Distributed Storage Engineer -Vice President

This position is for highly skilled and experience technical resource in the distributed storage field. The ideal candidate for this position in the global storage engineering discipline will have robust storage background with deep expertise in various storage solutions (SAN, Software-Defined Block Storage) along with in-depth knowledge of various Operating Systems such as Linux and VMware. Along with the specified storage and OS skills mentioned above, the candidate should also possess very good coding skills, such as Shell, Python, Ansible or similar skillset to aid in various automation aspects of the position.
Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, Test, Design and Certify best of breed block storage solution to support critical financial applications.
• Provide engineering level support to the global storage operations team.
• Train and educate operations team members on various new storage solutions as necessary.
• Develop best practice and standards to ensure consistent production deployment models and support.
• Perform periodic security risk review and assessment of storage solutions to ensure compliance with Citi's security standards.
• Develop automation to streamline operational deployment and reduce/eliminate manual touchpoints.
• Advise or mentor junior team members
• Impact the engineering function by influencing decisions through advice, counsel or facilitating services.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Recommended Qualifications: 

• 11 + Years of relevant experience in a Storage Engineering role or equivalent.
• Deep understanding of Block Storage technology such as SAN and/or Software-Defined storage.
• Strong Dell PowerFlex Storage experience or equivalent (i.e. IBM Ceph or similar) is desired
• Extensive IP Storage Networking knowledge such as NVME-of-Fabric or iSCSI.
• Deep understand of storage technology such as RAID, Erasure Coding, Mirroring, Disaster Recovery, Replication, Snapshot and so on.
• Extensive knowledge of Linux, VMware and Windows to allow seamless integration of storage platform.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Demonstrated analytic/diagnostic skills
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and partner with virtual teams
• Ability to work independently, prioritize, and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative
• Ability to work under pressure and manage to tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

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