IT Storage/Backup Engineer (On-prem and Cloud)

Company: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Location: Racine
Posted on: November 22, 2022

Job Description:

The IT Storage/Backup Engineer (On-prem & Cloud) is part of the Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) - Server and Storage Hosting Department team within our IT group. This role will be primarily focused and responsible for the Design, facilitation, automation and maintenance of the framework needed for the development, delivery and support of the entire infrastructure technology engineering landscape and offerings in our public and private clouds in compliance with our architectural blueprints, standards and policies.The Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) - Server and Storage Hosting Department owns the development, delivery, and support of Wintel, Linux, Unix, backup/recovery SAN/NAS, private and public cloud infrastructure services globally. The technology landscape includes platforms and technologies that support the following services;

• Wintel Services
• Virtualization Services
• Open Systems Services
• Storage Services
• Backup and Archival Services
• Infrastructure Cloud Services
• Automation and orchestration
• Performance and capacity management
• Azure
• GCPEssential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Maintaining partnerships and leveraging market technologies associated with SAN and Backup vendors, product enhancements and product roadmap
  • Responsible for Public cloud Backup and storage (Azure) development and strategy
  • Developing, implementing, and overseeing policies and procedures to ensure consistent storage/backup provisioning, uptime, regulatory compliance, and data protection
  • Managing and providing current disk/tape storage/backup usage statistics and providing future projected growth estimates
  • Works with other technology groups, business units, and outside vendors to support the global Server and Storage environment
  • Supports application owners, hosting platforms and other IT groups in troubleshooting and resolving issues
  • Provide technical guidance to team members
  • Provide input into SCJ strategies and budgets
  • Perform cross-functional tasks to support Server, Storage, and Backup needs for our various infrastructure platforms (DB2, SQL, VMware, Windows, Linux, Network, & AIX) as it pertains to implementation, configuration, troubleshooting, and upgrades of the infrastructure
  • Participates in P1 and P2 resolution if needed
  • May be required to work occasional nights and/or weekends to support planned project work and critical incidents.
  • Provide consultation to business partners on improving service delivery
  • Design and develop enterprise solution to support the organization strategy relating to data protection
  • Knowledge of designing, developing, or provisioning in public clouds like Azure.Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:
    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or related degree or military experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirement
    • 5+ years of experience in Storage and Backup (preferably EMC, Netapp, Rubrik and Commvault) administration.
    • 1+ year of Azure experience and/or other cloud platforms
    • Working knowledge of at least one scripting tool (PowerShell, Terraform, Perl, UNIX shell, etc.)
    • Must be eligible to work in the United StatesPreferred Skills / Experience / Competencies:
      • Azure certification (Admin or Architect or Developer)
      • Experience with network layers and network infrastructures.
      • Experience in implementing hosting private and public cloud solutions
      • Knowledge with EMC management tools (EMC Navisphere, SMC, Control Center, Solutions Enabler, etc.)
      • Experience with COMMVAULT and Rubrik data protection software
      • Knowledge with Brocade management tools (CMDCE)
      • Able to demonstrate a familiarity with migrations and replication methodologies
      • Experience supporting advanced storage system software (Replication, RecoverPoint, snap/clone copies)
      • Experience in working with onsite/offshore support model/framework
      • Self-driven and ability to identify tasks/activities required to keep the environment healthy
      • Understanding of performance and capacity management and reporting
      • Understanding of networking (TCP/IP, Gigabit Ethernet) and storage (SAN, RAID levels, fiber-channel)
      • Time management and project management skills
      • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
      • Solid teamwork and interpersonal skills.
      • Self-starter and self-learnerBetter TogetherAt SC Johnson, we strive to create a positive, inclusive and unique workplace. We strongly believe SCJ people are able to achieve their best when they can collaborate and work together in person.Equal Opportunity EmployerThe policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.Accommodation RequestsIf you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at 262-260-3343 or email your request to SCJHR@scj.com . All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Download the EEO is the Law poster for more information.

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