Senior Storage & Backup Administrator / Senior Storage Engineer / Senior SAN/NAS Administrator

Compensation & Location
Location: Greensboro, NC
Schedule: Full-time contract
Work Type: Onsite 4 days and 1 day remote
**Pay Range: $67.00 – $74.00 per hour (based on experience, geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills & internal equity)**
Must be willing to work onsite in Greensboro, NC
Sponsorship NOT is available for this role
W2 ONLY — No C2C, No 3rd Parties
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Storage & Backup Administrator to own the reliability, lifecycle, security, resilience, and continuous improvement of enterprise SAN, NAS, block storage, backup/recovery, monitoring, and infrastructure-service platforms.
This is a highly technical, hands-on infrastructure role requiring deep expertise with **Dell Technologies storage and data protection, Cisco SAN/NX-OS, enterprise backup and recovery, VMware, monitoring, automation, and AWS**. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience and can independently lead complex storage, recovery, incident, and data-center activities.
What This Person Will Be Working On
* Own enterprise SAN, NAS, block storage, backup/recovery, monitoring, and automation platforms
* Administer Dell Technologies platforms such as PowerStore, Isilon/OneFS, Avamar, and Data Domain
* Manage Cisco SAN switching, NX-OS, zoning, provisioning, replication, capacity, and performance
* Lead backup/recovery validation, recovery testing, incident response, troubleshooting, and RCA
* Perform hands-on data-center work including rack/stack, cabling, hardware installation/removal, diagnostics, RMA, and decommissioning
* Manage storage upgrades, lifecycle planning, vulnerability remediation, and corrective actions
* Administer infrastructure monitoring and alerting using Icinga, Grafana, or comparable platforms
* Support infrastructure automation and scripting using Ansible or similar tools
* Integrate storage and backup platforms with VMware, Windows, Linux, Cisco UCS, Nutanix, AWS, databases, and applications
* Coordinate vendor/MSP support, maintain technical documentation and runbooks, and support Disaster Recovery exercises
Required Skills & Experience
* 10+ years of progressive enterprise infrastructure experience
* 5+ years administering enterprise SAN, NAS, or block-storage platforms
* 5+ years administering enterprise backup and recovery platforms
* Advanced experience with Dell Technologies platforms such as PowerStore, Isilon/OneFS, Avamar, or Data Domain
* Advanced Cisco SAN switching and NX-OS experience
* Strong experience with zoning, provisioning, replication, storage networking, performance, capacity, lifecycle, and recovery validation
* Experience with infrastructure monitoring tools such as Icinga, Grafana, or comparable platforms
* Experience with Ansible, scripting, automation, or configuration management
* Working knowledge of VMware vSphere, Windows Server, Linux, Cisco UCS, Nutanix, and AWS
* Experience with enterprise backup/storage integrations
* Experience with ITSM, 24x7 operations, change control, patching, vulnerability remediation, major incidents, and RCA
* Hands-on data-center infrastructure experience
* Strong vendor/MSP coordination and escalation experience
* Strong technical documentation and management-level presentation skills
* Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or Associate degree/military/industry training with equivalent professional experience
Desired Skills
* Strong VMware vSphere administration, particularly storage and backup integrations
* Familiarity with GitHub, GitLab, or similar SCM/version-control platforms
* Experience creating infrastructure standards, runbooks, technical diagrams, and lifecycle/capacity plans
* Experience leading Disaster Recovery and recovery testing
* Strong event management and alert-tuning experience
* Experience mentoring infrastructure engineers and supporting cross-training
* Relevant Dell Technologies storage/data protection training or certification
* Cisco Data Center/SAN training or certification
* ITIL Foundation certification
* Relevant OS, AWS/cloud, or automation certifications