Sr. Storage Engineer

TD Ameritrade is looking for a Sr. Storage Engineer for its Jersey City, NJ or Omaha, NE location. This is a permanent opportunity with an industry leader in the on-line financial services industry.

 

The Sr. Storage Engineer works at the highest systems level to provide expert advice and counsel to users, management and IT project teams for systems of the most complex nature (typically crossing function/location lines). Evaluates new technologies and develops departmental standard practices. Recognized as technical expert within the department and organization in a specific engineering discipline. Provides leadership to staff members and teams in a specific area of expertise and in problem analysis techniques. Identifies or reacts to problems related to the technology infrastructure or in support of the software development process. Demonstrates a broad knowledge level across multiple areas of information technology. May be involved as a key team member on strategic or enterprise-wide technology issues.

 

The Storage Engineer manages the implementation of Enterprise storage across multiple platforms.  Engineers in this role serve as a liaison between Operations, Infrastructure and Application Development regarding the implementation and maintenance of Storage.  Maintains the operational health of the Storage infrastructure and the applications used to control it.  Evolves existing problems management processes to effect support of storage for both development and production environments.  Monitors log files, performance issues and the production environment for mission critical systems.

 

Strong understanding of EMC and HDS hardware and software architectures. Must be able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences. Needs to have a good understanding and experience of server and client side architectures and systems design. Should have an understanding of current industry trends and their advantages with ability to right fit into an existing environment. Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.

 

Understands requested changes to storage, its configuration and implications to all user areas. 

 

Qualified candidates will possess the following qualifications/skill sets:


DESIRED SKILLS:

 

Primary Objective and Role

-  Responsible for the providing comprehensive support for design, implementation, and 3rd level support of all Storage based applications for all TD Ameritrade systems.

 

DeliverablesDesign storage & data backup infrastructureWork with host groups to design storage and backup infrastructures that satisfy business requirements. Installation of SANs, SAN-based arrays, multi-ported arrays, mid-size to large storage arrays.Management of SANs, SAN-based arrays, multi-ported arrays, mid-size to large storage arrays (arrays with multiple host connections).Management includes configuration, usage reporting, and allocation to host.Monitoring of file systems and storage arrays will continue to be performed by storage vendors and the Command Center.Reporting of and assistance in procurement of direct attached arrays and drives containing data.  The SMG will report on storage growth for file systems and disks containing data.  Monitoring of OS for space issues will continue to be performed by the command center.  If agents are unavailable host team will provide level of access or information needed.Plan implementation of storage devicesWork with host groups to implement storage and backup systems.Collaboration with Architecture & Engineering on rules around storage environments.Create, document, and maintain rules of storage systems, their management, and data protection. Physical volume management of SAN-based arrays, multi-ported arrays, and mid-size to large storage arrays. Acquire, install, and allocate physical storage and volumes to servers.Document storage environmentCreate and maintain storage and backup environment documentation. Documentation to include all media containing data including small arrays and internal drives excluding dedicated OS drives.First & second level support of storage infrastructureTroubleshoot, maintain, and support of  SANs, SAN-based arrays, multi-ported arrays, mid-size to large storage arrays, and backup environments.  Work with host teams to resolve issues.  Primary point of escalation to vendor support.Storage vendor support contactEscalate storage hardware and software related issues that cannot be resolved in-house. Second level data backup support.Resolve data backup software issues that level one support cannot.  Escalation to the vendor.Array based data migrationsCopy, move, and verify integrity of data migrations that are completed via storage-based data movement utilities.Storage-based data copies will be performed when the means are available and cost effective.Storage capacity planning and trendingWork with server teams and application owners to plan for long-term and short-term storage needs.Pay attention to trends in storage and make recommendations to server teams and application owners.Data backup and restore operationsWork with data center team to schedule backups and perform file level restores.Provide host teams with storage agents and tools to view storage allocated to their respective host

o Provide proper software and documentation for installing and configuring storage agent software.

Knowledge:

 BS/BA, (Education may be substituted for increased years in experience on a year-for-year basis.)5+ years storage management, or related, experience overall (2+ years storage analysis and design coupled with 3+ years of storage administration or engineering).  Working knowledge of multiple storage technologies ? Hardware (EMC, Hitachi, IBM, StorageTek etc.), Configuration Tools (EMC Control Center, Hitachi Hi-Command etc.), Volume Management Tools (Veritas Volume Manager, EMC PowerPath), Tape Archival (Veritas NetBackup, ADIC tape libraries) and geographic data replication technologies. Experience with SAN Switching Fabrics / protocols: McData, Brocade, Cisco, Fiber Channel, Fiber Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP), iSCSI, FICON. Experience working in mid to large scale storage environments of 100TB+.Out-of-the-box thinker driven to lower costs using conventional/non-conventional solutions. Vendor certifications in storage related solutions desired. Financial Services industry experience desired.

o  Strong understanding of project management methodologies and processes.

 Excellent time management and organizational skills. Must be able to prepare, present, and maintain technical documentation.

 

o  Excellent computer skills are necessary in Microsoft Word, Excel, Presentation, Project, and Visio.

 

Qualified candidates please email resume in Word Document to Deanna.Hanes@TDAmeritrade.com

for immediate consideration. Please include Job Code DH-SSEC in the subject line of the email.