Storage Administrator III

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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