Comerica

Principal Storage Infrastructure Engineer Dallas or Detroit metro

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Principal Infrastructure Engineer- Storage The Principal Infrastructure Engineer for Storage role will provide engineering and architecture support for complex system management activities related to system software, hardware, performance, problem determination or resource management requiring communication and coordination with vendors, technicians, clients, and management. The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with Avamar, Networker, and Data Domain. Provide technical input to management decision making in the areas of software, hardware, and performance. Responsibilities include: designing, implementing, and optimizing data storage and backup solutions, ensuring data integrity, security, and high availability; defining networking requirements; performing detailed analysis of various projects and requests; developing designs for projects that have medium to high complexity; formulating procedures; monitoring key performance indicators; and implementing advanced business solutions. This role may also integrate solutions or build via DevOps depending on the maturity of the organization and/or product. Position Responsibilities: Design and Methodology Utilize infrastructure engineering and research design methodologies appropriate to the development/test/production environment. Design and deploy new applications and enhancements to existing applications, software, and operating systems. Develop automated test solutions, Infrastructure as Code, and manage scripted code. Perform configuration and maintenance of applications and servers. Support enterprise application performance management, monitoring and logging solutions. Design and perform server and security audits, system backup procedures, and other recovery processes in accordance with the company's disaster recovery and business continuity strategies. Integrate servers, including database, e-mail, print, and backup servers and their associated software into enterprise systems. Ensure system connectivity of all servers, shared software, groupware, and other applications. Perform assigned in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems. Test and deploy updates and upgrades to systems to remain in line with manufacturers and recommendations. Technical Consulting Troubleshoot and resolve first and second level network and wireless issues. Present recommendations for engineering endpoint solutions and exercise independent judgment while developing understanding of the process, policies, and risk controls. Troubleshoot and support systems and applications across on-premises and cloud environments. Communicate with engineers, product team, and management to provide timely and accurate information and status updates. Provide orientation and training to end users for all modified and new systems. Risk Management Proactively share information regarding risks and opportunities to build competitive advantages and create efficiencies. Monitor and test system performance; prepare system performance statistics and reports. Ensure all production services are replicated and maintained within a disaster recovery site and that the failover process is documented and tested. Ensure infrastructure security, perform regular checks, and establish disaster recovery solutions. Assist as needed during crisis and incidents and provide on-call support during non-business hours daily and/or as needed. Administration/Support Collaborate with IT and Business teammates in an agile development environment. Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records. Position Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering or in a Technology related field OR equivalent through a combination of education and/or technology experience OR 12 years of technology experience 5 years of experience in Infrastructure engineering and Solutions 5 years of experience analyzing, troubleshooting, diagnosing, and determining root causes 5 years of experience in data storage and back up engineering, with a focus on enterprise environments 4 years of experience with storage technologies (SAN and NAS) 4 years of experience with network technologies (firewall, routing, LAN, WAN, DNS) 4 years of experience with application and web servers (e.g., IBM Web Application Server, IBM Internet Hosting Server, and Apache Tomcat Server) 4 years of experience in SSL technologies 4 years of experience with server virtualization technologies (VMware ESX Server, Citrix XenApp Server, Microsoft Hyper-V) 4 years of experience with Knowledge of Cloud foundry technologies 4 years of experience with relational databases (SQL, MYSQL, Oracle) 4 years of experience with system monitoring and Log Analytic tools (Splunk, Elk, MoogSoft) Licenses/Certifications: Preferred, AWS Certification Preferred, OpenStack Certification Work Best Category: Category C - Days in the office will either be designated days or will vary week to week from 2-5 days Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday Salary: To Be Determined Based on Individual Experience