this contract has not been determined yet.
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1) Full legal name
2) Email address
3) Phone number
4) Current residence (i.e. city and state)
Responsibilities:
1. Accountable for providing functional analysis related to design, development, testing and debugging. Includes initial implementation, upgrade of infrastructure and software solutions of day-to-day operations with the objective of keeping the business operating. (Infrastructure Engineering)
2. Responsible for evaluating, consulting and right-sizing new and existing infrastructure and software solutions (buy, rent, build) or service to assist architecture in bringing the best options to the business. (Buy, Rent, Build Options)
3. Accountable for designing and documenting infrastructure and systems software solutions following Unified Modeling Language and blueprinting methodologies to meet the business requirements and ensure consistency in meeting the company’s Service Level Agreements. (Infrastructure Design)
4. Accountable for developing estimates for support or projects. Responsible to team leadership and project management for negotiating and setting priorities for technical scope, schedule and budget.
5. Responsible for using engineering best practices and an understanding of business needs to improve infrastructure and systems software solutions and services to reduce ongoing maintenance costs and improve scalability and reliability. (Compliance)
6. Accountable to serve as an escalation point in order to deliver reliable systems by complying with ITIL Service Management methodologies for incident, problem, change, release and knowledge management. (Service Management)
7. Identifying and resolving issues and conflicts as they relate to technology.
Required Skills:
* Prior experience in SAN, UNIX, Windows administration desirable.
* Experience with storage technologies including HDS, HP, IBM, NetApp, Brocade, McData, Cisco and resellers.
* Experience working with vendors to purchase, install and coordinate new hardware.
* Ability to coordinate facilities management activities, including power, cabling, and general installation.
* Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
* Minimum 6 years experience in Systems Administration or Systems Engineering. Experience should include demonstrated proficiency in:
1. Service Management (ITIL)
2. Unified Modeling Language (UML) or equivalent
3. Engineering standards and best practices
4. Developing estimates for support or projects
* Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with immediate team members, other IS areas, and clients in other departments.
* Ability to set priorities for scope, risk and quality of technology solutions to meet business needs.
* Ability to effectively communicate issues and solutions across all levels of the organization.