Server and Storage Infrastructure Engineer

This role MUST SIT ON SITE 1-2 days a week in the client office located in Boston

Client offers base + 20-30k GUARENTEED bonus; 100% paid medical

Client WILL do H1B transfers if needed

Client WILL pay relocation for candidates outside of Boston.

NO C2C!

Responsibilities:

As a Storage and Server Infrastructure Engineer , you will be responsible for:

• Managing storage and server environments: Overseeing NetApp, Cisco, and Pure storage systems, VMware, and Cisco hardware.
• Providing technical support: Troubleshooting escalations, providing workarounds and fixes, and offering Level 2 and Level 3 support.
• Automating processes: Creating automated solutions to address recurring issues.
• Educating the team: Sharing best practices and troubleshooting techniques to enhance self-sufficiency.
• Designing and architecting infrastructure: Managing the storage environment, configuring Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Azure Netapp Files, and contributing to datacenter server and storage hardware design.
• Monitoring and optimizing performance: Ensuring optimal platform performance, conducting Proof of Concepts, and managing hardware lifecycles.
• Creating documentation: Developing architecture artifacts and maintaining an inventory of technologies.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in storage solutions (NetApp, Pure Storage, Cisco MDS switches).
• Expertise in Netapp multi-protocol environments, storage integration, and infrastructure design (Cisco UCS, Azure).
• Hands-on experience with Cisco UCS server platform and Cisco Intersight.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on detail.
• Teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in Shell Scripting (Bash) or Python.
• Adaptability to learn new concepts and technologies.
• Effective communication with technical and business users.
• Positive attitude and professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Public cloud experience (Azure preferred).
• Scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, REST, Python).
• Operating system knowledge (Linux, Windows).
• Multi-datacenter infrastructure experience and networking concepts.
• Configuration management tool experience (System Center, Puppet, Chef, Ansible).
• Documentation and SOP writing skills.
• Systems integration and management scripting experience.
• Application virtualization/delivery systems knowledge.
• Monitoring methodologies (WMI, SSH, agent-based, SNMP).
• Infrastructure as code development techniques and tools (Azure DevOps).

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