This mid- to senior-level engineer with Netapp experience, will be responsible for maintaining and configuring the storage and backup appliances, as required.  This person will work with the developers and Vmware experts to determine storage and backup requirements.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Provision and maintain NetApp Storage Arrays
• Maintain SAN availability
• Provide SAN troubleshooting
• Define SAN/switch configurations
• Manage port connections and zoning
• Maintain enterprise RAID disk arrays (provided by NetApp, EMC, IBM, and HP (Hitachi)
• Manage Disk and File Systems performance and tuning 

Essential Job Functions

• Develops and oversees the adherence to maintenance and performance standards of data, voice or video network hardware and systems.
• Troubleshoots highly complex data, voice or video network and hardware problems; researches and analyzes significant, complex network problems that require evaluation of intangibles, such as downstream effects on client satisfaction; assesses and evaluates current and future systems.
• Provides expert technical support and guidance on highly complex design issues to customers and less experienced personnel. Investigates and resolves matters of significance.
• Researches and analyzes data or voice networking technologies to remain pro-active and current in the industry.
• Makes recommendations for future direction.
• Analyzes highly complex data, voice or video network documentation and communicates to senior management regarding the current operational status of networks.
• Prepares complex proposal documentation and information to meet customer requirements.
• Determines methods and procedures to be implemented and used on the most complex new technologies to enhance performance.
• Determines approach for customer, based on assessment of customer needs.
• Prepares complex consultation, support and guidance to organizations and clients. Develops and conducts training as needed.
• Performs cost analyses and vendor comparisons for large scale projects to ensure cost-effective and efficient operations, and measures feasibility of various approaches.
• Ensures adherence to model created and overall budgetary guidelines.
• Makes complex investment recommendations to management and customers based on results of independent assessment of current and future data, voice or video network performance, stability, and network management issues.
• Oversees assigned personnel for project.
• Assigns work and provides direction with regard to timeliness and completion of project objectives. Addresses performance issues within prescribed guidelines. Provides performance input upon completion of project.

Specific Skills Required:

• NetApp experience
• Experienced System Administrator
• Working knowledge of Network Appliance Hardware
• Ability to Virtualize Storage
• ONTAP Operating Systems
• Intimate knowledge of NetApp specific software features
• Brocade fiber channel switches
• ISCSI/NFS/CIFS/SAN technologies

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or related field preferred
• Seven or more years of experience in networks, LAN/WAN or management information systems
• Experience working with multiple technical platforms (e.g.; mainframe, two-tiered client-server, three-tiered client-server) and multiple network systems (e.g.; Novell, Windows NT, etc)
• Experience working with network systems and networking principles, data, voice or video
• Experience working with network software and hardware, data, voice or video
• Experience working with proprietary software and hardware

Other Qualifications

• Skilled in time, priority and task management
• Strong network performance modeling and benchmarking skills
• Strong communication skills to interact with team members, management, customers and support personnel
• Interpersonal skills to interact with customers and team members
• Strong leadership skills to oversee project team
• Strong ability to analyze and solve complex problems using analytical and creative problem solving skills for design, creation and testing of networks
• Active in pursuing learning opportunities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to anticipate problems, resolve ambiguity and take decisive action
• Ability to convey a strong presence, professional image, and deal confidently with highly complex technical problems
• Willing to travel