Storage and Backup Engineer

Job Title
Storage and Backup Engineer
Job ID
27311918
Location
Raleigh,  NC
Other Location
Description

Talent Orchard, LLC has been retained by a top defense firm in their search for a Storage and Back up Engineer

SECRET Clearance Required

 

Responsible for verifying and implementing the detailed technical design solution to the problem as identified by the Project/Technical Manager. Often responsible for providing a detailed technical design for enterprise solutions. Is often the Principal Consultant who analyzes and develops enterprise technology solutions.

 

· Regularly leads in the technical assessment and delivery of specific technical solutions to the customer. Provides a team structure conducive to high performance, and manages the team lifecycle stages.

· Coordinates implementation of new installations, designs, and migrations for technology solutions in one of the following work domains: networks, applications or platforms.

· Provides advanced technical consulting and advice to others on proposal efforts, solution design, system management, tuning and modification of solutions. Provides input to company strategy moving forward.

· Collects and determines data from appropriate sources to assist in determining customer needs and requirements. Responds to requests for technical information from customers. Develops customer technology solutions using various industry products and technologies.

 

· Engages in technical problem solving across multiple technologies; often needs to develop new methods to apply to the situation.

· Owns and manages knowledge sharing within a community (e.g. team, practice, or project). Ensures team members support knowledge sharing and re-use requirements of project. Contributes significant knowledge to job family community.

 

· Proactively encourages membership and contributions of others to professional community and coaches others in area of expertise. Regularly produces internally published material such as knowledge briefs, service delivery kit components and modules, etc. Presents at multi-customer technology conferences.

· Creates and supports sales activities. Manages bids, or major input into the sales lifecycle. Manages activities and provides qualitative and quantitative information for successful sales. Produces complete proposals for smaller engagements within area of expertise. Actively grows company portfolio with existing customers through new opportunities and change management. Assists with multiple customers. Leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Sustained and consistent contribution at the work group level.

 

  • Serve as the lead on complex technical issues and opportunities
  • Resolve conflicts involving scheduling, resources, or technical issues
  • Advise clients on systems efficiency needs and upgrades as well as any potential weaknesses
  • Deliver and support high level solutions using industry leading enterprise technologies including servers, storage solutions, switches, routers, firewalls, and wireless access systems
  • Perform complex troubleshooting and resolution for systems at different enterprise levels, serving as escalation point for issues as necessary
  • Document, track and troubleshoot tickets as needed to evaluate and assess technical risks, adherence to standards, and progress according to Service Level Agreements (SLA’s)
  • Manage support tickets and use team resources to ensure client satisfaction
  • Provide training, mentorship, and support professional development of fellow engineers
  • Exhibit sensitivity and awareness of the specific needs of customers, business partners, and technical services team members supervised

 

Education and Experience Required:

8+ years of professional experience and a Bachelor of Arts/Science or equivalent degree in computer science or related area of study; without a degree, three additional years of relevant professional experience (11+ years in total).

 

Knowledge and Skills Required:

· Has sufficient depth and breadth of technical knowledge to design and scope multiple deliverables across a number of technologies.

· Has demonstrated innovation and communication of new deliverables and offerings. Has led team in the delivery of multiple deliverables across multiple technologies.

· Ability to develop solutions that enhance the availability, performance, maintainability and agility of a particular customer’s enterprise. Has contributed to the design and application of new tools. Ability to re-use existing experience to develop new solutions to take to market.

· Possesses an understanding, at a detailed level, of architectural dependencies of technologies in use in the customer’s Information Technology (IT) environment. Frequently uses product and application knowledge along with internals or architectural knowledge to develop solutions. A recognized expert in one or more technologies within own technical community and  also at regional level. Holds a vendor or industry certification in at least one discipline area.

· Able to communicate with internal and external senior management confidently and demonstrate the professionalism of the job family.

· Ability to work in a multi technology environment with the ability to diagnose complex technical problems to their root cause. In addition to troubleshooting skills and consulting skills, has ability to summaries prognosis and impact at practice lead level. Ability to adapt a consulting style appropriate to the situationtive and can identify up-sell opportunities.

· Be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of market dynamics, an industry area, commercial issues, and technical concerns whilst maintaining depth in core focus area.

· Ability to present within own area of expertise as part of a customer sales presentation, putting forward domain-specific information within the context of an company sales campaign. Has demonstrated ability to lead others in the gathering of requirements, designs, plans and estimates. Able to produce complete proposals for smaller engagements within own area of expertise.

· Demonstrates broad knowledge in other technical areas in order to properly manage complex integration efforts. Demonstrates application of technical expertise in successful engagements involving multiple disciplines.

· Able to independently complete solution implementation or application design deliverables.

· Able to manage a team of consultants in the completion of one or more solution requirements, architecture, or implementation deliverable.

 

Preferred Technical Certifications

· Microsoft Server certifications

· Professional Level Network Certifications

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