Cloud Storage Administrator

The Cloud Storage Administrator will manage and support cloud-based storage platforms in AWS and/or Azure. This role involves configuring, monitoring, and optimizing object, block, and file storage solutions to ensure high availability, performance, and data protection across our cloud infrastructure.

·         Administer and support cloud storage services such as Amazon S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier and Azure Blob, File and Archive Storage.

·         Disaster mitigation design and implementation experience with a focus on architecture for cross-region replication, backup management, RTO and RPO planning and chaos engineering recovery. Demonstrate use of AWS Elastic Disaster   Recovery or Azure Site Recovery.

·         Certification and privacy standards associated with PII, data protection and compliance gap expectations. Ability to identify and tag PII, applying encryption and masking techniques and knowledge and experience in compliance certification   (SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, etc.) and demonstrate use of Azure Macie or Azure Purview.

·         Monitoring and cost optimization practices to proactively alert on performance, usage and anomalies. Demonstrate use of AWS CloudWatch or Azure Monitor and AWS Cost Explorer or Azure Cost Management, .

·         Embrace IaC and automation practices for backups, lifecycles, and archival polices. Demonstrate expertise with AWS CloudFormation or Azure DevOps and a history of use with Terraform modules for Cloud Storage.

·         Manage backup and recovery processes using native cloud tools and third-party solutions.

·         Implement storage policies including lifecycle rules, replication, and access controls.

·         Perform capacity planning and forecasting for storage growth and utilization.

·         Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to meet storage and data access requirements.

·         Ensure storage systems comply with data protection, retention, and security standards.

·         Document configurations, procedures, and best practices for storage management.

·         Respond to incidents and service requests related to storage systems.

·         Participate in change and incident management processes aligned with ITSM standards.

·         3+ years of experience in storage administration with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or both).

·         Hands-on experience with cloud-native storage services and understanding of storage protocols.

·         Experience with AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and the ability to set up proactive alerting on storage performance, usage, and anomalies.

·         Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills related to storage.

·         Familiarity with backup and disaster recovery solutions in cloud environments.

·         Understanding of identity and access management as it pertains to storage services.

·         Knowledge of ITSM processes such as incident, change, and problem management.

·         Experienced with storage cost monitoring tools like AWS Cost Explorer or Azure Cost Management

·         Knowledge of IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) for provisioning storage resources, and automation of backup, lifecycle, and archival policies.

·         Producing technical documentation.

·         Exposure to enterprise backup solutions