System Engineer – Datacenter Lead Storage Admin
Description
- Candidate with previous USMC NGEN experience will not be considered for this project.
- Position requires US Citizenship and a DoD SECRET clearance.
- This position is in Kansas City, MO working with the USMC.
- DoD experience is preferred with knowledge of the Marine Corps IT environment.
- The Storage Administration Lead is responsible for all aspects of storage engineering pertaining to storage devices including enterprise virtual arrays, backup, and storage monitoring software. This includes implementation, configuration, coordination, control, maintenance, backup,troubleshooting, security, usage monitoring, and the development of specialized storage procedures.
- The Storage Administration Lead will support activities as directed by the Operations Manager within the Enterprise IT Center (EITC).
- The Storage Administration Lead will also be involved with Application production releases and Request For Changes through the ITIL-based Planning staff located in Quantico VA and the Systems Integration Environment in Kansas City MO.
- The Lead Systems Administrator expert provides regular metrics reports to ensure Service Levels are documented and reported to the Program of Record.
- General responsibilities also include the following:
1. Serves as a top level technical or functional expert supporting one or more clients and unlimited user groups.
2. Performs highly specialized technical tasks associated with cutting-edge technologies.
3. Works with user groups to solve business problems with available technology including hardware, software, databases, and peripherals.
4. Applies expert functional knowledge and experience to significant business projects or processes. - Architects highly complex, global solutions across the appropriate engineering environments to meet business requirements or enhance performance.
- Reviews cost analyses and vendor comparison reports to ensure cost-effective and efficient operations. Recommends vendor/approach and presents to senior management.
- Reviews and recommends highly complex systems investment(s) to management and customers based on results of independent assessment of current and future performance, stability, and systems management/life cycle issues.
- Provides escalated, highly complex technical support to customers by investigating and resolving systems-related matters of significance; provides support telephonically and/or electronically.
- Plans, conducts and oversees the technical aspects of large, complex projects; coordinates the efforts of technical support staff in the performance of assigned projects. Reviews completion and implementation of system additions and/or enhancements and provides management overview.
- Develops and applies advanced methods, theories and research techniques in the investigation and solution of highly complex system requirements and problems. Develops training tools and documentation; oversees implementation of same.
- Reviews literature, patents and current practices to support business requirements and/or new industry technology. Prepares reports and/or recommendations regarding new technology to appropriate personnel.
- Provides complex technical consultation on current and proposed systems to other organizations and clients.
- Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- This position requires Information Assurance Training (IAT) level II certification (for example, GSEC, Security+, SCNP, SSCP).
- CompTIA Security Plus - Have or the ability to obtain within 6 months
- NetApp Certified Data Management Administrator (NCDA) Certification
- Candidate must be willing to achieve necessary certifications required by DoD 8570.
- Desired - ITIL v3 Foundations
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Bachelors degree in engineering, systems engineering, physics, computer science, management information systems, or related field preferred
- Nine or more years of experience in systems engineering, software engineering, operating systems programming or naval architecture
- Experience working with specific software and/or hardware systems with a specific concentration in one or more areas
- Experience working with one or more structured programming languages
- Experience working with design principles and applications
Other Qualifications
- Strong leadership skills to effectively mentor and lead junior level personnel
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills for design, creation and testing of complex systems
- Strong communication skills to communicate systems proposals to management and customers and provide systems diagnoses and resolution for current systems
- Strong interpersonal skills to interact with customers, senior level personnel, subordinates and team members
- Strong organization skills to prioritize work, balance and lead complex projects
- Ability to work independently and as part of a global team
- Ability to integrate highly complex hardware and software systems
November 3, 2010
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