RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Network/Cloud Storage Engineer in Holyoke, MA.
Summary:
The client is looking for a Network/Cloud Storage Engineer Consultant to assist in management of all centralized storage technologies. This position will support the Infrastructure Services in managing the full storage system life cycle, including planning, acquiring, deploying, day-to-day management, and retirement of the company's storage Pure, Rubrik, EMC, NetApp, Unity and other deployments. The candidate will configure and manage AWS storage gateways, design, document and manage hybrid AWS/On-Prem storage solution. The successful candidate will collaborate with the company's Infrastructure Engineering.
Primary Responsibilities
* Engineer, design, implement, upgrade, and manage the company's SAN/NAS environment
* Troubleshooting storage and networking issues to do with SAN/NAS services
* Gathering requirements and providing technical planning and documentation to meet future storage needs on a project by project basis
* Developing a long-term (5-year) SAN/NAS storage roadmap that includes technology selection, sizing, and refresh dates and costs
* Document process and procedure for storage life-cycle management that can be utilized by the internal team to support existing and future environments
* Install and configure storage monitoring solution that tracks storage health and utilization
* Provide actionable Network Operations Center alerts and run-books to assist first level support response to problems
REQUIREMENTS:
* A Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, or similar engineering field is required, or equivalent experience is required
* Minimum of 10 years related experience or the equivalent combination of experience and education
* Must have experience with block, object and file storage solutions including Pure, EMC, VPlex, XtremIO, ECS Object Storage, Unity technologies
* Knowledge and experience with AWS managed storage services
* Experience documenting technical solutions utilizing Atlassian Confluence and Microsoft Visio
* Solid understanding of NFS, iSCSI, CIFS, S3, and FC storage protocols
* Ability to document strategies and designs; And present to management with benefits analysis
* Experience with authoring Terraform modules from scratch, maintaining existing Terraform code base and Terraform Enterprise Cloud management and configuration
* Knowledge of the AWS, Rubrik and storage providers for Terraform
* Current working experience in Terraform for AWS and Enterprise storage management
* Advanced understanding of GitOps methodologies
* Current working experience with command line Git operations
* Must be able to work independently or with no supervision
* Must have excellent communication skills
Desired, not required:
* Experience with HashiCorp Terraform Cloud
* Experience with Bitbucket Cloud
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.