IT Storage Administrator (F Band)- General Dynamics Land Systems, US
Position Description:
The Storage Administrator’s role is to operate and performance-tune storage platforms across the organization to ensure high levels of data quality, availability, and security. This individual also participates in the planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure storage provisioning, efficiency, and maintenance that is consistent with company goals, industry best practices, and security and regulatory requirements.
Company Information
General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.
General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package including: 9/80 Work Schedule; 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility; Tuition Reimbursement; On-site Fitness Center, Laundry and cafeteria; and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.
Our Ethos
General Dynamics Land Systems’ ethos is our distinguishing moral nature. Each of us has an obligation to behave according to our values. In that way, we can ensure that we continue to be good stewards of the investments in us by our shareholders, customers, employees and communities, now and in the future. Our ethos is rooted in five values: 1) Honesty – We tell the truth to ourselves and to others. Honesty breeds transparency. 2) Trust – We trust each other to do the right thing. 3) Humanity – We are compassionate and empathetic. We respect the dignity, rights and autonomy of others. 4) Alignment – We are united in our commitment to our values. 5) Value Creation – We create value by doing the right thing for our shareholders, our customers, our employees and our communities.
Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning
Participate in and support capacity planning and development of long-term strategic goals for enterprise storage in conjunction with data owners and department managers
Acquisition & Deployment
Work with systems and database administrators to implement storage architectures that utilize industry best practices including Information Lifecycle Management, Hierarchical Storage Management, etc.
Install and configure storage devices and corresponding software
Implement redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of storage appliances and stored data assets
Establish appropriate end-user access control levels for stored data
Operational Management
Perform tasks necessary to fulfill service level agreements with end-users regarding storage allocations, limitations, security, and availability
Perform and test backups and restores to ensure that enterprise data is effectively protected
Communicate and enforce, through system procedures, data storage retention policies
Follow change control, incident response, and testing processes for modifications to storage appliances and software
Anticipate, mitigate, identify, respond to, and resolve issues with storage devices, storage access, and data retrieval
Research and make recommendations on storage products, services, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
Monitor, analyze, and predict trends for storage equipment performance, space allocation, and data growth to recommend enhancements to the IT storage team
Develop routines for end-users to facilitate storage best practices
Remain informed on storage laws, trends, and issues, including current and emerging technologies and best practices; advise, counsel, and educate executive and management teams on their relative importance
Ensure that information storage measures and equipment adhere to all applicable laws and regulations
Perform storage server/database transaction and security audits leading to identification and mitigation of security threats to enterprise data. Recommend and implement changes where necessary
Create required reports in response to business user needs
Develop, document, and maintain operational processes and tasks
Manage and/or provide guidance to junior members of the team
Position Requirements:
Formal Education & Certification
Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related is preferred
Experience will be considered in lieu of degree
5 years of experience as a storage administrator
Knowledge & Experience
Excellent understanding of storage architecture design techniques, theories, principles, and practices
Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring, and supporting storage servers and management software, including EMC Unity, EMC XIO and Hitachi
Solid skills in Windows and Linux operating systems
Hands-on [Fibre Channel, iSCSI,…] SAN/NAS/DAS troubleshooting experience
Experience with tape/disk drives Networker and Rubrik backup and restore technologies
Knowledge of change management systems
Knowledge of applicable data retention practices and laws
Experience desired in developing and submitting storage audits and compliance reports to governing bodies, legal entities, and/or external authorities
Skilled at working within a team-oriented, collaborative environments
Experience working with outside vendors such as Dell, Microsoft, Oracle, EMC, Hitachi, etc.
Experience in the Defense Industry preferred, but not required
Personal Attributes
Strong customer service orientation
Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
Strong technical documentation skills
Good oral and interpersonal communication skills
Skilled at working within a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Ability to conduct research into storage issues, standards, and products
Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
Highly self-motivated and directed
Keen attention to detail
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