Direct hire.  This is not a temp to perm or temp opening.  Seeking IT Storage Administrator.  Location is Montgomery, AL  Must be US Citizen and have minimum interim Secret clearance  If you do not have a clearance, client can attain an interim Secret for you.  Pay up to $95,000 a year with full benefits but would depend on experience. CompTIA Security+ certification required prior to start.  Relocation candidates will also be considered.

Project/Contract Overview:

Seeking a Storage Administrator to support the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Defense Enterprise Computing Center (DECC) in Montgomery, AL.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

As a Storage Administrator, you will:

• Provide architect support and design of disk and backup storage for connection to Government resources.
• Apply the following industry best practices when providing recommendations
• SAN array configuration and management best
• SAN Fiber Channel switches configuration and management best
• NAS devices configuration and management best
• Storage tape devices configuration and management best
• Cloud storage hardware configuration and management best
• Enterprise backup configuration and management best
• Enterprise journaling configuration and management best
• Perform configuration and management of disk and backup storage for connection to Government resources.
• Configure and manage SAN arrays, SAN Fiber Channel switches, NAS devices, storage tape devices, cloud-based storage hardware, and enterprise backup
• Perform monitoring, reporting, and analysis of disk and backup storage for connection to Government resources.
• Provide capacity planning reports on storage and backup environments, identifying total storage, percent used, and percent free on each storage
• Monitor hardware status and open tickets for
• Troubleshoot and resolve problems associated with and/or negatively impacting storage and backup operations.
• Monitor storage and backup operations and report on health status, following established Ecosystem process.
• Perform analysis of allocated capacity and the association to servers and
• Create documentation for new processes and procedures the contractor
• Maintain current documentation associated with storage processes/procedures.
• Tune disk and backup storage for connection to Government resources.
• Use DISA Enterprise Standard Monitoring Tools monitoring tools to detect errors and performance issues and recommend corrective
• Evaluate Operation Systems, Databases, and applications and provide tuning guidance to maximize storage and backup

JOB REQUIREMENTS & SKILLS:

Must have either Interim Secret or Secret clearance possess an 8570 CompTIA Security + certification or higher to start work

Education and years of experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in science, Engineer, Math, or Technology and 10 years of experience in an Information Technology environment and 5 years of experience installing/maintaining a Storage or Backup environment, utilization of required software, tools and utilities, implementation and testing of related software

OR

• Associates degree in Science, Engineer, Math, or Technology and 13 years of experience in an Information Technology environment and 5 years of experience installing/maintaining a Storage or Backup environment, utilization of required software, tools and utilities, implementation, and testing of related software

OR

• 15 years of experience in an Information Technology environment and 5 years of experience installing/maintaining a Storage or Backup environment, utilization of required software, tools and utilities, implementation, and testing of related software

BENEFITS:

• 401(k) plan with 4% matching funds and immediate vesting
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 3 weeks PTO
• 11 paid Federal Holidays
• Company sponsored Long- and short-term Disability coverage
• Company sponsored Life Insurance coverage
• Hiring Referral Bonus
• Reimbursement for approved technical training/exams