Storage Operations Engineer

Storage Operations Engineer Primary Responsibilities & Objectives:
Ensures the availability, reliability, scalability, and manageability of the data storage environment
Works with key technical and business stakeholders to determine data and storage requirements and creates solutions to meet requirements
Gathers requirements, designs, and implements solutions to meet customer's need related to SAN/NAS storage needs
Provides Level 3+ technical system expertise; Oversight and accountability for resolution of outages, service level issues, and user/customer support needs in coordination with Operations Support
Manage capacity and performance of the Storage infrastructure ensuring high availability of all systems
Proactively monitor, test, collect and analyze system performance statistical data to improve quality & ensure optimal performance of all Storage environments
Create and maintain documentation as it relates to infrastructure systems, design, configuration, support and processes
Diagnose and resolve complex configuration and bottleneck issues within a complex application & systems infrastructure
Provide 24x7 on-call storage support for all storage platforms on a rotational basis
Provides multi-level technical support in defining, developing and evaluating storage products to meet Cadence needs
Identify process gaps and implement appropriate policies and processes per Industry standard
Provides recommendations to improve the storage infrastructure and address/lead critical issues and analysis
Assists with recovery procedures & follow proper escalation procedures
Participates in change control activities to ensure awareness of scheduled work as it relates to

Qualifications, Skills and Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
Must have extensive experience in managing highly available, mission critical storage infrastructures
Management and implementation of SAN storage designs for large size growing environment(s)
Strong understanding of storage platforms in a corporate infrastructure and storage security practices with the ability to utilize storage administration tools
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
Must be able to work in a high pressure environment
10+ years of relevant experience
Maintain credible knowledge of competing technologies and solutions
Ability to conduct complex systems analysis and translate user requirements into business solutions
Preferred : Proficient in Unix/Linux and VMware administration