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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Requisition #10722 IT Analyst II - Petascale Storage Administrator University of Oklahoma Information Technology, Norman campus Deadline: Open until filled Submit application materials at: http://jobs.ou.edu/ *** Job Function *** This Petascale Storage Administrator will be a key member of a team focused on implementation and support of emerging large scale storage systems across multiple vendor and media platforms in an existing environment. This includes not only (a) large scale, modular storage array products for both disk and tape, both hardware and software, but also (b) storage networking technologies such as Fiber Channel and/or 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Job Duties will include: * Working with members of a team of IT professionals to deploy, maintain, and possibly acquire the institution's first and subsequent petascale (multimillion GB) storage systems for bulk archiving of research datasets, with usage and access patterns substantially different from those typically encountered in enterprise contexts. For example, a sizable fraction of the usage will be of the "Write Once, Read Seldom if Ever" variety, and most file sizes and transactions will be multi-GB. * Interacting regularly with customers, primarily researchers and educators, to facilitate not only specific usage paradigms but also to educate and train stakeholders with respect to this category of storage, and to help match customers to the best storage tier based on data size, usage patterns, etc. * Deploying, administering and maintaining multiple large scale storage systems, including vendor and/or third party storage software. * Proactive daily monitoring and health checks of storage subsystems and storage networking infrastructure. * Tuning storage components to ensure optimal reliability, performance and customer amenity. * Participating in the planning, testing, and implementation of data disaster recovery solutions. * Maintaining and/or creating documentation in support of large scale storage array infrastructure. *** Required Education and Experience *** Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related field OR an equivalent combination of education/job-related experience. *** Department Preferences *** * Advanced knowledge and understanding of the LTO tape standard and related issues. * Knowledge of and skills with storage administration under Linux. * Knowledge of and skills with Hierarchical Storage Management systems. * Ability to work directly in person with customers who are researchers and/or educators. * Ability to manage storage pools and volumes with LUN masking/security. *** Special Indications *** Hiring contingent upon background check. *** Special Instructions to Applicants *** Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship. If you are selected as a final candidate for this position, you will be subject to The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Tuberculosis Testing policy. To view the policy, visit: http://www.hr.ou.edu/policies/tbtesting.asp *** For Additional Information *** http://jobs.ou.edu/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to [email protected] with Subject: unsubscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------
