Storage Platform And System Backup Administrator (System Administrator Journey) (In-Training)

• Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work.
• A healthy life/work balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for most positions.
• A wellness program that offers education, fitness classes, and an agency-wide fondness for outdoor meetings.
• Continuous growth and development opportunities.
• An Infants at Work Program that is based on the long-term health values of infant-parent bonding and breastfeeding newborns.

What makes this role unique?

This is a critical role that calls for a resourceful and capable professional to resolve recovery requests and urgent backup/recovery and storage system issues, propose improvements and upgrades, and seek training and stay up to date on current trends and developments. In this role, you are expected to work with various technical staff, vendors, and stakeholders effectively.

• Assist in the project to migrate the agency from on premise to a hybrid cloud environment, which includes storage considerations.
• Receive training on Ecology’s storage and backup systems, as well as training related to ongoing cloud migration work.
• Conduct capacity planning to establish storage needs and plan for future storage requirements.
• Manage and maintain Ecology’s storage SAN and NAS infrastructure, which is currently comprised of Dell Compellent and Dell Isilon solutions.
• Manage and maintain Ecology’s backup infrastructure, which currently uses the Rubrik solution.
• Monitor storage systems to ensure they are performing optimally.

Required Qualifications:

• 20 hours worked per week for 12 months: (20/40) x 12 months = 6 months full-time equivalent
• 30 hours worked per week for 20 months: (30/40) x 20 months = 15 months full-time equivalent

• Completion of MCSE, MCEE, Server+, or related certifications will qualify for one (1) year of required experience above.

• Additional combinations of education or accredited vocational training in Computer Science, IT or closely related field can substitute year for year for experience.

• Completion of MCSE, MCEE, Server+, or related certifications will qualify for one (1) year of required experience above.

• Additional combinations of education or accredited vocational training in Computer Science, IT or closely related field can substitute year for year for experience.

Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment:

• Incumbent must hold a valid driver’s license when operating a State or privately owned vehicle on official State business, and must comply with Washington State’s liability laws when operating a privately owned vehicle on official State business.
• Willingness and ability to occasionally work in excess of 40 hours a week and travel statewide.

• Experience maintaining and operating IT Infrastructure for organizations with 1000 or more staff.
• Operating and maintaining Dell Isilon storage platforms, and Dell Compellent storage platforms.
• Managing and operating Rubrik backup and recovery systems and services. Managing and operating VMware vSphere and vCenter.

Ecology seeks diverse applicants: We view diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect through a broad lens including race, ethnicity, class, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, military background, language, education, life experience, physical disability, neurodiversity, and intersectional identities. Qualified candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
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• Three professional references.
• A resume outlining your experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to the minimum qualifications of this position.
• A cover letter describing why you are interested in this position.
• A professional writing sample that you created. This can be a Process, Proposal or Recommendation, or an original published paper or article.

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If you have specific questions about the position, please email David Hartline at: [email protected]. Please do not contact David to inquire about the status of your application.
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Why work for Ecology?
As an agency, our mission is to protect, preserve and enhance Washington's environment for current and future generations. We invest in our employees to create and sustain a working environment that encourages creative leadership, effective resource management, teamwork, professionalism and accountability.
Joining Ecology means becoming a part of a team committed to protecting and restoring Washington State's environment. A career in public service allows you to help solve some of the most challenging problems facing our state, while keeping your health and financial security a priority. We combine one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation with a strong commitment to life/work balance.
To learn more about The Department of Ecology, please visit our website at www.ecology.wa.gov and follow, like or visit us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or our blog.

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Washington State Department of Ecology is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, veterans, military spouses or people with military status, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons needing accommodation in the application/testing process or this job announcement in an alternative format may call (360) 407-6186. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.