Senior Storage Administrator

Immediate need for a talented Senior Storage Administrator . This is a 12 months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Owings Mills, MD (Onsite). Job ID:26-20330 Pay Range: $60 - $65/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location). Key Responsibilities: Design, implement, and support enterprise storage solutions (block, file, and object). Manage provisioning and lifecycle operations, including LUN/volume allocation, host mapping, masking, and expansions. Administer SAN infrastructure (Cisco MDS), including zoning, VSANs, and fabric performance optimization. Manage NAS platforms and file services (SMB/CIFS, NFS v3/v4, Kerberos-enabled environments). Monitor and optimize storage performance, availability, and capacity using enterprise tools. Troubleshoot complex issues across SAN, NAS, and iSCSI environments; engage vendors as needed. Execute BAU changes in alignment with change, incident, and service management processes. Support disaster recovery operations, including replication, testing, and incident response. Perform firmware upgrades, patching, and maintenance in accordance with lifecycle standards. Ensure compliance with security requirements (encryption, vulnerability remediation, audit support). Maintain documentation, runbooks, and CMDB/inventory records. Provide capacity planning, forecasting, and reporting. Collaborate with server, virtualization, backup, and cloud teams. Lead storage migrations and modernization initiatives. Participate in on-call rotation and support critical incidents. Key Requirements and Technology Experience: Must have skills: Dell EMC PowerMax, Block and file storage, SAN/NAS. 7 years of enterprise storage administration experience. Hands-on experience with platforms such as Dell EMC PowerMax/VMAX, PowerScale (Isilon), and Pure Storage. Strong SAN/NAS expertise (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, Cisco MDS, SMB, NFS). Experience with storage provisioning, replication, snapshots, and performance tuning. Solid troubleshooting across storage, networking, and VMware environments. Familiarity with backup and disaster recovery concepts. Scripting/automation experience (PowerShell, Python) preferred. Experience with ITIL processes (change, incident, ServiceNow). Strong communication and collaboration skills. Experience with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP or similar cloud storage platforms. Exposure to hybrid cloud and migration initiatives. Knowledge of NetApp ONTAP (SnapMirror, SnapVault). Experience in large enterprise environments. Relevant certifications (Dell EMC, Cisco, VMware, NetApp). Our client is a leading financial services Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr Creative Solutions Services, LLC