$78-$97.5K

Responsibilities:
• Assist clients with determining storage architectural solutions for SAN, NAS, CAS and Archiving.
• Perform consulting analysis for Storage Architecture, Storage Capacity Planning, ILM and Archiving
• Develop a client’s storage or archiving strategy and design based on sound business and technical requirements
• Evaluating and Recommending Technical/Infrastructure solutions,
• Provide project deliverables that are compliant with delivery methodology
• Maintain all working artifacts and deliverables in specified project repository
• Perform work consistent with guidelines and operating procedures, minimize rework
• Perform all consulting with the highest degree of professional conduct
• Communicate status, issues and recommendations on a timely and effective basis
• Submit time recording and expenses for activities consistent with policies
• Maintain project end dates and forecast project tasks in ChangePoint
• Contribute to knowledge base of service materials (Methodology, Models, Training Materials, etc)
• Target personal utilization on client engagements of 75 percent
• Maintain actual realization rate on projects at 100% of baseline rate
• Comply with practice procedures and directives while assuring that team members assigned to your projects do likewise
• Maintain 4.0 or greater score for customer satisfaction
• Comply with delivery, quality control, and quality assurance methodologies
• Contribute to expert knowledge base in information availability architecture and design
• Deliver/meet client expectations; receive zero client complaints
• Participate in any post project reviews for purpose of continuously improving service offering.

Qualifications:
College Degree preferred but will consider applicants with equivalent work-related experience with a minimum educational requirement of a H.S. Diploma or GED equivalent
• 8 -10 years of professional experience, with at least 8 years emphasizing storage architecture and infrastructure skills
• Minimum 2 years direct consulting experience
• 8 years continuous IT experience supporting Operations, Infrastructure, and Architecture functions
• 5 years SAN\NAS\CAS Management and Storage Architecture, preferably EMC, Hitachi, IBM, and SUN
• Knowledge of archiving solutions such as Legato, Veritas and Tivoli.
• Knowledge of virtualization software from vendors such as Powerrecon, VMware, Microsoft Virtual Server, Citrix Metaframe and Linux
• Knowledge of virtualization technologies
• Knowledge of Remote Management technologies
• Storage certification such as EMC proven, Hitachi Data Systems Certified Professional and Symantec Data Protection/High Availability Certification.
• Strong understanding of advanced computer system and/or information availability issues
• Advanced knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices with excellent spreadsheet (MS Excel) and other Microsoft software skills
• Experience in information technology tactical planning, information availability procedures development and administration, availability architecture design and technology assessment
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks working with multiple personnel simultaneously
• Advanced skills in developing cost / benefit models and applying ROI analysis to technology investment alternatives
• Advanced written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Exceptional organizational and communications capabilities (i.e., must be able to listen and understand, then communicate orally and in writing)
• Ability and experience speaking with customers in support of sales of consulting services

Contact information:
Mike Stapinski
jobs@nextstepsystems.com
Next Step Systems
www.nextstepsystems.com

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