<div dir="ltr"><div class="" lang="x-western"><div dir="ltr"><h2><br></h2><h2><span lang="EN">The Broad Institute has an exciting and challenging position
available for a Systems Administrator II- Storage Specialist. Interested candidates
can apply online at <a class="" href="http://www.broadinstitute.org/careers">http://www.broadinstitute.org/careers</a>, Requisition #1237 or contact Steve Downing directly at
<a class="" href="mailto:downing@broadinstitute.org">downing@broadinstitute.org</a>. </span></h2><p class=""><b><u><br></u></b></p><p class=""><b><u>Systems Administrator 2- Storage Specialist</u></b> </p>
<p class="">Broad Institute’s IT Services team is looking for a
Systems Administrator 2 – Storage Specialist to join our Storage Operations
team. Help us manage our vast storage environment as we continue to expand to
meet the growing needs supporting Broad’s groundbreaking research that
transforms medicine. </p>
<p class="">The Broad IT infrastructure comprises a large Linux-based
blade farm, a number of special-purpose (e.g., large memory)computing and
application servers, and nearly 16 petabytes of SAN and network-attached
storage representing multiple technologies.</p><p class=""> </p>
<p class=""><b>OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY</b></p>
<p class="">Working with other members of the Storage Operations team
and the rest of the IT Department, the Systems Administrator 2 manages data storage
solutions supporting IT services at the Broad. </p>
<p class="">Responds to requests for support, explains IT concepts
and policies, and follows established IT procedures. The successful candidate
will be comfortable with both SAN and NAS</p>
<p class="">administration, wield a strong scripting skill set, and
have a good mind for performance and utilization analytics. </p>
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<p class=""><b>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES </b></p>
<p class="">Monitor systems for normal operation, security,
performance and data protection</p>
<p class="">Collect, analyze and publish data regarding storage use
and performance to the Broad community to help optimize information lifecycle
decisions</p>
<p class="">Participate in implementation of new infrastructure
projects </p>
<p class="">Engage with storage vendors and resellers to ensure
appropriate delivery and operation of services and hardware </p>
<p class="">Evaluate and test new storage solutions for viability
within the Broad storage portfolio </p>
<p class="">Install, provision and deploy new storage hardware and
associated software</p>
<p class="">Automate routine repeated tasks through scripting or
other means </p>
<p class="">Perform off-hours work as required to accommodate
production requirements or high-priority service requests </p>
<p class="">Document administrative procedures and issue resolutions </p>
<p class="">Other tasks as required </p>
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<p class=""><b>QUALIFICATIONS </b> </p>
<p class="">Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other technical
discipline required. Strong knowledge of
IT computing systems is a must. </p>
<p class="">2-4 years of systems administration experience in at
least one of Linux, Windows, or MacOS, with working knowledge of at least one
of the other two (SAGE level II); or, basic Linux or Windows systems
administration skills plus 1-2 years of professional experience as a
storage administrator (SAN and/or NAS) </p>
<p class="">Good understanding of multiple storage platforms and
protocols, including SAN, NAS and cloud environments. </p>
<p class="">Familiarity with one or more of the following platforms
preferred: Isilon, EMC SAN, SUN/Oracle Storage, NetApp,Infinidat, Violin,
Amplidata, Avamar and Data Domain. </p>
<p class="">Demonstrated ability to write administrative scripts in
one or more scripting language (e.g., Python, Perl, etc.). </p>
<p class="">Familiarity with delivering IT services in a scientific
research organization highly desired. </p>
<p class="">Lean, SixSigma or other analytics-based optimization
certification preferred. </p>
<p class="">Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both
verbal and written.</p></div></div></div>