Ajilon Consulting has a need for a Storage Engineer. This is a 6 month Right to Hire Opportunity so must be a US Citizen or Greencard holder. The location will be Newark, DE. Must be willing to travel from Newark, DE to Bethesda, MD. This candidate will operate as a member of the team which supports the various functions of the Client's Corporate Information Technology Storage group. Responsibilities will include supporting the IT department's Storage (SAN), Backup, and Capacity and Performance services. Position reports to a supervisor. Candidate may lead or coordinate the work of others for specific projects, but operates mostly as a team member. Position has regular contact with peers in the IT Department and in business areas.
Skill Set: . Utility experience a nice to have, but not mandatory. . Storage Solutions, SAN, and Backup expertise, AND exposure and/or willingness/interest to do Performance and capacity planning. (Capacity - evaluate reports on a routine basis; Performance - ad hoc type teams to discuss and find resolution on the performance issues). . Certifications are a nice to have, but hands on experience is most important.
Minimum Requirements: . Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline preferred; or equivalent work experience and technical training. . 4 or more years experience in information systems . 4 or more years experience supporting enterprise level Storage, SAN Fabric and Backup solutions. . 4 or more years experience supporting an enterprise level Backup solution. . Experience supporting either UNIX or Windows server operating systems. . Solid understanding of enterprise server and networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DHCP, and DNS, Directory Services. . Experience working with IT support staff and third-party vendors to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems and implement corrective measures. . Ability and willingness to work extended hours or modified schedule for planned or emergency work. . Ability and willingness to carry a pager or cell phone as required. . Must successfully pass the Criminal History Records Check. . Must possess a valid driver's license.
Additional Preferred Requirements:
. Experience administering EMC's Symmetrix/DMX or other EMC storage solutions, including the EMC's replication (SRDF), cloning (Timefinder) software and other storage array features. . Experience administering Cisco's 9513 Fiber Channel switches or similar director class switches. . Experience supporting SAN management tools including EMC's Control Center, Solutions Enabler, Storage Scope, Performance Manager and Symmetrix Management Console and Cisco's Fabric and Device Manager software. . Experience supporting and installing SAN-related host based software including EMC's powerpath, Emulex's HBA software/firmware, and Symantec's Storage Foundations volume manager software. . Experience administering Symantec's Netbackup 6.5 software in conjunction with both Data Domain DD690 disk units and Sun/STK SL8500 tape libraries. . Experience using host-based backup clients and tools in a Sun Solaris/Oracle and Windows SQL environment. . Exposure to RMAN or other Oracle related backup technologies. . Experience using Aptare's Storage Console Backup Manager product. . Experience supporting VMWare from a storage and backup perspective. . Any exposure to, or experience with, the following Capacity Planning and Performance Monitoring tools including CA's (formerly Concord's) EHealth product, HP's (formerly Mercury's) Loadrunner/Winrunner stress testing tools, Opnet's ACE network performance monitoring tools and/or any general experience with packet capture/analysis tools. . Experience using Computer Associate's Spectrum product. . Exposure to Disaster Recovery Planning and Management.
Core Interpersonal Comptenecies:
. Applies Knowledge & Professional Skills . Customer Focus . Builds Relationships . Communication
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