Storage Engineer I

Data Center Operations Opportunity in Financial Services

Storage Engineer I

Location:

La Vista:12325 Port Grace Blvd, La Vista, NE 68128

Osaic has returned to the office on a hybrid schedule requiring a minimum of 4 days weekly in the office. Applicants should be located at one of our hubs listed above and must be willing to work this schedule.

Role Type: Full-time, Non-Exempt

Salary: $60,000 – $79,000 per year + annual performance-based bonus

Actual compensation offered will be determined individually, based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, licensure, experience, and education.

Our competitive compensation is just one component of Osaic’s total compensation package. Additional benefits include health, vision, dental insurance, 401k, paid time away, volunteer days and much more. To view more details of what you can look forward to, visit our careers page:  Osaic Benefits .

Summary:

The primary responsibilities for this position are to implement and maintain datacenter backup and storage systems. Review performance of platform, adjust as necessary. Manage and maintain software and firmware levels of systems on a regular basis. Secondary responsibilities include management of general datacenter equipment including; storage, compute, console, power, cabling, and virtualization, monitor performance, and troubleshoot/resolve any system problems.

Additional duties include providing security analysis, participation in audits, general data center related tasks, and other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree preferred, associate degree in combination with significant experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities:

• Perform all duties associated with the Data Center Services Team, directed by DCS Leadership
• Manage, monitor, and maintain backup systems.
• Manage, monitor, and maintain storage systems.
• Work with System Administration teams and Application Operations teams to validate all systems are backed up based upon requirements.
• Performs all pertinent duties with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Perform configuration tuning as necessary.
• Create documentation based on standardized templates and update any previous documentation with new changes.
• Ensures that all supported systems are highly reliable, secure, and performing at acceptable levels. 
• Performs root cause analysis of outages and ensures they are repaired.
• Reviews any new patches or releases that would improve performance or are recommended by the vendor.
• Continually enhances alarming and system monitoring for servers and network.
• Aids in the research, development and deployment of new technologies and multi-vendor integration. 
• Implements and maintains a consistent backup and disaster recovery plan
• Ensures timely and effective delivery of hardware upgrades, network upgrades and new configurations
• Participates in planning design, technical review and implementation for new infrastructure hardware and operating systems for voice and data communication networks
• Assists in developing ongoing security strategy
• Performs various projects and tasks assigned by manager
• All other duties as assigned.

Basic Requirements:

• 5 years’ experience with storage systems
• 5 years’ experience with SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network Attached Storage) Technologies
• 5 years’ experience with Windows Server operating system
• 5 years’ experience of physical and virtual server builds
• Experience writing scripts to automate common tasks
• Knowledge of Microsoft clustering, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and Windows networking
• Knowledge of TCP/IP with the ability to demonstrate and describe networking fundamentals.
• Knowledge of virtualization principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across multiple projects and team members

Preferred Requirements:

• 5 years experience managing information technology systems in a hybrid infrastructure.
• 5 years experience with disaster recovery related tasks; planning, documenting, and implementing.
• Industry certifications.

Osaic is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and we hire the most qualified candidates without regard for age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, language differences, nationality or national origin, family or marital status, physical, mental, and developmental abilities (or the perception of a disability), genetic information, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, skin color, social or economic class, education, work and behavioral styles, political affiliation, military service, caste, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants for employment in the US must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the US by Osaic.

Osaic does not consider applications from candidates who do not meet the minimum qualifications stated in the job posting.

Osaic only accepts candidates from contracted recruiting firms and only for searches approved prior to submissions. Fees will not be paid for unsolicited submissions.