Senior Enterprise Storage Engineer

University Overview

The University of Pennsylvania,
the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League
school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools
that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary
approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from
Forbes who named Penn one of America’s Best Large Employers in 2023.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of
Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational
activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the
perfect place to call home for work and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare
and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development
opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much
more.

Posted Job Title
Senior Enterprise Storage Engineer

Job Profile Title
Systems
Administrator Senior

Job Description Summary
Information Systems & Computing (ISC) is the University of
Pennsylvania’s central IT organization, providing the core network, data, voice, video, and enterprise application infrastructure and
services upon which Penn’s numerous Schools and Centers build their unique tools and capabilities.

ISC’s 300-plus employees work
closely with the University’s IT organizations in order to create, deliver and support products and services that help Schools and Centers
operate efficiently and effectively. We strive to be easy to work with, and to serve as a trusted advisor to Penn’s IT community, faculty,
staff and students in support of an environment of discovery and progress.

ISC’s focus on customer service and the high-quality,
cost-effective, reliable implementation of modern IT solutions advances the mission of the University, as well as that of each individual
School and Center. At Penn, technological freedom and departmental autonomy represent dearly held core values. ISC supports those ideas by
providing foundational services and cogent counsel, empowering individuals and departments to employ their distinct strengths in support of
their goals.

Learn more about us by visiting https://www.isc.upenn.edu/about or www.linkedin.com/company/penn-information-systems-computing/.

The University of Pennsylvania is seeking a highly
experienced and self-driven Senior Enterprise Storage Engineer to lead the design, operation, and lifecycle management of its enterprise
storage platforms. This role serves as the technical owner of a large-scale NetApp storage environment and associated AWS Storage Gateway
infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and data integrity across university systems.This is a senior-level, lead position
requiring deep expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to operate independently with minimal oversight. The ideal candidate brings a
strategic mindset, strong operational discipline, and a proven track record managing mission-critical storage systems in complex
environments.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary technical owner of the
  University’s NetApp storage infrastructure, responsible for the design, implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of scalable
  and resilient storage solutions.
• Manages the day-to-day administration of NetApp systems, including performance monitoring, capacity
  planning, patching, troubleshooting, and ensuring high availability across NAS and SAN environments.
• Responsible for the disaster
  recovery strategy and execution for storage services, including designing, maintaining, and regularly testing replication, backup, and
  recovery processes to ensure business continuity and data integrity.
• Maintains and optimizes the AWS Storage Gateway, supporting
  hybrid cloud integration and enabling reliable data movement between on-premises and cloud platforms.
• Operating with a high degree
  of independence, leads storage-related initiatives, establishes standards and best practices, and collaborates with cross-functional IT and
  cloud teams.
• Implements data protection and security controls, ensuring compliance with applicable policies and regulatory
  requirements, maintaining comprehensive documentation, and proactively identifying and resolving risks to system performance and
  reliability.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science and minimum of
  5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Enterprise storage engineering experience,
  with a strong preference for experience supporting large-scale, complex enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise in enterprise
  storage platforms, including administration and support of NAS (NFS/SMB/CIFS) and SAN (iSCSI/Fibre Channel) environments primarily
  leveraging NetApp and cloud storage technologies such as AWS Storage Gateway.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of data protection
  and resiliency technologies, including snapshots, replication, backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability
  architectures.
• Proven experience operating independently in a senior or lead engineering capacity, with responsibilities including
  performance tuning, capacity planning, lifecycle management, and ensuring operational stability of enterprise storage
  infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts related to storage infrastructure, including Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and
  multipathing technologies.
• Experience with scripting and automation tools such as PowerShell, Python, or Ansible.
• Strong
  analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and technical documentation skills.

Strongly preferred:

• Expertise across one or
  more leading storage vendors such as Dell EMC, Pure Storage, HPE, IBM, Hitachi, or similar OEM solutions.
• Experience with hybrid
  cloud storage architectures and cloud-integrated storage services including AWS storage technologies.
• Experience supporting
  virtualization platforms, enterprise backup solutions, and automation-driven infrastructure operations.

Job Location – City,
State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School
Information Systems and Computing

Pay
Range
$84,961.00 – $125,000.00 Annual Rate
Salary offers are made based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills,
and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data
for the job’s level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to
race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship
status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Special
Requirements
Background checks may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will
be tailored to the requirements of the job.

University Benefits

• Health, Life, and Flexible Spending
  Accounts: Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you
  and your family’s health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care
  expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• Tuition: Take advantage of Penn’s exceptional tuition benefits. You, your spouse, and your
  dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other
  institutions.
• Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn’s Basic, Matching, and
  Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options
  through TIAA and Vanguard.
• Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the
  course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with
  family-whatever your personal needs may be.
• Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers
  faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services
  received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you’re newly hired, you won’t have to provide proof of good
  health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to
  underwriting.
• Wellness and Work-life Resources: Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the
  competing demands of work and personal life. That’s why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health,
  your family, and your work-life balance.
• Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an array of resources to help
  you advance yourself personally and professionally.
• University Resources: As a member of the Penn community, you have access
  to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University’s libraries and
  athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There’s always something going on at Penn, whether it’s a new exhibit at the
  Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few
  examples. As a member of the Penn community, you’re right in the middle of the excitement-and you and your family can enjoy many of these
  activities for free.
• Discounts and Special Services: From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you’ll find
  great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and
  memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General
  Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.
• Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options
  offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of
  non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.
• Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for
  eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home
  improvements.
• Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal
  adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.

To learn more, please
visit: https://www.hr.upenn.edu/PennHR/benefits-pay

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The
University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex,
sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age,
disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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