As part of the Co-CEO Hub Technology team, the Storage Administrator will work in a 24 x 7 fast-paced environment focused on adding value. You will be involved in understanding problems, such as how to best position technologies and services to enhance the challenges across a global firm—managing a globally distributed storage platform that provides our practitioners the best performance, redundancy, and resilience. What You Will Do. Perform daily system analysis to assess risks and address them... more details
At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. We’re not just designers. We’re tinkerers, craftspeople, visionaries, innovators, and thought leaders. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring new ideas to solve the world’s most challenging problems, like designing a more resilient, inclusive, and equitable future for our communities and cities.
Our people-centered, “People First” culture and “One Firm-Firm” motto promotes integrated teams that unite to shape the future of cities. Gensler’s vision is to “Create a Better World through the Power of Design,” and we do that by our deep commitment to our clients and by fostering a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive environment that enables our people to create impactful solutions together.
Your Role
As part of the Co-CEO Hub Technology team, the Storage Administrator will work in a 24x7 fast-paced environment focused on adding value. You will be involved in understanding problems, such as how to best position technologies and services to enhance the challenges across a global firm—managing a globally distributed storage platform that provides our practitioners the best performance, redundancy, and resilience.
What You Will Do
Perform daily system analysis to assess risks and address them as needed
Responsible for configuration and support of global storage infrastructure using NetApp, Panzura, Pure, and VMware VSAN technologies
Builds and configures SAN and NAS storage arrays with working knowledge of CIFS/SMB, NFS, and iSCSI protocols
Ensure new storage technologies are adequately tested and integrated into existing services
Assists with the development, testing, and enforcement of disaster recovery, backup, and archival plans against storage technologies
Create and maintain documentation of storage system environments
Develop and maintain appropriate operation plans to meet defined service level agreements
Provide capacity planning and forecasting for all storage environments
Resolve complex IT issues in a Tier 3 capacity
Continually review, recommend and initiate change requests as needed
Suggest improvements based on technology, best practices, or changing requirements
Manage and coordinate efforts to support the global needs of a 24x7 environment
Interface with vendors regarding complex issues and see through to resolution
Participate in rotational on-call pager duties
Participate in rotational maintenance duties
Assist and mentor junior members on the team
Your Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field and/or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in building and maintaining storage system environments
Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and balance conflicting demands
Strong analytical skills coupled with technical creativity and vision
Excellent understanding of computer systems, security, network and systems administration, databases, data storage systems, and telecommunications systems
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with teams across the entire organization
Excellent leadership and decision-making skills
United States citizenship for government project administration
Fluent English language skills
Ability to co-lift 50 pounds to complete occasional data center tasks
Certifications such as NetApp NCTA/NCDA/NCIE, VMware VCP/VCAP, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Azure Administrator Associate, ITIL, CompTIA Server+/Cloud+
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with enterprise data migrations to cloud platforms
Experience working with global file-sharing/collaboration technologies
Strong knowledge of project management principles
Strong knowledge of security best practices as they overlap with areas of responsibility
Extensive familiarity with NetApp (Data Ontap 9+, CVO, ANF), Panzura, Pure Storage, CIFS/SMB/iSCSI/NFS, Active Directory, DFS, NTFS, and cloud platforms (Azure and AWS), VMware
Scripting languages such as Powershell a plus
**The compensation range for Los Angeles is $125k-135k plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience**
**The compensation range for Oakland is $130k-$145k plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience**
Life at Gensler
At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice-annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.
As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.
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