Senior Storage & Backup Administrator / Senior Storage Engineer / Senior SAN/NAS Administrator
3 days ago
Greensboro
Compensation & Location Location: Greensboro, NC Schedule: Full-time contract Work Type: Onsite 4 days and 1 day remote Pay Range: $67.00 – $74.00 per hour (based on experience, geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills & internal equity) 📍 Must be willing to work onsite in Greensboro, NC 🌐 Sponsorship NOT is available for this role ⛔ W2 ONLY — No C2C, No 3rd Parties Position Summary We are seeking an experienced Senior Storage & Backup Administrator to own the reliability, lifecycle, security, resilience, and continuous improvement of enterprise SAN, NAS, block storage, backup/recovery, monitoring, and infrastructure-service platforms. This is a highly technical, hands-on infrastructure role requiring deep expertise with Dell Technologies storage and data protection, Cisco SAN/NX-OS, enterprise backup and recovery, VMware, monitoring, automation, and AWS. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience and can independently lead complex storage, recovery, incident, and data-center activities. What This Person Will Be Working On • Own enterprise SAN, NAS, block storage, backup/recovery, monitoring, and automation platforms, • Administer Dell Technologies platforms such as PowerStore, Isilon/OneFS, Avamar, and Data Domain, • Manage Cisco SAN switching, NX-OS, zoning, provisioning, replication, capacity, and performance, • Lead backup/recovery validation, recovery testing, incident response, troubleshooting, and RCA, • Perform hands-on data-center work including rack/stack, cabling, hardware installation/removal, diagnostics, RMA, and decommissioning, • Manage storage upgrades, lifecycle planning, vulnerability remediation, and corrective actions, • Administer infrastructure monitoring and alerting using Icinga, Grafana, or comparable platforms, • Support infrastructure automation and scripting using Ansible or similar tools, • Integrate storage and backup platforms with VMware, Windows, Linux, Cisco UCS, Nutanix, AWS, databases, and applications, • Coordinate vendor/MSP support, maintain technical documentation and runbooks, and support Disaster Recovery exercises Required Skills & Experience • 10+ years of progressive enterprise infrastructure experience, • 5+ years administering enterprise SAN, NAS, or block-storage platforms, • 5+ years administering enterprise backup and recovery platforms, • Advanced experience with Dell Technologies platforms such as PowerStore, Isilon/OneFS, Avamar, or Data Domain, • Advanced Cisco SAN switching and NX-OS experience, • Strong experience with zoning, provisioning, replication, storage networking, performance, capacity, lifecycle, and recovery validation, • Experience with infrastructure monitoring tools such as Icinga, Grafana, or comparable platforms, • Experience with Ansible, scripting, automation, or configuration management, • Working knowledge of VMware vSphere, Windows Server, Linux, Cisco UCS, Nutanix, and AWS, • Experience with enterprise backup/storage integrations, • Experience with ITSM, 24x7 operations, change control, patching, vulnerability remediation, major incidents, and RCA, • Hands-on data-center infrastructure experience, • Strong vendor/MSP coordination and escalation experience, • Strong technical documentation and management-level presentation skills, • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or Associate degree/military/industry training with equivalent professional experience Desired Skills • Strong VMware vSphere administration, particularly storage and backup integrations, • Familiarity with GitHub, GitLab, or similar SCM/version-control platforms, • Experience creating infrastructure standards, runbooks, technical diagrams, and lifecycle/capacity plans, • Experience leading Disaster Recovery and recovery testing, • Strong event management and alert-tuning experience, • Experience mentoring infrastructure engineers and supporting cross-training, • Relevant Dell Technologies storage/data protection training or certification, • Cisco Data Center/SAN training or certification, • ITIL Foundation certification, • Relevant OS, AWS/cloud, or automation certifications