System Administrator

Company: Innova
Location: Joliet
Posted on: February 3, 2025

Job Description:

Innova Solutions has a client that is immediately hiring for a Systems Engineer Storage and Backup Lead

You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.

Position type: Full-time, Contract
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Baltimore, Maryland Hybrid

As a Systems Engineer Storage and Backup Lead, you will:

Primary Purpose of Position:Provide hands on support for delivery and maintenance of IT solutions. Provide IT teams and business personnel with technology solutions by weighing advantages of technology standards, market availability of products, and risks and benefits of technology to meet business/IT needs. Maintain significant customer engagement, work planning, project management services provided to IT customers.


Primary Duties and Accountabilities:Analyze complex hardware and software issues associated with storage related technologies, including Netapp NAS/SAN, Dell/EMC SAN, Azure Netapp Files, OCI, and Fiber Channel Switch management.
Analyze complex hardware and software issues associated with complex storage platforms including Dell EMC, NetApp, and others.
Configure and maintain Dell EMC Data domain and Veritas Netbackup. Experience with Cohesity a plus.
Maintain and monitor Wintel, Linux and VMware platform health and performance from a storage perspective.
Maintain storage inventory information to ensure accuracy of configuration management DB.
Support the production release management system for documenting, planning, and implementing IT changes.
Plan, coordinate, communicate and implement patching activities for Storage and Backup platforms.
Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes.
Assist in racking and stacking of storage devices in datacenters.
Provide 24x7 support and participate in on call rotation for critical production systems.
Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
Provide technical expertise and/or solution delivery support for maintaining performance and reliability of server solutions.
Maintain and enhance engagement with business and IT partners to sustain service levels and high availability of server computer services. Visible and accessible to clients providing guidance for how to successfully request new devices as needed.
Build and maintains knowledge of new technologies or technology opportunities for on-prem and Cloud based services.
Assists in coordinating and implementing planned infrastructure changes for business and/or IT clients.
Ensures proper implementation of technology both within the production and the development environments.
Looks for ways to automate processes to allow more efficient use of resources.
Finds ways over, around and through barriers to success. Self-starter. A results-oriented doer.
Promotes and encourages Diversity, Equity & Inclusion


Position Specifications:
Bachelor's Degree (Computer Science or related field) and 5-7 years relevant experience (IT infrastructure support, application support, cloud computing, disaster/recovery) or 6-9 years of relevant work experience.
Storage Team Lead Experience - 3 to 5 years in an enterprise environment.
Demonstrated proficiency in Storage operational domain.
Ability to lift up to 25lbs to rack servers with assistance and use of server lifts as needed.
Ability to travel domestically.
24/7 on-call rotational duties.


Preferred:Experience administrating servers and storage on-prem (physical and virtual) and in Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Experience with Windows Server 2016-2022, HPE ProLiant Hardware, Oracle Enterprise Linux, Solaris, Exadata hardware helpful
Experience with scripting language such as Python, Shell
Zerto experience.
Certifications such as Azure Administrator, Oracle Cloud Administrator, VMware, EMC, and NetApp helpful
Demonstrated ability with knowledge in current versions of VMware hypervisor technology.
Excellent communications skills - Able to effectively communicate highly technical information in non-technical terminology (written and verbal).
Makes well-thought-out decisions on complex or ambiguous issues.
Understanding of change management principles associated with sustaining high availability of systems and preventing change related incidents due to human performance factors.
Takes good directions from Manager in performing work.
Independence level: works under supervision of Manager.


Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. ASK ME HOW.

Thank you!
Himanshu Kumar
614-918-0083
himanshu.kumar@innovasolutions.com

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:
Pay Range*: $70.00 - $75.00 per hour
*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions: Named One of America's Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications


Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/

Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hr@innovasolutions.com or (770) 493-5588. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. - 1324b.
The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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