IT Server and Storage Administrator

Experience: • 4-7 years experience in a similar capacity, preferably in a manufacturing environment.Education:• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent field of studySkills/Competencies:• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language fluently is required.• 2+ years of experience and/or working knowledge of Windows and VMWare software. • Intermediate level knowledge of server hardware (Dell, Cisco UCS and others a plus). Experience should include monitoring, installation, configuration, tuning and management.• Experience with Microsoft Exchange required and O365 a plus.• 2+ years of experience with Storage Area Network environment desired.• 2+ years of experience with a 24/7 Datacenter Environment desired.• 2+ years of experience with Microsoft SCOM/SCCM Server desired.• 2+ years of experience with VMware ESX Server desired.• Intermediate level knowledge of enterprise level SANs (3PAR, EMC, etc). • Intermediate knowledge of backup and storage concepts including Avamar and Data Domain a plus.• Knowledge of storage tuning, gathering data and presenting storage statistics to support required/requested storage based performance initiatives• Knowledge of 3PAR’s “Thin Provisioning” • Knowledge of SAN Replication Technologies.• Knowledge of patch management practices for a Microsoft Windows environment and 3par.• Exposure to SOX controls, processes, etc. • Working knowledge and prior experience a plus in ADFS and AD. • 1 – 2 years of experience in Orchestrator, general automation and scripting.• Working knowledge and/or prior experience in Cloud offerings (SaS, IaaS, PasS) a plus. • Knowledgeable and experienced in ITIL practices and methodologies (ie. Incident, Problem, and Change Management).• Good knowledge on server hardware, include monitoring, installation, configuration, tuning.• Basic knowledge on backup and storage concepts. • Knowledge of patch management practices for a Microsoft Windows environment.