Consultant, Systems Engineering /Administration - Distributed Storage
Nationwide is seeking an IT professional with a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience with EMC NAS and SAN equipment. Required skills include:
• Strong knowledge of EMC NAS product line. This should include Celerra product along with EMC SAN products (Symmetrix, DMX, Clariion and Centera)
• Experience provisioning storage in EMC environments
• Strong knowledge of NAS protocols (CIFS, NFS and FTP)
• Experience in troubleshooting SAN and NAS in complex, enterprise class environments
• Working knowledge of replication technologies including Celerra Replicator and SRDF.
• Storage array experience with DMX, Clariion and Centera product lines
• Demonstrated knowledge of networking services and protocols including, Active Directory, NIS, LDAP, TCP/IP, CIFS and NFS
• Familiarity with standards and best practice for enterprise class NAS environments
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Previous experience in Unix and/or Windows Systems Administration is a plus. ***
JOB SUMMARY:
Serves as an expert in hardware/software systems engineering. Undertakes the most complex projects requiring additional specialized technical knowledge. Makes well thought-out decisions on the most complex or ambiguous hardware/software systems engineering issues. Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency. Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements the most complex hardware/software components, tools, and utilities. Makes the most complex modifications to existing hardware/software to fit specialized needs and configurations. Establishes and communicates common goal and direction for team. Acts as a source of direction, training and guidance for less experienced staff. Monitors project schedules and costs.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Analyzes, designs, develops and implements the most complex solutions, modifications, or enhancements to existing hardware/software applications or a suite of integrated systems for the company and/or a particular business unit. Identifies and defines new hardware/software technologies to fit specialized business needs and configurations.
2. Designs, develops, tests, debugs, documents, and implements the most complex hardware/software components, tools, and utilities including databases, middleware, and personal computer systems.
3. Executes all aspects of the most complex systems hardware/software engineering projects, which involve multiple disciplines and platforms and impact multiple business units or perhaps the entire company.
4. Executes configuration management, vendor management, problem mitigation, change management, and critical situation management to the most complex systems as well as their multiple platforms and software applications.
5. Leads in the configuration/capacity planning, software product evaluation, systems performance analysis and optimizations for software/hardware systems.
6. Provides consultation and technical expertise to senior management on the most complex systems integration, compatibility, expandability, ease of use, and multiple platform issues as they relate to hardware/software.
7. Plans and conducts the most complex software/hardware product evaluations; develops and recommends technical strategies and solutions to senior management. Leads in assessments of risk, cost, and return on investment scenarios and impact as well as potential compatibility issues with existing hardware/software.
8. Installs the most complex hardware/software products by analyzing the current system environment, using technical tools and utilities, performing the most complex product customization, and developing implementation and verification procedures to ensure successful installation of systems hardware/software.
9. Designs, develops, tests, selects and implements new technical strategies, solutions, products and servers in relation to hardware/software operating systems and applications.
10. Conducts long-term strategic planning activities for the development and implementation of hardware/software systems architecture and technical guidelines. Responsible for the selection, directions and performance of engineering activities and analysis studies.
11. Determines systems hardware/software requirements and design. Assists in the development and management of project budgets and deployment including the training and development of personnel.
12. Acts as a source of direction, training and guidance for less experienced staff.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, or a related field is strongly preferred. Certification designation in Project Management, Database, and/or Microsoft is strongly preferred.
Experience: Eight years of technical software and hardware analysis, programming and installation. Three years of project management experience is preferred.
Knowledge: Proven knowledge in advanced operating and personal computer systems. Must have a thorough understanding in multiple hardware and software platforms, products and applications. Proven knowledge in technical diagnostic and analytical tools. Must have demonstrated knowledge of project management concepts and techniques required.
Skills/Competencies: Must have the ability to analyze the most complex systems that have multiple platforms, widespread impact and call for interpretation and coordination of highly technical and complex fields of information. Must have strong analytical and decision-making skills. Must possess interpersonal savvy and well-developed project leadership ability. Must be able to perform financial and risk analysis on complex operating systems and platforms. Must have strong project as well as process management skills. Must possess negotiation skills. Must have strong oral and written communication skills to interact with all levels of personnel, senior management and vendors.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values and Guiding Behaviors.
JOB CONDITIONS:
Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Associates may have on-call responsibility after normal working hours and/or on weekends.
ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
EOE/M/F/D/V
