Senior Operations Engineer

Company: Genesis10
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: April 3, 2025

Job Description:

Genesis10 is seeking a Senior Operations Engineer for a contract with our client in Minneapolis, MN

If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.

Location: Hybrid (Minneapolis, MN) 3 days onsite per week
Rate: 50-55/hr W2 or 55-60/hr C2C

Solid understanding of SAN & NAS concepts, protocols along with operations knowledge of storage environment.

Continuous Improvement:
Work with application teams to determine the impact of application changes to the monitors configured for an application and determine if any changes or additions are required.
Assist teams in identifying monitoring requirements and implementing the appropriate monitors to achieve the desired results.
Use experience, expertise and data analysis to collaborate with manager and team members in the identification of corrective action to increase efficiency, improve performance and meet or exceed targets.

Key Responsibilities: Plan and execute data migration and backup strategies for NetApp storage and AWS.
Exposure to ServiceNow and JIRA would be desirable
Respond to and resolve technical issues, incidents, and outages in a timely manner.
Document procedures, configurations, and troubleshooting steps for internal knowledge base.
Perform moderately difficult and independent assignments in the troubleshooting, problem diagnosis, problem resolution for one or more technologies.
Implementing and configuring storage systems, including storage area networks (SANs), network-attached storage (NAS), and cloud storage solutions.
Actively collaborate with fellow members of the team and contractors/vendors on bridge calls to prevent or resolve incidents/problems in an expeditious manner.
Monitoring storage performance and capacity, and optimizing storage resources for optimal performance and cost-effectiveness.
Troubleshooting storage-related issues and performing root cause analysis.
Participate and provide input in the continual refinement of processes, policies and best practices to ensure the highest possible performance and availability of technologies.
Create, maintain and update documentation including troubleshooting guides, procedure/support manuals, and communication plans.
Developing and implementing data backup and disaster recovery plans to ensure data availability and integrity.
Contribute towards development of operational reporting including daily health check reports, capacity/performance reports, and incident/problem reports.

Detailed Qualifications:
Designing, implementing, and managing storage environment.
Proven experience in PURE Storage & NetApp storage for administration, including configuration, maintenance, monitor storage systems & perform ONTAP GUI/CLI operations, installation, upgrade, backup/restore, and file system configuration for CIFS/NFS/iSCSI.
Proven knowledge of Cloud Storage
Experience with Brocade/Connectrix Switches
Strong Knowledge on Performance analysis factors of Pure Storage Arrays, PURE CLI Commands. Monitor system performance, availability, and security to ensure optimal operations.

Mandatory Skills:
SAN Administration & Zoning
Proficiency in managing PURE Storage: Hands-on experience.
Hands-on Proficiency in AWS Storage Services, i.e. S3, FSxN, EFS, EBS
Hands-on/Basic experience in managing Windows, Linux systems.
Professional experience in administration, configuration & operational support of Storage Platforms (NetApp, ECS etc.)

Preferred Skills:
Exposure or experience with Terraform or Python or Ansible is highly desirable.
Experience with Bitbucket & Jenkins CI-CD pipeline framework is highly desirable.
Should have fundamental exposure to IT environments governed by ITIL framework. Change, Incident (RCA) & Problem Management-related activities
Solid understanding of monitoring tools and monitoring techniques with focus on problem determination and prevention.
Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and communicate effectively.
Experience in Configuring and troubleshooting Fabric Environment constituting Brocade/ Connectrix/ Cisco switches. Certification on PURE technology is an added advantage.
Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience of handling Infrastructure-storage specially Pure Storage & experience in Cloud space specifically AWS including experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.


Compensation: Hourly W2 pay rate $50- $55

We have access to additional contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire positions with various rate ranges.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, apply today!


Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

--- Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
--- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
--- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
--- Behavioral Health Platform
--- Medical, Dental, Vision
--- Health Savings Account
--- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
--- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
--- 401K
--- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
--- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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