Storage & Data Protection Platform Engineer

2 weeks ago

Richmond, Virginia, United States Virginia Commonwealth University Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Storage & Data Protection Platform Engineer to join our Infrastructure Services team at Virginia Commonwealth University. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, reliable, and secure private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructure solutions to support mission-critical University applications and services.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and maintain enterprise storage area network (SAN), network attached storage (NAS), and data protection platforms, ensuring data integrity, availability, and security.
  • Participate in the design, implementation, and management of scalable, reliable, and secure private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructure solutions to support mission-critical University applications and services.
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of automation scripts and tools to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and ensure the consistent and effective configuration of supported solutions.
  • Collaborate with the University Information Security team and support VCU security policies and industry best practices, including regular security assessments and vulnerability management / remediation.
  • Provide consultative and technical support to the user community to ensure problem resolution, system / data access, and optimal system performance.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
  • Minimum of 1-3 years of experience supporting enterprise data center storage and/or data protection technologies in a platform engineering, site reliability engineering, system administration, or related role, preferably in a higher education or large enterprise environment.
  • Proficiency in provisioning, supporting, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise (SAN and NAS) storage and/or data protection solutions (e.g., Cohesity DataProtect, Pure Storage, Dell PowerScale / Isilon, Cohesity SmartFiles, Dell PowerStore).
  • Familiar with one or more private cloud infrastructure platforms (e.g., VMware, OpenStack, Nutanix, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Azure Stack).
  • Proficiency in Linux and/or Windows server administration.
  • Strong scripting skills in one or more languages (e.g., Python, BASH, PowerShell).
  • Familiarity with team communication, collaboration, and video conferencing tools (e.g., Google Workspace, Microsoft Office 365, Slack, Zoom, Cisco WebEx).
  • Understanding of Ethernet and fibre channel networking concepts and protocols.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Previous (3-5 years) experience working in a 24x7 enterprise data center environment.
  • Proficiency with provisioning, supporting, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing Cisco UCS and Dell PowerEdge rack server hardware and Cisco Fabric Interconnect switches.
  • Experience with Cisco Intersight, Dell CloudIQ, Dell Secure Connect Gateway, and Dell OpenManage Enterprise a plus.
  • Experience with the Superna suite of products for Dell private and hybrid cloud storage environments (e.g., Superna Eyeglass, Ransomware Defender, Smart AirGap).
  • Familiarity with supporting, maintaining, and troubleshooting Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) environments.
  • Proficiency with network and data center log aggregation and monitoring solutions (e.g., Zabbix, SolarWinds, Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, Loki, Logstash, Graylog).
  • Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, Chef).
  • Working knowledge of source code management systems (e.g., Git, Mercurial, Subversion).
  • Familiarity with modern, cloud native approaches to application development, including knowledge of containerization and microservices technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Experience with public cloud infrastructure platforms (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
  • Current professional certification(s) preferred in one or more of Cohesity Data Protection, Pure FlashArray Storage, Dell PowerScale, Cohesity File and Object Services, Dell PowerStore, Pure FlashBlade Storage, and/or Pure Portworx Enterprise.
About Virginia Commonwealth University

At Virginia Commonwealth University, we believe that our strength lies in our diversity. As a premier institution in Richmond, VA, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values and respects individuals from all walks of life.

We are all different, and we believe it's these differences that make us stronger together.

Benefits of working at VCU include:

  • Hybrid Remote Work and Flex Hours available
  • New Employees (0-3 Years of Service) start with 28 days of paid leave per calendar year** plus federal and state holidays
  • Leave plans built to promote a healthy work/life balance with the ability to carry leave forward to a following calendar year; parental leave for childbearing, caregiving, adoption, surrogacy, or foster care; caregiver leave for dependent immediate family members, community service leave for volunteer work, community participation, etc.
  • Tuition Benefit for continuing education and professional development, up to six credit hours per academic semester
  • Competitive Health Care Plan & FSA option through PayFlex
  • Tax-deferred annuity retirement savings program with Cash Match Plan
  • Professional development opportunities encouraged and offered for employees as part of annual career development (e.g., certifications, seminars, courses, annual conferences, mentorship, etc.)

At VCU, we don't just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our students, and our community.

We are all different, and we believe it's these differences that make us stronger together.

Welcome to VCU. A world unlike any other.

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