Data Storage Specialist Sr

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Job Description

U.S. Bank is seeking a Senior Data Storage Specialist with capacity planning and support experience to contribute toward the success of our technology initiatives. This position is responsible for design, implementation, and support of Distributed Storage solutions, ensuring high performance, protection, availability, and simplified management of large and complex Fiber channel storage systems and networks.

Responsibilities:

- Design, implement and manage Distributed Systems FC storage solutions
- Technology assessment, selection and roadmap
- Present data storage solutions to peer group and management
- Assist with establishing Storage Technology selection criteria for applications
- Leads and participates in new technology evaluations, product upgrades, hardware refreshes, and data migrations
- Storage specific project-based work
- Storage provisioning, reclaims, replication, migrations, and other storage needs in a timely manner to facilitate business operations for the storage network environment
- Participate in the planning, approval, and implementation of Storage related changes
- Involvement with Incident and Problem Management activities
- Performance management and resource optimization
- Recommend changes to procedures which result in operational efficiency
- Assist with operational documentation
- Participate in 24/7 on call support
- Periodically prepare a statistical analysis for business quality reviews related to the health of the environments

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of enterprise Information Technology professional experience

Required Skills/Experience:

- 5+ years of OS System Administration experience (Windows, RHEL, AIX)
- 5+ years Storage System architecture and administration experience
- Proficient at scripting (shell and perl) and using SQL to perform changes and queries
- Platform Experience: EMC Symmetrix, Fiber Channel Networks with Cisco and Brocade
- Management Tools: Connectrix, Cisco Fabric Mgr, ECC, SMC, WLA
- Product Experience: SRDF/A, Timefinder, Open replicator, FASTvp
- Storage provisioning, LUN management, zoning, performance management and OS volume management

Preferred Skills/Experience:

- Conceptual understanding of how Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2) function and of their dependency and interaction with Storage technology
- Ability to work collaboratively with other technical staff
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong commitment to continuous improvement
- Passion for taking initiative, accepting personal responsibility to deliver on commitments and having courage to raise issues, and proactively working to resolve issues and remove barriers in a timely manner
- Excellent analytical skills for troubleshooting failures, performance issues and capacity anomalies
- SAN Array and Fibre Dell Powermax, Pure, Brocade and Cisco a plus
- Automation skills (Phython), AI and Cloud experiences all a plus
- ServiceNow, Jira, Data Dog, DII

Location expectations:  
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our  disability accommodations for applicants .

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
- Adoption assistance
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here .

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the  E-Verify program .

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $105,400.00 - $124,000.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.