Sr Storage System Administrator - NetApp, FTE, onsite in Minneapolis, MN 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and participate in design, implementation, configuration, and security compliance activities of SAN and NAS storage systems
• Maximize the storage infrastructure functionality and recommend optimal improvements for availability, performance, system resource optimization, and disaster recovery readiness
• Ensure data is accessible through secured protocols and recommended vendor and industry standards
• Patch management for all SAN and NAS storage systems
• Provision and decommission storage in accordance with documented procedures
• Manage and troubleshoot NFS exports and CIFS Shares
• Identify automation opportunities by communicating and collaborating with the team and automate repeatable task using scripting & Ansible
• Proactively manage SAN and NAS storage environments by monitoring alerts, incoming work pipelines, and by troubleshooting complex hardware and performance issues
• Troubleshoot issues across development, test, and production systems
• Interface with SAN and NAS storage technology vendors to resolve complex challenges
• Own the activities for knowledge documentation and operational standards for SAN and NAS storage management activities
• Participate in change control lifecycle activities
• Participates in On-Call rotation support
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years work experience in production support of Storage & Backup Administration of a large scale, multi-site NetApp environment
• Expert level knowledge of large-scale SAN and NAS storage (NetApp FAS and AFF, Cisco MDS, Synology, IBM FS5100)
• NetApp Storage Administration certification is preferred
• Advanced to expert knowledge of technologies such as operating systems (AIX, Linux, Windows, VMware)
• Understanding of application /database design & integration with SAN and NAS storage systems
• Expert knowledge in networking as related to server environments and virtualization.
• Strong communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate a high degree of personal & professional initiative
• Proven experience in mentoring and coaching junior team members