Storage Analyst

Location:

Tempe, AZ, US

Date: Oct 2, 2024

Requisition ID : 17892

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)

• 401(k) plan with employer matching

• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance

• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)

• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance

• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)

• Short and long-term disability plans

• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs

• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

Data storage and backup administration and security policy functions including hardware maintenance, management, and use of software configuration and monitoring tools.

The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of experience.

What You'll Do

• Administration of NetApp AFF and FAS storage systems, Clustered Data ONTAP, and Metro Cluster IP.

• Administration of the Qumulo Core file system to support of Archive and Digital Asset Management workloads.

• Administration of the Cohesity Data Protection Platform for Enterprise Backup Data Protection of (VMWare, SQL, Oracle, SAP, DB2, Active Directory, M365)

• Perform software and firmware updates to storage and backup environments as needed to improve features, reliability and to remediate critical security vulnerabilities.

• Follow Change Management procedures and validate software updates to storage and backup environments using defined test plans.

• Follow Incident and Request Management procedures to resolve customer issues.

• Troubleshoot and resolve storage and backup related service issues.

• Deliver root cause analysis for storage service-related outages when necessary.

• Function as a storage and backup resource and provide technical leadership for customer projects and customer engagement as needed.

What It Takes To Succeed

• Effective communication and organizational skills

• Ability to work independently or collaboratively within a team environment.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with other team members and customers to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.

• Quickly redirect work focus based on changing priorities.

• Contribute to technical conversations and offer solutions that improve operational processes and strategies.

• As a project resource, collaborate with customers to understand SRP business processes and deliver storage and backup solutions that add business value.

• Provide storage and backup administration to support business continuity and disaster recovery solutions for application and file share environments.

Experience

• Experience providing at scale administration for enterprise storage and backup environments.

• Medium skill level with the Linux & Windows operating systems.

• Light database skills and knowledge of common database (Oracle/SQL) concepts from a storage performance perspective.

• Understanding of network routing, switching, firewalls, and port security.

• Scripting experience with Python/ Bash/ Power shell is preferred.

Experience

Promotion to Level 2 requires a minimum of two years experience at Level 1 and demonstrated capability to perform advanced and more difficult work as determined by the supervisor.

Promotion to Senior Level requires a minimum of 3 years experience at Level 2, is fully competent in all aspects of functional area of assignment and as such would be recognized as a specialist in area of assignment and may have periodic or occasional lead responsibilities.

Note: Ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of experience.

Education

Completion of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution that prepares the employee for the assignment.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona. We are taking steps to protect the health and well-being of all team members, and by following a number of health and safety protocols, to reduce the risk of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.

Nearest Major Market: Phoenix